[BC] Inadvertent Name changes...

[Burt I. Weiner]

What, some kind of allergy medication?

Many moons ago when I was working for Schafer Electronics:  We were 
getting ready to show a new product, the 800T Brain, at NAB.  There 
was a last minute panic to get it out the door.  The panels had been 
sent to the silk screeners and they arrived at the last possible 
minute.  The wiring had been done as much ahead as possible so that 
hopefully we'd only have to mount stuff to the panels and do a 
minimum amount of wiring.  Somehow the panels didn't look 
right.  None of us could put our finger on the exact problem but 
something was wrong.  We worked all night.  Early the following 
morning the American Van Lines "Electronic Transportation" truck 
showed up for it's load.  We gave one last look over and said, "Ship 
it".  We helped load the equipment - a complete automation system 
with every bell and whistle Schafer had.  This stuff was not crated 
but simple wrapped in blankets once it was on the truck.  While being 
on the bottom end of the "Brain" being wheeled up the ramp it hit me 
right between the eyes.  Instead of being labeled "Audio Distribution 
Panel" it was labeled, "Audio Distortion Panel".  Do you remember 
those Dymo Labelers with the really wide Dymo tape?

Burt

At 08:12 PM 1/7/2006, you wrote:

>Tom Osenkowsky, CPBE
>
> > >At NAB one year, there was a booth for SONEX acoustic materials. We came
> > >in one morning and it had been rearranged to NOSEX.
> > >I wonder how long it took for the company to notice.

Burt I. Weiner Associates
Broadcast Technical Services
Glendale, California  U.S.A.
biwa at earthlink.net
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