PRESTO History on the web

A spot for keeping track of especially cool (informative, fun) videos, photos, scans and other links about record cutting. (You can post them in other sections. Eventually they may end up here.) NOTE: Please put *Circuits, Schematics and Manuals* in the section with that name.

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PRESTO History on the web

Post: # 34973Post Prestofan
Sun May 10, 2015 3:26 pm

HI Trolls: The Presto History web site has moved to a new location. It can now be accessed
at http://www.prestohistory.com
If you have not visited, it contains a narrative on the history of the Presto Recording Company,
pictures and information on most of their disc and tape recorders and amplifiers.

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Re: PRESTO History on the web

Post: # 34986Post Steve E.
Mon May 11, 2015 7:29 am

It's been one of our most crucial references since this site started. Thank you, prestofan!!


The site used to be at http://www.televar.com/grshome/Presto.html, in case anyone ever needs this info for a "wayback machine" search. I've updated most of the links throughout this site to the new site.

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Post: # 64034Post Dub Studio
Sun Jan 28, 2024 11:15 am

Anyone know where this is now? Neither of these links seem to work. Thanks :)

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Post: # 64035Post Steve E.
Sun Jan 28, 2024 1:23 pm

This seems to be your best bet for now.

https://web.archive.org/web/20211221123448/http://www.prestohistory.com/

A tip of the hat to the late, great Alan Graves, aka Prestofan.

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Post: # 64048Post Dub Studio
Mon Jan 29, 2024 8:02 am

Thanks Steve 🙏🏼

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Post: # 64078Post Steve E.
Wed Jan 31, 2024 9:02 pm

Thanks to EpicenterBryan, the site is back up:

https://www.prestohistory.com/

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Post: # 64079Post displacedsnail
Wed Jan 31, 2024 9:47 pm

Wow, really great site, thanks for sharing (and stewarding)!

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Post: # 64086Post Dub Studio
Thu Feb 01, 2024 6:55 pm

Amazing! Thanks EpicenterBryan!

I wonder if I could ask where the photo of the 14-B came from? Is there any more info out there about it? Larger res photo?

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Post: # 65053Unread post Simon
Sat Jun 08, 2024 1:24 am

I am sure I have seen a sales brochure recently when I was hunting. Here is a link to one in the flesh on here

https://www.lathetrolls.com/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=5784&hilit=14b
Happy to learn something new.
Wanted: Stylus for Presto, Mono heads Grampian, Fairchild, Presto, Fairchild 740 lathes, Presto 8n, 8d 8dg lathes or parts or Presto or wot ever recording Amps, PM me what you have for sale.

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Post: # 65079Unread post Dub Studio
Tue Jun 11, 2024 2:37 pm

Simon wrote:
Sat Jun 08, 2024 1:24 am
I am sure I have seen a sales brochure recently when I was hunting. Here is a link to one in the flesh on here

https://www.lathetrolls.com/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=5784&hilit=14b
Thanks for the link, yes, that was why I was asking ;)

I have seen a sales brochure around too, but nothing about the 14-B in there.

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Post: # 65080Unread post Simon
Tue Jun 11, 2024 3:24 pm

It is quite a rare machine. I had never seen one, other than the pictures on the Presto History page. Then found one here in the wild
Happy to learn something new.
Wanted: Stylus for Presto, Mono heads Grampian, Fairchild, Presto, Fairchild 740 lathes, Presto 8n, 8d 8dg lathes or parts or Presto or wot ever recording Amps, PM me what you have for sale.

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