Word: drum
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...surrounded by a litter of parts and soldering irons and spoke a strange jargon full of "cycles," "decibels," "curves," "roll-offs." Pre-hi-fi sets were unable to top the violin's range (about 8,000 cycles per second) and thus were "unfaithful" to all instruments but bass drum, timpani, bass tuba, piano, French horn and trombone (played softly without mutes). So the hi-fi fan went all out for high frequencies...
...components separately (the fanciest equipment stores feature elaborate switching panels, so that customers can compare components on the spot). It is next to impossible, the dedicated argue, to buy a real high-fidelity rig in one box-the limited speaker enclosure will probably cause a booming bass or fuzzy drum rolls, and up to half of the price goes for cabinetry instead of equipment. The best buys among the package units-perhaps not as hi as fi should be, but certainly better than most old-fashioned phonographs-sell at around $150. A good custom hi-fi rig costs at least...
...named Molly and a funeral parade of drums and drummers draped in black featured the band's newest effort to replace its deceased drum, yesterday noon at Memorial Hall...
...effort collected $17.50 on the spot, to push the total over $500. But the band still needs $300 to pay for the new drum ordered two weeks...
...band also reported no response to its request that the Smithsonian Institute make room for the old drum, which expired last month...