There were several other Companies that produced so called "orthophonic era" type "acoustic" phonographs designed to complete with the Victor Othophonics, including Columbia Viva-Tonals, and the Brunswick Panatropes. I believe Pathe even got into the fray as well. In addition to having an early two door Victor Credenza with a brass reproducer and folded exponential horn. I was also fortunate to find about 10 years ago, a Brunswick Model 15-8 acoustic, Exponential Type Panatrope Phonograph. Although this machine does not have a variation of the folded horn found in the Victor orthophonics, it does have an excellent advanced reproducer, as well as an unusually long "double gooseneck" tone arm. The horn is the typical Brunswick "Spruce" horn, found in earlier Brunswicks. Despite this, I can say without hesitation, that the overall sound projection and tonal quality, of a mid to late twenties electrically produced record coming from that machine is truly impressive. Maybe someone who is lucky enough to own one of the Columbia Viva-tonal late twenties phonographs could chime in with a comment as well. .----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Noring" <jon at noring.name> To: <phono-l at oldcrank.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 9:43 AM Subject: [Phono-L] Some questions about Orthophonic reproducers --restorability, reproductions > (p.s., is the Orthophonic considered the epitomy of acoustic playback, > or did some other company make an acoustic playback phonograph during > the late 20's and 30's that supposedly had even better sound > reproduction?) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.16/1251 - Release Date: > 1/30/2008 9:29 AM >