Update: July 22, 2012 Today, the man within JP Patches, Chris Wedes, passed away at the age of 84. His TV show ran from 1958 to 1981. In 1979, he gave an imaginative nineteen year-old a rare opportunity that has been remembered fondly for decades. God bless you Mr. Wedes and may He bring peace to your family. Comments from the original post: A 1979 Robot guest appearance on Seattle's JP Patches childrens show (KIRO-TV, CBS affliliate). The robot played a guitar, raised and lowered its eyelids, blinked its eyes (lights on/off), and spoke with a mouth that moved when speaking and automatically closed when done speaking (mostly). The robot was controlled remotely from the table on the lower left as seen at the end of the clip as the children are exiting. Motor, lights, and solenoid parts for the head were salvaged from a 1970s 8-track player. The guitar-hand was driven by a 1950s reel-to-reel tape machine motor and flywheel. The voice was produced using a 1950s PA microphone with a 1970s battery-powered intercom module installed in the microphone base to create distortion as a preamp. This was fed into a 1960s PA amplifier within the same box housing the control switches for the eyelids, the eye lights, and the guitar-hand motor.
Saturday, March 9, 2013
JP Patches and Robot
JP Patches and Robot Video Clips. Duration : 7.53 Mins.
Update: July 22, 2012 Today, the man within JP Patches, Chris Wedes, passed away at the age of 84. His TV show ran from 1958 to 1981. In 1979, he gave an imaginative nineteen year-old a rare opportunity that has been remembered fondly for decades. God bless you Mr. Wedes and may He bring peace to your family. Comments from the original post: A 1979 Robot guest appearance on Seattle's JP Patches childrens show (KIRO-TV, CBS affliliate). The robot played a guitar, raised and lowered its eyelids, blinked its eyes (lights on/off), and spoke with a mouth that moved when speaking and automatically closed when done speaking (mostly). The robot was controlled remotely from the table on the lower left as seen at the end of the clip as the children are exiting. Motor, lights, and solenoid parts for the head were salvaged from a 1970s 8-track player. The guitar-hand was driven by a 1950s reel-to-reel tape machine motor and flywheel. The voice was produced using a 1950s PA microphone with a 1970s battery-powered intercom module installed in the microphone base to create distortion as a preamp. This was fed into a 1960s PA amplifier within the same box housing the control switches for the eyelids, the eye lights, and the guitar-hand motor.
Update: July 22, 2012 Today, the man within JP Patches, Chris Wedes, passed away at the age of 84. His TV show ran from 1958 to 1981. In 1979, he gave an imaginative nineteen year-old a rare opportunity that has been remembered fondly for decades. God bless you Mr. Wedes and may He bring peace to your family. Comments from the original post: A 1979 Robot guest appearance on Seattle's JP Patches childrens show (KIRO-TV, CBS affliliate). The robot played a guitar, raised and lowered its eyelids, blinked its eyes (lights on/off), and spoke with a mouth that moved when speaking and automatically closed when done speaking (mostly). The robot was controlled remotely from the table on the lower left as seen at the end of the clip as the children are exiting. Motor, lights, and solenoid parts for the head were salvaged from a 1970s 8-track player. The guitar-hand was driven by a 1950s reel-to-reel tape machine motor and flywheel. The voice was produced using a 1950s PA microphone with a 1970s battery-powered intercom module installed in the microphone base to create distortion as a preamp. This was fed into a 1960s PA amplifier within the same box housing the control switches for the eyelids, the eye lights, and the guitar-hand motor.
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