[Jukebox-list] Seeburg TD Speaker

[Jens Hultgren]

Looks like a properly restored "large teardrop" (why teardrop when it is not
drop-shaped?).

Right colour beige cabinet & blue grill cloth, set repro mirrors.
The original cloth is made from a synthetic that frays and turns brown from
UV light, so always needs to be replaced.

   Jens

On 12/9/06, Bob E. <bobe at halted.com> wrote:
>
> At 16:20 PM 12/8/06, Ron Rich wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> > Would someone who knows the "large" Seeburg "Teardrop" speaker look at
> > eBay item # 300058309371 and tell me if it looks "right"??
>
> Okay, I knew that Dr. Know-it-all had written about this item recently as
> a "Feature Article", I found it in the Sept. 2006 of Always Jukin'.
> Apparently, the Seeburg literature of the time did not call it a
> "teardrop"
> speaker, it was referred to as the "Mirror Speaker"
>
> He describes it thusly:
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> "The speaker gets its name from the blue mirrors used in abundance on the
> front and sides.  The upper part of the front has three rows of the mirror
> squares going clear around the sides and front.  There is also a single
> row
> of mirror squares going down the sides of the cabinet toward the rear,
> behind the metal trim strips.
>
> The lower front center also has a row of mirror squares.  Tehse have an
> individual letter in each square, which spells out "Seeburg".
>
> The speaker grille is especially pretty.  Blue grille cloth is used, with
> chrome-plated metal in front of the cloth stamped to the shape of a
> musical
> (clef) note, with ... wavy lines to the sides of the (clef)."
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> So, looking at the auction picture, it looks like it has two rows of
> mirror
> squares along the rear edges, and a brass or gold-plated grille ornament.
> But,
> it should be noted that there were three different models of the large
> Teardrop, so maybe there were trim differences as the product
> evolved.  The
> blue grille cloth appears to be correct, however.
>
> --Bob
>
>
> =======================================================================
> Bob Ellingson                                   bobe at halted.com
> Halted Specialties Co., Inc.                    http://www.halted.com
> 3500 Ryder St.                                  (408) 732-1573
> Santa Clara, Calif. 95051  USA                  (408) 732-6428 (FAX)
>
> _______________________________________________
> Jukebox-list mailing list
> Jukebox-list at lists.netlojix.com
> http://lists.netlojix.com/mailman/listinfo/jukebox-list
>