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I have a Gouldring Equitone soundbox that I picked up a while ago that I have not rebuilt yet. It hase a black fron cover that is held on by four screws and a back flange that is no more than a thin layer of rubber around the metal connector. I don't have pictures so I had to describe it. I also belive that the diaphragm may be steel not aluminum, but I'm not sure.

Anyhoo, are these (or any Gouldring soundbox)known to be good preformers? Further, why is the rubber flange so thin?

I just wanted to know a little more on the history of it.
Thanks,
Nicholas

Goldring was founded by the Scharf Brothers in Berlin in 1906.

In 1933 they relocated to England, whether as a result of persecution I do not know, and changed their name to Sharp. The company remained under family control until 1987, and continues to produce high quality hi-fi equipment to this day.

Pictured is an extract from a trade catalogue for the 1932 season, when the company was stil based in Germany. In Britain at this time "Foreign" was often a euphemism for "German" when describing manufactured goods.

Thanks for the reply! How do they sound?

i had the goldring special no.24 a while ago, i traded it for some cylinders, but it didnt sound too bad to me at all!

kirtley2012 wrote:i had the goldring special no.24 a while ago, i traded it for some cylinders, but it didnt sound too bad to me at all!

Sorry about the long delay. Thanks for the information. It is also nice to see a fellow young collector.