Page 3 Tweed Audio the History continued 1980-1984 ‘The Closure and Beyond’

Tweed Audio USA 1980 and onwards

While Kirsh and Qaiser pursued the American Dream business continued as usual in the Tweed Silicone Valley.

Exhibitions - A key factor in being seen in the World Wide Market Place

Busy time back Home. 1980 - 1983

Desk destined for Marcher Sound after AES Exhibition 1982

1981 saw the introduction of the BC102 -BC104 Portable Mixing Range

which successfully became the basis of a number of ILR 'Custom Specials' .

The Motherboard principal used for desk wiring allowed a much lower desk profile and depth, simplifying the design and manufacture....keeping costs down in what was becoming a much more keenly priced market.

The BC102/104 Module : The C591 and its derivatives became the module of choice at this time.

From MORAY FIRTH RADIO. in the deep North. To RADIO VICTORY in the South
The list is pretty comprehensive.
The photographs continue to tell the story.

1984 saw the last Tweed Audio Contract to be Won and Lost

Euan Semple sitting at the ill-fated Tweed Audio Continuity Desk (one of two made)

Below is probably the last piece in this jigsaw :
If only the BBC’s financial people had been as
flexible as their ILR counterparts.....sadly it wasn’t
to be and our little company went out of business
but even in receivership we managed to fulfil their
contract for two Digital Continuity Desks.
‘A first and a last for Tweed Audio’..................
T H E E N D

anything beyond this point is in no date order and is being used temporarily for photo storage

**CURRENT OWNERS and USERS OF TWEED AUDIO EQUIPMENT

THIS SECTION IS COMPLEX and CONSTANTLY IN FLUX - Very SUBJECTIVE and difficult to keep up to date.
Names may have to be withheld for privacy reasons - which adds to this complicated picture of RESTORATIONS
Splitting the photographs into 3 or more categories :-

LOVING RESTORATIONS - (true to the original equipment)
SYMPATHETIC RESTORATIONS - (**making best use of - includes 19” racked units)
RESTORATIONS (for Commercial gain - falling into category above and below)
PARTS ONLY (collected mostly for Commercial gain)

Alex Zhu’s desk , previously owned by Magic Garden Studio - Wolverhampton. England

Alex’s 12/4 lovingly nicknamed ‘Tabatha’ dating back to 1976 now working in USA Congratulations Alex....for being a big part of Tweed Audio’s History in 2021 and beyond.

LOVING RESTORATIONS

Capital Cruser with Tweed Audio mixer ....in there somewhere ?

Sadly this Grams Desk was canibalised in 2017 and units Racked for Andy Monaghan by POM Audio.

Piccadilly 1977 Grams Unit rediscovered by Jim Holmes… on The Isle of Wight

Bit sad to add this. - ‘BUT LIFE GOES ON’

The 2 Tweed C506/2 EQ units in Jim’s ex Piccadilly Radio Desk have been removed / restored / and box mounted

TWEED AUDIO ADVERTS over the years

This Tweed desk frame deserves to be restored into a ‘Hybrid’ similar to Echo Zoo’s

Ben’s Tweed Rack loaded with 10 x C515’s

PCB’s …….B227 desk motherboard from a 12/2 or 12/4

and B205 Channel Amp pcb (used on C )

B146 used on C514 Channel Amp

B153 (photo required) C515 Channel Amp…..(possibly B177 pcb)

Channel Amps

Recent finds : Rick Carson’s 2xCL601 Tweed Audio 19” rack

October 2023 : Alex Gautier is now the proud owner and restorer of Muff Murfin’s 1978 30/24 Beautiful Console.

8.11.23 : Neko Mitts from Cardiff - owns this ( ex 1976 Border TV grams mixer ) in storage for the past 20 years !!!………………..He reckons that it’s big brother- Border TV’ 24/16 Production Desk - which has sadly never turned up is in Chicago somewhere ????

2nd November 2022. : Theo Pascal sent me an enquire and photo’s of Kirsh Mustafa’s ‘Prototype 6 channel desk’ he made from his Crailing home in 1972 prior to setting up his Company TWEED AUDIO……what a find.

4.4.23 : Eli Lief New York City is now the owner of this M124 circa 1983 (This is the first of maybe 3 or 4 made - which has just come to light) - purchased from Chris Rosek. British Colombia