I'm going to double check on this. I recall seeing in the Edison service notes, that the C 1 had a coule of 50s driving the speaker, but they were not in push-pull. They were a single ended output stage, with the 50s in parallel. That was sort of disappointing to me that they'd cut that corner on so expensive a set, but it was a Splitdorf radio, and I'm sure that the Edisons were glad to have something in their stores.
--- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Mercer" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 6:18 PM Subject: [Phono-L] Edison Phonograph Designation Confusion > There seems to be a lot of confusion here. The Long Play machines were all > acoustic. 1926 > Their model numbers were: > No. 1C > No. 2C. > No. 3C. > No. 4C > and the Consolette. > These were all non-electric. > ........................................................... > The electrically amplified radio/phonograph combinations of 1928 were > identified as: (the "C" in this case > denotes combination as in radio/phonograph combination) > C-1 top of the line, two oversized Peerless speakers and a P-P amplifier > using a pair of 250 tubes $1100.00 Sold less tubes. > C-2 still expensive but used one Peerless oversized > speaker and one 250 tube $495.00 Sold less tubes. > > Both of these machines played both Edison Diamond Discs and regular needle > cut records. > > There was also offered at this time an R-1 and R-2, both straight radios > with no phonograph that used > the same chassis as the C-2. This chassis was made by Splitdorf Radio > which > Edison bought to be able > to get into the radio business and circumvent the RCA patents. The chassis > was copper color. > The C-1 and C-2 both had doors. > > The R-1 had doors, the R-2 did not. > > > > In 1929 the C-4 was introduced that played only the needle cut records. > This > chassis was Edison designed. > It used a pair of 45's for P/P amplification and the chassis were painted > dark green. There was also a line of > straight radios using this same chassis. I forget their numbers right now. > There is a C-4 on ebay right now being referred to as an R-7. If people > would look at the ID tag it plainly states C-4. > > There was no C-3. > > I hope this clears up the confusion. And yes, I would just about kill for > a > C-1. :-))) > > Bruce > > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ > > Support Phono-L > http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank >
