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Re: Brunswick Worth A Look...??
Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2014 3:01 pm
by edisonplayer
I read that when Brunswick phonographs were first introduced they had two separate reproducers,one for lateral,the other for vertical.The Ultona was introduced in 1918,and I was wondering if previous purchasers of Brunswick machines could turn in the older tone arms for the new Ultona arms?It's conceivable that they could.edisonplayer
Re: Brunswick Worth A Look...??
Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2014 4:15 pm
by phonogfp
I expect that most questions concerning Brunswick can be answered by checking out the book by R.J. Wakeman, free on the Antique Phonograph Society website, here:
http://www.antiquephono.org/category/book-feature/
George P.
Re: Brunswick Worth A Look...??
Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2014 6:52 pm
by De Soto Frank
edisonplayer wrote:I read that when Brunswick phonographs were first introduced they had two separate reproducers,one for lateral,the other for vertical.The Ultona was introduced in 1918,and I was wondering if previous purchasers of Brunswick machines could turn in the older tone arms for the new Ultona arms?It's conceivable that they could.edisonplayer
The arm that is presently on this machine appears to be an Ultona arm, although the double-head Ultona box is not present.
I wouldn't be surprised if an Ultona upgrade was available, either "officially", or as a "dealer service"... the mountings to the motorboard are very similar across the Brunswick production.
Re: Brunswick Worth A Look...??
Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2014 9:55 pm
by phonogal
Jerry B. wrote:It looks like the top of the line Brunswick to me. Am I correct? When I think of a really gaudy top machine, I think of the Sonora Supreme. What's a nice Supreme worth? ...maybe $6,000 to $9,000 for a mahogany one? Who knows how much a Circassian example would fetch! How much would collectors pay for a Supreme in the condition of this Brunswick? My post has taken this thread off topic but I have a point. It's my opinion that this Brunswick, if it's the top model, is well worth the asking price of $500. In the hands of a good restorer this machine could be spectacular and worth several times the value of a model the next step down in the Brunswick catalog. Jerry Blais (collector and lover of goofy looking uprights!)
If This were close to me,it would be mine already. I have seen one of these in oak and they are very nice. The one I saw was at auction and went for considerably more than $500.00.
Re: Brunswick Worth A Look...??
Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2014 9:27 am
by De Soto Frank
I have a later Oak upright, model 117, and the cabinetry is equal to any Victor in every regard, or at least in terms of material and workmanship, if not aesthetics.
I really like the grille on this one.
