Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

Prototype

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

metal casing with wood sides/ metal controls and parts/ synthetic parts

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

44,9 cm

Largeur

33,0 cm

Hauteur

12,0 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Communications

Catégorie

Musique

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

OHM

Pays

Canada

État/province

Ontario

Ville

Toronto

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Inconnu

Période

mid 1960s +

Canada

Part of a collection of electronic equipment for musical composition, performance and recording owned and used by Canadian Paul Hoffert, composer, musician, author, researcher, entrepreneur and arts administrator. American born, he came to Canada as a child and his career has encompassed many areas of the Canadian music business, including working as a jazz pianist, CBC music director and performer, educator, manufacturer of stereo equipment, music producer, and film composer. In the late 1960s he worked for a short time as a researcher in Hugh LeCaine's electronic music lab at NRC, where he wrote a computer program for music analysis and developed a solid-body electric violin. In 1968 Hoffert and rock drummer Skip Prokop, formed the very successful jazz-rock band Lighthouse (1969-1974, 1982, 1993-present), which earned one platinum record and four gold records and received three Juno awards between 1971 and 1973 In 1977 Hoffert received a Canadian Film Award (later known as a Genie) for best original musical score for the movie "Outrageous!". He also headed the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, the Guild of Canadian Film and Television Composers,and the Ontario Council for the Art. In 1995 he was inducted into the Canadian Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2009 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada.

Fonction

A device used to receive and amplify a radio signal; amplify an audio signal from a phonograph or tape player

Technique

The Hoffert collection consists of approximately 25 pieces of electronic equipment for musical composition, performance and recording. These range from iconic keyboard instruments of the 1970s, to a variety of digital devices from the 1980s, to computer software from the early 1990s. These were used either for stage performances, especially during his years in the jazz rock band Lighthouse, or for work in his home studio. This is the prototype of a solid state stereo receiver designed and built by Paul Hoffert=s first business venture, OHM Associates. Engineered by a man hired from Heathkit, Hoffert convinced an American consumer electronics distributor, ERCONA Corp, to order 1000 units. OHM established manufacturing operations in Toronto but the company soon went out of business. The receiver was only available in the United States.

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

white and black lettering on front reads 'OHM Centennial' and 'AM/FM Stereo Receiver'/ label on back reads 'O.H.M. Distributors & Manufacturers Ltd./ Model 2365003 110 Volt/ TORONTO ONTARIO'/ white and black lettering for control functions

Manque

unknown

Fini

casing front and top painted glossy red/ flat black painted wood sides/ metallic casing back/ brushed metal front controls/ black synthetic parts/ white synthetic power cord/ colourless transparent synthetic dial covers/ white or silver dial faces

Décoration

S/O