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Phantom productions has a 5 hour 2 DVD set profiling our vintage tape recording clooection for $14.95.  The set also includes some history of sound recording; how the tape recoder works and a bit about recording in Texas during the 1960's through the 1980's.

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Welcome to Phantom Productions' Vintage Recording Museum  picture of Bach

   Phantom Productions, Inc.'s Ampex 200-A, Ampex 300 and Ampex 601 on display at the Phantom studio   RCA 77DX microphone and Crown SS700 professional reel to reel tape recorder in Phantom Productions' vintage recording collection  Museum North wall in Phantom Producrions' vintage recording collection

Ampex 200-A, Ampex 300 and Ampex 601 in Phantom vintage recording collection view more Ampex • RCA 77DX with the Crown SS700 • North Wall of Museum

In collecting our vintage recorders, we have attempted to include pieces that had a significant role in the development of audio recording.  Our focus is primarily on those reel to reel tape recorders that enabled musicians to hone their craft.  We felt it would be interesting to include some of the early cylinder, disk and wire units, however, our main collection reflects the recorders that first became available to musicians and "prosumers" in the late '40's, '50's, '60's, '70's and early '90's.  So many innovations assisted the musician to capture that unique sound.  They included, "sound with, and on sound," echo, and then came multi-tracking. 

Essential to the recordings were the microphones and mixers, so we've added some of those pieces as well.  For perspective, we added reel to reel pages in radio catalogs from the late '30's to the early '80's and included tape recorder and related ads as well.  Images on this site now number 10,000+!  We hope you enjoy our online information. It has not been our intent to add all recorder models to the collection, but to provide examples of the various brands and types of recorders. 

Please take a look at our "Unusual & Unique" page also. You'll see some of the audio and video units that were interesting benchmarks of production development.  It continues to evolve as we have time.  We move things around off and on, so you'll see duplication in some of the pictures.  Page one (1) will usually be the most current.   Enjoy! 

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PLEASE NOTE: None of the Phantom Vintage Museum pieces are for sale.  This listing is provided to reflect our collection.Phantom Productions" is the registered trademark of Phantom Productions, Inc. Copyright 2011 • All pictures and content on this web site are the property of Phantom Productions, Inc.


picture of Martin in museum December 2004   Vocal booth and display area looking into studio control room  Platinum Award to Apple Records for Abbey Road 

Special thanks to my wife Chris (on the left in the right picture above) who lets me have all this fun!(:-) and gave me the Beatles Abbey Road award far (right)

