Hollywood_Sapphire_Group

HOLLYWOOD SAPPHIRE GROUP

The next meeting

is TUESDAY AUGUST 5, 2008

Our meeting will be at the NEW LOCATION:

DAMON'S RESTAURANT www.damonsglendale.com MAP

317 NORTH BRAND BLVD

GLENDALE, CA 91203

(818) 956-9056

The menu choices are:

Filet Mignon

Prime Rib

Broiled Chicken

Grilled Salmon

Broiled Halibut Steak

Stacked Portobello Mushroom

With twice baked potato, salad, bread & butter, and dessert. COST: $30 PER PERSON.

(A full bar is available)

They can accommodate us on the 1ST TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH.

MAP to DAMON'S RESTAURANT

Aspen Pittman will be making a presentation on the recent Astor Collection of Microphones at auction in Anaheim.

The Joy of Tech is a super geeky online comic!

August 2006 meeting BBQ at Zenobia's. Thank you Zenobia for the great eats and good times!

Greetings! Once per month meets secretly at Clancey's in Glendale, a social society of Audio Nerds, oh sorry, audio professionals. These cyber pages will attempt to explain this all to those who might stumble upon this website.

Thanks to Ken for his excellent presentation of Photoshop tricks.
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The HOLLYWOOD SAPPHIRE GROUP is a social organization and all of its members are associated with the sound recording industry or its allied fields.

In 1942 several persons in New York, who were deeply interested in the betterment of acetate master recordings got together to discuss their special problems. Wall Rose of the Frank L. Capps Company headed the group which included George Stewart of N.B.C. Recording Division and Vince Liebler of Columbia Records Corporation. These three men often had lunch together, talking over their various recording and disc problems and the possibilities of designing new acetate master recording styli for higher precision work. Soon other recording engineers joined the group and as their discussions became more involved the found it impossible to come to any definite conclusions during their lunch period. It was from these meetings that the New York Sapphire Group, as they were to be later known, came into existence.

The name, "Sapphire Group", was a tribute to Wally Rose who first saw the need of getting such a group together. This name would not interfere with any other audio or electronics group. Then too, the sapphire cutting styli has played a very important role in the art of sound recording since the day Mr. Frank L. Capps designed the first sapphire cutter for Thomas A. Edison.

The first meetings of the Sapphire Group were held in the New York Athletic Club. It wasn't before long before the Sapphire Group found it necessary to limit their membership because they wished to only have those who were qualified recording engineers and those who were related to the allied fields as members of the Group.

In 1945 several members of the New York Sapphire Group were transferred or became affiliated with various recording and motion picture studios in Hollywood. Two of these members were Chet Boggs of Columbia Recording Corporation and Bob Callen of N.B.C. Recording division. Chet and Bob tried to form a Hollywood Sapphire Group, but it wasn't until 1946 when Chuck Phillips, a New York member, was sent out to Hollywood on an assignment for the O.W.I. that these three men got together and arranged the first Hollywood Sapphire Group meeting.

The first meeting was held at Brittingham's restaurant in Columbia Square on February 13, 1946. Invitations were sent out to thirty recording engineers. Seventeen attended the first meeting with Chet Boggs as chairman. It wasn't long before a membership committee was formed and the rules and regulations were established. At this time the Group voted on a full membership to consist of fifty members. To date the active membership is just over fifty persons, and many are well over 50....

Click above to view the Charter Members

The Hollywood Sapphire Group's first endeavor was setting the original standardization for the recording industry. However, a majority of the members voted for a more social group and the standardization was left to the A.E.S. and I.R.E.

There used to be a San Francisco Sapphire Group known as the Golden gate Sapphire Group, but sadly, they and the New York Sapphire Group have been defunct for a number of years. Inasmuch as the New York and San Francisco Groups have disbanded, the Hollywood Sapphire Group's membership limit has been waved.

So even the likes of these scary people were allowed in.... Go see what they all looked like in the 80's by clicking here...

The Hollywood Sapphire Group survives, stronger than ever, and even in a co-ed manner!

