Considering how important we all regard music and therefore by association, how much we value the equipment that reproduces it for our pleasure, who or what will be the custodian of the finest equipment that has given us so much enjoyment?
It would be such a pity in my view if few examples remained of the classic reel to reel machines, cassette machines that pushed the boundaries of micro engineering to their limits, DAT machines whose marketing stumbled and then failed, tone arms of exquisite engineering – and so much more. Surely future generations might have a few people interested in such history?
Am I being naive here because of misplaced nostalgia and inappropriate sentimentality?
If so, and I’m open to this possibility, then what criteria would sensible people apply to making the cut i.e. admission in the museum even if it were merely a virtual museum?
My best wishes to you all.
Howard