Dear Ron,
I don't have a digital camera & the Brunswick is currently in the shop for
repairs to its motor & loosening up the frozen tone arm joint
where the soundbox attaches. The soundbox looks just like any other
single-diaphragm "Ultona" except for the metal diaphragm. When
I first saw it, I thought someone had painted aluminum paint over a mica
diaphragm but then noticed the printing on the diaphragm and
realized the "aluminum" was where the paint was effaced. Maybe the
repairman can make a digital photo. This is obviously a low-end model but
has a grill with rectangles that is kind of nice. I know Columbia made
metal diaphragm soundboxes during the acoustic era but hadn't known
Brunswick made such prior to their acoustic "Panatropes." Thanks for
your interest - I'll see what I can do about the photo.
All good wishes...
Very
truly yours,
Jim
Cartwright
jimcip at earthlink.net
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> [Original Message]
> From: Ron L'Herault <lherault at bu.edu>
> To: Antique Phonograph List <phono-l at oldcrank.org>
> Date: 1/14/2008 10:22:57 PM
> Subject: RE: [Phono-L] Brunswick Information Needed
>
> I'd love to see pictures of the horn and reproducer, not to mention the
unit
> as a whole.
>
> Ron L (and please call me Ron)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org]
On
> Behalf Of jimcip at earthlink.net
> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 9:11 PM
> To: Antique Phonograph List
> Subject: RE: [Phono-L] Brunswick Information Needed
>
> Dear Mr. L'Herault,
> Thanks for responding for my request for information on my Brunswick
> upright with rectangular horn. I suspect this is an early machine
> because my early Brunswick with two different soundboxes (one to play
> lateral-cut records, the other to play Pathe) has the rectangular
> horn. My, presumed later, Brunswick table model with "Ultona" soundbox
> has a small oval shaped horn. The metal diaphragm has Brunswick, Balke,
> Collender painted on it, somewhat effaced exposing metal beneath, so I
> think it is original.
> Can anyone else offer info on this phonograph?
> All good wishes...
>
> Very
> truly yours,
>
> Jim
> Cartwright
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> jimcip at earthlink.net
> EarthLink Revolves Around You.
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>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Ron L'Herault <lherault at bu.edu>
> > To: Antique Phonograph List <phono-l at oldcrank.org>
> > Date: 1/13/2008 8:08:41 PM
> > Subject: RE: [Phono-L] Brunswick Information Needed
> >
> > The horn shape could be because of the small cabinet perhaps? Could
> someone
> > have replaced the mica with a painted celluloid (or some other flexible
> > material) diaphragm? Remove the diaphragm to see if it has letters
> stamped
> > into the face of the reproducer body. Do a careful search for the holes
> for
> > the ID disk.
> >
> > Ron L
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org]
> On
> > Behalf Of jimcip at earthlink.net
> > Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 5:07 PM
> > To: Phono-L at oldcrank.org
> > Subject: [Phono-L] Brunswick Information Needed
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > jimcip at earthlink.net Gentlemen and Mesdames,
> > I just bought a small Brunswick upright phonograph that has what appear
to
> > me to be three unusual features:
> > 1. Rectangular blond wood horn with flat bottom and curved sides and
> top
> > instead of usual oval shaped horn.
> > 2. "Ultona" soundbox with single diaphragm to play lateral-cut
records
> or
> > Pathe sapphire ball records but diaphragm is
> > painted metal instead of the mica diaphragm used on every other
"Ultona"
> > soundbox I've seen.
> > 3. No circular metal disc with model number and serial number such as
> I've
> > seen on all Brunswicks except bow-sided models that]have a level built
in.
> > Would like to know how this Brunswick fits in with others, reasons for
> > differences, when it might have been made. It came with a few
> > very early Brunswick 78s and a Brunswick dealers record sack showing
later
> > Brunswick label.
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Very truly yours,
> >
> > Jim Cartwright
> >
> > Would like to know when
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