Waldorf Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia (hotel) - Locating Tiki

T TabooDan Tiki Socialite Coast of BC now in Crowsnest, AB., Canada Joined: Jul 18, 2004 Posts: 691	T TabooDan Posted posted on Fri, Oct 29, 2010 8:25 AM On 2010-10-28 16:15, bigbrotiki wrote: On 2010-10-28 14:48, mick9 wrote: Looks like it opens on Saturday Night!with the original JBL speaker system from the 50s and DJs spinning vinyl Wow! Please, any local Tiki agents, report, with photos! Hey Bigbro! Yeh, It sounds pretty awesome! Here was a little more about the system from the article in the Sun: "Bob Mills also bought state-of-the-art speakers for his hotel back in the mid-50s. They’re called JBL Lansing Hartfields, and are simply huge. “They’re literally the best speakers that were being made at that time,” said Anselmi. “Consequently some of the best speakers that have ever been made.” Anselmi found them while poking around the Waldorf basement, plugged them in and found they still sound killer. He plans to install them as part of a vintage music system in the lounge. Record collectors will play vinyl records on turntables, which will be hooked up to tube amplifiers and the JBLs. Internationally-renowned artist Stan Douglas and CBC radio legend David Wisdom will be among the people spinning discs for the opening night party, which is free and open to the general public." Mahalo, TabooDan

On 2010-10-28 16:15, bigbrotiki wrote:

On 2010-10-28 14:48, mick9 wrote:
Looks like it opens on Saturday Night!with the original JBL speaker system from the 50s and DJs spinning vinyl

Wow! Please, any local Tiki agents, report, with photos!

Hey Bigbro! Yeh, It sounds pretty awesome! Here was a little more about the system from the article in the Sun:

"Bob Mills also bought state-of-the-art speakers for his hotel back in the mid-50s. They’re called JBL Lansing Hartfields, and are simply huge. “They’re literally the best speakers that were being made at that time,” said Anselmi. “Consequently some of the best speakers that have ever been made.”

Anselmi found them while poking around the Waldorf basement, plugged them in and found they still sound killer. He plans to install them as part of a vintage music system in the lounge. Record collectors will play vinyl records on turntables, which will be hooked up to tube amplifiers and the JBLs.

Internationally-renowned artist Stan Douglas and CBC radio legend David Wisdom will be among the people spinning discs for the opening night party, which is free and open to the general public."

Mahalo, TabooDan

Post #562307 by TabooDan on Fri, Oct 29, 2010 8:25 AM