The Cine Technician (1939)

221 T EE ('IN E-T E C H N I 0 I A N NEW B. & H. FILMOSOUNDS March-April, 1988 With the announcement ol great improvements throughout the entire line of Filmosounds, Bell & Howell is now producing tour standard models oi these lti hum. sound en film projectors, one Model 120, two Model 138's. and one .Model 130. All embody new features lending greater flexibility, plus the same basic engineering principles thai have made past models so successful. The new 750-watt Filmosound 120-G has an electric rewind, a still-picture clutch, and a reverse gear. The clutch and reverse are invaluable too to those who wish to edit their sound Him with the helpful aid oi the Filmosound. Two speeds, sound and silent, appeal to the market for a universal machine, and the improved amplifier provides Its watts ol iindistorted output. The take-up mechanism is cleverly designed to require no changing oi belts to run reels oi various sizes. This new model is also available with a special amplifier to operate on 2f> to 60c\ cle alternat ing current . The new Model 138-F has had added to it a reverse gear and a still-picture clutch, as well as main minor improvements. The standard eight-inch speaker is regular equipment. The Filmosound 138-J is the Bell $ Howell answer "to the demand for an enclosed 138. It is a two-ease job, with its projector fully enclosed in a "blimp" case. The second case contains a twelve-inch speaker. The projector provides hoth clutch and reverse, and. may be used for silent as well as sound films. Available on order are special models of hoth the one-case and two-case lHH's. operating on 25-cycle current and on 32-volt current. The very newest oi the improved Filmosounds is the 130-1). the powerful 1,000 watt auditorium model. A completely redesigned amplifier is the outstanding new feature oi the 130 — an amplifier smoothly styled in the modern mode with the popular sloping control panel, and capable of an unusually high output. With twin speakers the output is as high as 50 watts, hut when onlv one speaker is used, a switch on the amplifier limits a maximum output to 30 watts,, so that the single speaker cannot he overloaded. A new microphone input en. -nit permits the use of a crystal mike in the microphone jack without external matching transformers, and without interfering with the sound from the projected film . 'f'he Filmosound 130-D is available m four combinations, one or two projectors with amplifier, and one or two speakers. When two projectors are used, there is no interruption in long programmes, tor as one machine is switched off at the end of a reel, the other is automatically started. Twin speakers mean not only improved sound distribution in large auditoriums, hut they also provide an efficient system capable of handling the unusually high out put of the new amplifier. 0 0 o Reading Room and Library \l| the trade papers and film publications from American. Indian, and most European film producing countries, may be read by members at the A..C.T. offices, II.") Wardour Street. W.I. Current hooks on film cinematography ma\ also be borrowed from the same address. A NEW UNIVERSAL FILM CEMENT After months ol careful research, Bell ,V Howell has announced a new Him cement which is equally effective on both safety and standard film. All 16 mm. and 8 nun. film is of the safety, i.e., acetate base type. Most standard film is on nitrate base, though some is on acetate base). The safety and standard film cements formerly supplied by Bell & Howell are hoth superseded by t1 • single new cement. It is claimed that the new cement tonus splices that are stronger than the film itself. The new cement is much less subject to deterioration than other types because it will not absorb moisture from the air. It could even stand a In addition of water without losing its bonding power, so it would seem that the problem of making permanent, enduring splices is well in hand at last. Also, the new Bell <v Howell product does not dissolve the dye in Kodachrome film, and therefore it can he used with the certainty that there will he no discol tion ot Kodachrome film adjacent to the splice. There is no increase in price for the new universal cement. o o o CATHOLICS PLEASE NOTE Petrus Film Productions arc anxious to get in touch with Catholic Film Groups or Catholic members of Film Croups with a view to exchanging films and news. Please write Miss .loan Newton. 8. Montpelier Road, W.5. WE SERVE THE INDUSTRY BY PROVIDING THE ONLY EXCLUSIVELY TECHNICAL FILM EMPLOYMENT AGENCY LICENCED ANNUALLY BY THE LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL Accurate records o) technicians available: camera, sound, editing and cutting, art, stills, assistant directors, continuity girls, all grades of laboratory workers From . . . A.T.C. EMPLOYMENT BUREAU 145. WARDOUR STREET, LONDON, W.l Phone: Cerrard 2366