As the Hollywood Sapphire Group grew in size, so did the responsibilities. There was the problem of finding a qualified speaker or entertainment that would be of interest to the group, someone to send a cheerful note to members on the sick list, condolences and flowers in time of sorrow, and so it was Ernie Knight, a fully attending Charter member, was elected permanent Chairman of the Group and it would be his job to take care of such matters. For the last long while, and nobody can quite remember how long that last long while was, we were graced by the ever-entertaining Oliver Berliner as Chairman. Olly has just retired his Dictatorship having moved to Maryland, and thus we begin a new era under the Dictatorship of Bill Hogan, beginning with the June 2003 meeting.
Our Ever-Jovial, Ever-Jewel-Boxing, Past Chairman Jolly Olly Berliner

Hank Landsberg has been secretary-treasurer of the Group for a number of years. As secretary-treasurer it is Hank's job to collect payment for dinners. As a result of his excellent work, we seem to have no slackers or freeloaders in the Group.

EveAnna Manley has been in charge of handling the details of meeting announcements. She receives instruction from the Chairman to notify each member about the monthly meeting. Her only compensation for her efforts is a free meal on meeting night, as approved my the meeting members once upon a time in a meeting far far away.... with the majority of the members being available by email or fax this job has gotten much easier which is why EveAnna is pounding away to create this website... to perhaps justify her free dinner....

Section 1: This group shall be known as the Hollywood Sapphire Group
Section 2: Its officers shall consist of a permanent Chairman, a permanent Secretary and Treasurer, and a Membership Committee.

Section 1: The meeting of this group shall take place on the first Tuesday of each month at 7pm (cocktails at 6:30); provided however no meeting shall be held in August.
Section 2: At the conclusion of each meeting the presiding chairman shall appoint the Chairman for the following meeting.
Section 3: Notice to membership shall be given several days before each scheduled meeting.
Section 4: Meeting of the Month of February shall be annual Ladies Night.

Section 1: The duties of the presiding Chairman shall be to provide an interesting program for the meeting over which he presides, and to record the minutes of the meeting.
Section 2: The Treasurer shall receive all monies from the members and shall in turn pay the necessary amount for the evening meal. the Treasurer shall also send out notices of all meetings, taking making reservations for dinner and keeping an account of all monies received. (For this service the Treasurer shall have his meal paid for by members.)

Section 1: The Hollywood Sapphire Group shall at no time consist of more than 50 active members.
Section 2: To be eligible for membership in the Hollywood Sapphire Group, one shall have a sound technical background associated with the sound recording industry or a close affiliate such as TV, motion pictures or sound equipment manufacture. No sales personnel shall become a member of the Hollywood Sapphire Group.
Section 3: Only two persons from one particular concern shall be eligible for membership. This shall not apply where a member changes his job to a concern where two persons are already members.
Section 4: All members who have not attended three consecutive meetings shall become inactive unless studio or business obligations have prevented regular attendance. In such a case the member shall notify the Treasurer who in turn shall see that the member gets proper credit so that missed meetings shall not be held against him.
Section 5: Inactive members may attend meetings at any time, but shall not be notified of meetings nor shall they have the power to vote. Inactive members may become active again by attending three consecutive meetings.
Section 6: The reception of petitions for membership or affiliation shall be in writing. Said petitions shall be referred to the Membership Committee for investigation. Their judgment or reception or rejection shall be final.

Section 1: There are no dues for membership or affiliation. However, each member shall pay to the Treasurer the amount for his meal and that of any guest he may have invited, plus tips, incidentals or extra amounts to cover expenses.
Section 2: There shall at no time be more than $25.00 in the Kitty. When such an accumulation occurs it shall go towards expenses of an evening meal when there is a "Members Only" meeting.

Section 1: The Membership Committee shall consist of six members, 3 of which are chosen from the original Charter Members, and they shall pass on all petitions for membership in the Hollywood Sapphire Group.

These rules and regulations have been compiled from the minutes of the Hollywood Sapphire Group Registration Book.

SPECIAL NOTE: In case you find a mistake in this roster please consider it was put there for a purpose.
As there is some news for everyone and some folks are always looking for mistakes.