Originally Posted By: 90 dB
Originally Posted By: Don Gaynor
Josie,

If you think talking to Greg Mackie would help, I'd be happy to email him. We still chat regularly. I imported electronic component parts for Greg for many years. My company was Marketech International. I imported for all the 'biggies' of that era.

Don



Hey Don -

I still have my Tapco 6001R, which I believe was Mackie's first mixer design under the Tapco name. Still works too! grin

Maybe you put the components into that one.


Regards,

Bob

Bob,

I remember that mixer very well. I did import some of the parts, as I recall. They were built like tanks and could easily double as chocking blocks for a 747.

TAPCO (Technical Audio Products Corporation) at that time consisted of Greg Mackie and Martin Schneider, period. They worked out of and old, rickety, 2-storey house overlooking the Ferry Terminal in Mukilteo, Washington.

In about '73, they sold out to competitor, EV Game, who let it die out. It's rumored that Greg and Martin walked away with 7 digit$ to split. Martin started a silkscreening operation, Precision Screen Graphics in the same industrial complex as Greg's Audio Control.

Greg was smart enough not to sign a non-comp agreement so many of Greg's genius designs were found in Audio Control Corporation products. I think Greg was a genius and Martin was equally brilliant.

I supplied every transformer, pot, knob, condenser mic element, RCA jack, etc. for Greg.

Donny

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