General Information

Serial #

14211302

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

VCR

Patents

N/A

General Description

metal casing, controls, parts/ synthetic power cord covering, parts

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

45.3 cm

Width

44.1 cm

Height

16.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Music

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

JVC

Country

Japan

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

early 1980s +

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.

Function

A device used to record and play back a video signal.

Technical

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 a professional videotape recorder-player used by Mr. Hoffert for film and video post-production. Unlike a consumer VCR, this model provided an additional track on the tape for recording a SMPTE time code that enabled video information on the tape to be synchronized with audio information added later. When composing a film or television score, Mr. Hoffert would receive a VHS dub with the unaccompanied video program from the producer. With the SMPTE time code superimposed on the video image, he was able to produce a synchronized audio master that was later transferred to the video master for commercial release. Mr. Hoffert used this machine for his work on films and television commercials until 1992.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

grey lettering on front reads 'PROFESSIONAL VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER BR-6400U'/ black lettering on plate on casing back reads 'JVC/ VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER/ MOD. NO. BR-6400U/ S. NO. 14211302/ AC 120V 50/60 Hz 73W/ VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. MADE IN JAPAN'/ black and white lettering for control functions

Missing

appears complete

Finish

glossy charcoal grey painted casing/ black painted and brushed metal front panel with brushed metal controls/ black painted casing back/ black power cord, parts/ colourless transparent synthetic meter cover. black meter face

Decoration

metal 'JVC' logo on front panel