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Sansui Serial Number Database Update

LBPete said:
For privacy reasons, the user names were never included in the public database report but are recorded in the database master file along with notes on particular units. If you contact me by PM I can give you a list of units with your user name tagged. I will not give this information to anyone other than the user name on file.

- Pete
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Perfect, thanks for clearing that up.. I would really appreciate the list of my gear as I was trying to find a certain piece I sold a couple years ago. Thanks Dan
 
I've added a new enhancement to the Database to fix the problem of "Decade Duplicates." Sansui serial numbers only allocate one digit to designate the year of production. This leaves the possibility that serial numbers will repeat every 10 years. The problem is to maintain database integrity, it's set up to reject duplicate serial numbers. Decade Duplicates were very rare until the size of the database exploded with a number of AK members "harvesting" serial numbers from the internet. The database now has almost 24,000 serial numbers.

Since it was rare with only 4 or 5 occurrences, I basically ignored it until it became obvious that it was an increasing trend. I've created a separate table for the Decade Duplicates and have joined it into the monthly report. Starting with the May '22 report dated 6/4/22, the monthly report will contain the Decade Duplicates. You won't see any real difference in the monthly report but I wanted to acknowledge the change for those AK members that have run into this issue.

- Pete
 
I have 2 Sansui TU 9900s to add to the serial number list.
TU 9900, 835120049, Monicker1; which is currently in use.
TU 9900, 836060375, Monicker1; which I sold in January 2017 to a fellow in my area. Have no idea where it is now.

We bought them both new in the 1970s.

I am trying to recover a carcass of an AU 777a. I don't know if it is repairable. If I can get it back, do you want the serial number?

Ian
 
Thanks, they'll be in the October update. Those two TU-9900s were built about 6 months apart. The first one was the 49th unit off assembly line 83 in December 1975. The second one was the 375th unit off line 83 in June of 1976.

- Pete
 
shiftmech said:
Hi LBPete, I have two Sansuis. 1) Sansui Eight S/N 222020079 2) Sansui AU 7900 S/N 217050056
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Thanks for your contribution. Every serial number is important.

In the future please use this format:
Eight,222020079,shiftmech
AU-7900,217050056,shiftmech

This format allows me to just copy and past the posted serial numbers into a table that can be uploaded into the database. It all needs to be in this format to be uploaded. Any spaces or extraneous characters have to be deleted. The comas are important too. They signal the database to skip to the next field so each separate piece of data goes into the right column. In a typical month I upload a couple hundred serial numbers. The record is over 3,000 in a single month so every little bit helps it go faster.

Your Eight was the 79th unit off assembly line 22 in February 1972. The AU-7900 was the 46th unit off line 21 in May of 1977.

They will both be in serial number report I'm running today. It should be available in the Sansui section of Digital Docs later this week.

- Pete
 
Finally had time to add mine.

AU-222,581090956,Scott Muni
AU-555A,831041927,Scott Muni
AU-717,228030038,Scott muni
TU-717,847070499,Scott Muni
331,015062927,Scott Muni
331,015070254,Scott Muni
9090DB,828010399,Scott Muni
SE-7,581120673,Scott Muni
 
LBPete said:
Thanks, got 'um! Are you the Scott Muni from WNEW FM?

- Pete
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No, uhm.. he died in 2004. I use it as screen name in honor of him. As a teenager in the 70's I listened to his show every afternoon after school. I always think of this when hearing a song from Physical Graffiti. When it was released, they let out few songs at a time, and Scott would play them. The record was not available until weeks later. Left a lasting impression on this teen. Thanks for asking!
 
I should have realized how old he would be now. I first knew him on WABC AM, he and Cousin Brucie were the premier top 40 DJs. Then Scott jumped to WNEW FM at the dawn of the FM era and let that station to be what I consider to be the best FM format in the country. Clearly others thought the same way. At that time, any print advertisement that had a radio dial in it, the radio was tuned to 102.7, WNEW.

If memory serves, he came on air at 5 or 6 PM and opened his show with the "Illusive Butterfly of Love." He was a true pioneer.

- Pete
 
LBPete said:
I should have realized how old he would be now. I first knew him on WABC AM, he and Cousin Brucie were the premier top 40 DJs. Then Scott jumped to WNEW FM at the dawn of the FM era and let that station to be what I consider to be the best FM format in the country. Clearly others thought the same way. At that time, any print advertisement that had a radio dial in it, the radio was tuned to 102.7, WNEW.

If memory serves, he came on air at 5 or 6 PM and opened his show with the "Illusive Butterfly of Love." He was a true pioneer.

- Pete
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Oh, you were on the east coast back then? I believe his show was on at 3pm, because I would tune in while doing homework or at least pretending to...
I had a transistor radio given to me by my grandmother in '67. Would tune in cousin Brucie too. Summer of love, recall listening to the Door's light my fire. Funny how I still listen to the same stuff.
 
Maybe that was it, 3 to 6. How times have changed. Fortunately here in the greater LA area with have a couple good college station, KCRW out of Santa Monica college. They breaks a lot of new music and KKJZ out of Cal State Long Beach that has a jazz and blues format.

In any case, I still miss WNEW. It changed over to talk radio years ago. Gone but not forgotten.

- Pete
 
When WNEW went to talk, I believe the old crew went to Q104.3. The play classic rock, and at noon they play Beetle's with a mention of "Scottso" in the advertising jibberish. I don't listen to it often, too repetitive, and too many commercials. Usually listen to the local college station or local oldies/60/70/80's station. Sure do miss Wnew and Wplj.
 
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