Quad Eight 2082 - "The Last Waltz" Console (Vintage)

Product Description

Brand: Quad Eight
Model: 2082
Year of Manufacture: 1969

Pedigree/History: This legendary console was installed originally at Village Recorders in Los Angeles. This desk was used in the making/recording of The Last Waltz, by The Band. By the late 60s, almost every Motown studio in LA featured a Q8 2082. Among many revered engineers/musicians, Neil Young personally owned a 2082 in his early years.

Servicing Info:

• All electrolytic capacitors replaced
• Ultrasonic cleaning of relays, patch bays, and switches
• New white filling in the engraving
• An extra TV button added to left side
• Calibrated all VU meters
• D-SUB25 patch was added for easy switching between tape machines/DAW
• All faders cleaned
• Separate switchable 48v phanton for channels 1-16
• New PSU for relays and lights
• Audio PSU was replaced in 2000 with new Power One Technologies
• No scratch switches
• A few pan pots sometimes need some dialing before silent sweep

Dimensions:

• Height: 90" (with VU meters)
• Width: 42"
• Length: 88"

Accessories:

• Original Q8 patch bays (four of them)
• Original complete manual
• Original stand

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