ABOUT US -
 Great Plains
Audio was formed in
1998 after the closing of the Altec Lansing factory in Oklahoma City.
It was clear to Bill Hanuschak,
who worked for them from 1980 until they closed, that there
would be a need for someone to continue the maintenance of the large
number of Altec acoustic products in use around the world. So, he went
to EVI/Telex, who had purchased Altec Lansing, with a plan to purchase
all of the tooling, drawings, and equipment Altec used to build and
service their loudspeakers, and to become their authorized service
center for all of the Altec Lansing products that were still under
warranty at that time. In addition, GPA assumed repair duties for all
of the older, classic products
that had served Altec’s customers since it's inception with the parts
manufactured from the original Altec tooling.
Today, Great
Plains Audio continues the Altec tradition by manufacturing repair
parts and complete products to the highest quality. Recently, we have
re-released some of Altec's most famous loudspeakers under the
GPA moniker, which we call our Classic Series, including products like the world-famous 515C
and 417-8H
Alnico woofers, and the NEW 288H-series
Alnico High-Frequency Compression Driver.
We are also very
excited about several new designs we are working on to bring to the
audio market place. Two examples of these are our impressive redesign of Altec's famous 604-series of studio monitors, the 604-8H-III 16" Two-Way Loudspeaker , and our new 212-8A
Twelve-inch Two-Way Loudspeaker , which unitizes the large format
diaphragm used in the
large 288 drivers.
We are also the source for original parts and warranty
service for Altec Lansing Professional, which was a division of Altec
Lansing Technologies. This includes all of their speaker products that
were built through 2005. As always, these products will be repaired
using the original parts made from original tooling and materials, thus
assuring that their performance will meet original specifications.
MEET OUR STAFF -
Bill Hanuschak -
President and Owner of Great Plains Audio, Bill has worked in
professional audio field for over 30 years. From
1980 through 1998, he worked as an Acoustic Product Engineer and
Production Engineer at
Altec Lansing in Oklahoma City. One of Bill’s last and favorite
projects at Altec was to design a complete product line of speakers
systems for the church market. Called the House Of Worship (H.O.W.)
Series, these products included large and small systems to be used as
the main sound source and also a wide variety of floor monitors.
Contact Bill Via E-mail: bill@greatplainsaudio.com
Steve Upchurch -
Project Engineer and Customer Service Specialist. During his
29-year career in professional audio, Steve has worked as an
Electronics Technician, Electronics Production Engineer, Technical
Services Manager, and Director of Service & Distribution. Steve is
a 16-year Altec Lansing veteran, and has expertise with many of Altec
Lansing’s tried and true designs. Together, Bill and Steve develop
superior new products by combining the best concepts from some of those
tried and true designs with some of the latest test methods,
manufacturing processes, and finest materials available.
Contact Steve: steve@greatplainsaudio.com
Todd W. White -
Marketing and Web Development. A former Altec Lansing Professional
Sound Contractor and Sales Engineer, Todd is responsible for the marketing efforts of our products, the design
and upkeep of our website, and handling the daily correspondence of the company.
Contact Todd Via E-mail For Price Quotes, Application Advice, To Place
An Order, Or To Report Problems With The Website: info@greatplainsaudio.com
We Look Forward
To Being Of Service To You!
Please
use the navigation bar
to your left to see what we have to offer,
and be sure to contact us if
you have any questions, or to would like to place an order.
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