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1981 Uher 4400 Report Monitor 5" reel to reel tape recorder in Phantom Productions' vintage recording collection
Phantom Productions, Inc.'s Ampex 200-A on display at the Phantom studio
   Phantom Productions, Inc.'s Ampex 300 on display at the Phantom studio
Pioneer RT909 & RT 707 in Phantom Productions vintage reel to reel tape recorder collection
Ampex ATR800 in Phantom productions vintage reel to reel tape recorder collection
Ampex 351 which was restored by Phantom Productions and includes the original Ampex 351 amplifier, an Accurate Sound 300 SS amplifier and an Inovonics solid stae amplifier all available to the Ampex 351 transport in the Phantom Productions' vintage recording collection
Vintage collection display area in Phantom productions' vintage recording collection
ReVox A76, A77 & A78
Ampex 601, 601-2 and 620 in Phantom Productions, vintage recording collection  picture of Concertone 804
Pentron MP-2 professional mono tape recorder in Phantom Productions vintage recording collection   Pentron MP-2 professional mono tape recorder in Phantom Productions vintage recording collection
Ampex ATR-800 professional reel tape recorder in Phantom Productions' vintage recording collection
Technics SH 3433 in Phantom Productions vintage recording collection
Studer B67 professional reel to reel tape recorder  in Phantom Productions vintage recording collection
Teac 505 in Phantom Productions' vintage recording collection
Studio sie with Tascam 388 in Phantom productions vintage reel to reel collection
Studio with Tascam 388 in Phantom productions vintage reel to reel collection
picture of Phantom's reel 2 reel hcollection in March 2006 Phantom Productions' North wall in vintage recording museum
Fostex G-16 reel to reel tape deck in Phantom Productions vintage recording collection    Rare Ampex clone sold by Heathkit in Phantom Productions' vintage tape recorder collection
picture of Phantom's reel 2 reel hcollection in March 2006
picture of Phantom's reel 2 reel hcollection in March 2006
Phantom's Fostex B-16 16 track reel tape recorder
Teac 22-2 in Phantom Productions vintage reel to reel tape recorder collectionTascam BR-20T
picture of Phantom museum's Tascam Series 70H8 8 track reel tape recorder    picture of entrance into main room of museum
Shure 556 in Phantom Productions vintage recording collection
picture of Phantom productions Akai GX-747 reel tape recorder    picture of Phantom's reel 2 reel hcollection in March 2006
    picture of Technics RS-1700 with dust cover in Phantom's vintage reel to reel tape recorder collection
picture of North wall of Phantom's vintage reel tape recording museum   picture of Nagra microphone mixer and Crown tape recorder in Phantom's vintage reel tape recorder collection
picture of Tandberg11CP in Phantom reel tape recorder collection
picture of N wall of Phantom's vintage reel tape recording museum
picture of Technics RS-1700 with Sont 772-2 Award for Willie Nelson's Always oOn My Mind in Phantom's museum
pictures in Phantom museum's hallpictures in Phantom museum's hall
pictures in Phantom museum's hall   Teac A-=3300 2T  15 ips half track mastering deck in Phantom Production, Inc.s vintage recording museum
Tascam TSR-8
picture of PPI studio 10/03
picture of Ampex 601 with Rolling Stone interview with Joan Baezzpicture of Ampex 601-2
picture of Ampex 602 with 600-2 picture of Phantom's Ampex reel tape recorders
Studio at night
picture of PPI Studio 09/03
picture of reel tape recorders in Phantom's vintage museum picture of reel tape recorders in Phantom's vintage museum
picture of reel tape recorders in Phantom's vintage museumreel tape recorders in Phantom's vintage museum including the Teac Tascam 80-8. Teac Tascam 80-8 eight track 1/2 inch reel to reel tape recorder and tape with Willie Nelson cuts in Phantom Productions vintage recording collection. This model recorder was used to record the Star Wars R2D2 tracks and was used by the Eagles, Boston & Kansas to develop their material before going into the studio.
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picture of rConcertone timer  in Phantom's vintage museum
picture of reel tape recorders in Phantom's vintage museum  picture of Phantom productions Akai GX-77 reel tape recorder
picture of reel tape recorders in Phantom's vintage museum
picture of reel tape recorders in Phantom's vintage museum
picture of reel tape recorders in phantom's vintage recording museumpicture of Vintage Closet of Phantom's vintage reel tape recording museum
picture of Teac equipment in Phantom's studio
picture of Phantom Productions' recording studio in November 2004    picture of Vintage Closet of Phantom's vintage reel tape recording museum
picture of PPI studio 10/03
picture of Vintage Closet of Phantom's vintage reel tape recording museum
picture of Roberts 330, 192 and a Rheem Roberts recorder picture from Phantom reel to reel tape recorder museum taken in Feb 2005
Brush Sound Mirror tape recorders in wooden cabinet and portable versions in Phantom's vintage tape recording collection
picture of Radio recording catalogs and magazines in Phantom Productions vintage recording museum
picture of Fostex R8
picture of PPI studio 05/30/04
picture from Phantom reel to reel tape recorder museum taken in Feb 2005
picture of Phantom Productions' ReVox B77 reel tape recorder
picture from Phantom reel to reel tape recorder museum taken in Feb 2005

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PLEASE NOTE: None of the Phantom Vintage Museum pieces are for sale.  This listing is provided to reflect our collection.Phantom Productions" is the registered trademark of Phantom Productions, Inc. Copyright 2011 • All pictures and content on this web site are the property of Phantom Productions, Inc.

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