[Phono-L] Re: Brunswick Panatrope part 3...

[phonolist at mac.com]

Hi Al;

Thanks for the additional information.  I've learned something that I  
didn't know about the Panatrope.

I have some Brunswick literature, and found the model P-14 in a couple  
of brochures and in a letter to the dealers.

The letter is dated July of 1927, and announces a reduction in the  
price of the P-14 to $460.  I don't have any information on when the  
model was introduced or what it sold for initially.  A later brochure  
shows the list price as $365, so obviously this model kept getting  
cheaper over time.

The brochures make no mention of the fact that this model has a horn  
rather than a cone speaker, although it is apparent from the  
illustrations that the P-14 used the same cabinet as the all-acoustic  
Cortez. The Cortez was Brunswick's answer to the Credenza and sold at  
the same price ($300).  In this regard, it would seem that the P-14  
was somewhat equivalent to Victor's model 8-60, except that it did not  
offer both acoustic and electric reproduction in the same machine.   
Victor's 8-60 was a Credenza with the addition of an magnetic pick-up,  
horn driver and an amplifier using a similar tube compliment to the  
P-14.  It sounds like Brunswick used the same formula to make their  
P-14, but left off the acoustic sound box and associated valve to save  
a little money.


On FridayJanuary 2, 2009, at 12:49 AM, ClockworkHome at aol.com wrote:

> The machine is labeled a Model P-14 on a gold disk with the serial  
> number
> below it as #153695.  On the back side is another screwed on plate  
> stating the
> machine is a Brunswick Panatrope Model AZ-958.  At the bottom of  
> this second
> plate is the license information from RCA.
>
> The tube sockets are labeled UX216B, UX199, UX210.
>
> There is no sign of a battery radio or anywhere one would go.
>
> There is a 110VAC male plug on the back for power to the unit.
>
> The pickup head is the horseshoe magnet type.
>
> The horn is a large circular mass with the small driver feeding it  
> from a
> vertical position then the horn goes in a full circle until it turns  
> outward.
> The horn is very much like a Sousaphone shape. Where it is cracked  
> the color
> under the paint makes it look like plaster which may have confused  
> me.  One thing
> is certain, the horn is some type of composition material that  
> allows for a
> very odd free form structure.  It is not any type of dynamic speaker  
> with a
> cone.
>
> The cabinet woodworking is very classy and this was not a cheap  
> phonograph.
> There are 4 vertical record drawers, 2 on each side of the horn  
> opening.
>
> I can send you the same email that was sent to me if that will help.
>
> Thanks again to everyone for the comments and help.
>
> Al
>
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