another 'hell of a deal'

[tomt]

for whoever buys this -



WESTERN ELECTRIC 15 INCH FIELD COIL SPEAKER 24V 32 OHM
1930'S 1930'S ORIGINAL! RARE! RARE! RARE! RARE! RARE!

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http://cgi.ebay.com/WESTERN-ELECTRIC...item3a63ee3562

[Steve Schell]

Despite the protests of the seller, this woofer was indeed manufactured by Jensen for Motiograph. Not sure how he makes any connection whatsoever to Western Electric unless some label on the system states that it was licensed under W.E. patents. Jensen also built field coil woofers for I.P.C./Simplex; same frame, though different connectors. Performance wise it is probably fairly close to a Jensen F-15LL, which usually sells for $500 or so in good shape.

I just remembered a woofer that was truly a rarity. I once sold a Jensen-built 15" on ebay for a friend that had been supplied to E.R.P.I. for a late 1930s Western Electric sound system. It used the typical Jensen stamped frame (like the auction driver) but painted black and unusually coupled to the Jensen Auditorium Series cast pot motor with the 2.5" voice coil; same as used in the 13.5" and 18" drivers. On the rear was a heavily damaged black and silver paper E.R.P.I. label, too far gone to identify the model number. I have spoken to several W.E. collectors and no one has seen another example of this woofer.

[tomt]

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-MOTIOGRA...item2eb422d396

[tomt]

YouTube - VINTAGE 15" FIELD COIL WOOFER SPEAKER EBAY ITEM # 200590676886

[Steve Schell]

Whoa! I'm getting this strange feeling of deja vu, faintly recalling that I got on my high horse about these Motiograph woofers having nothing to do with Western Electric in a thread here a couple of years ago, then someone posted a picture of the orange paint label saying "Mirrophonic." Tomt do you remember this?

I just conferred with a friend who has studied this equipment longer than me, and we both think that Motiograph must have appropriated the "Mirrophonic" name after Western Electric ceased using it in the late 1930s. Can anyone shed more light on this?

[tomt]

Tomt do you remember this?

actually, no.

but this last week, i've been trying to give caffeine a permanent vacation,

so their will be many things, in my mind, that will be missing for a while, at least.

I just conferred with a friend who has studied this equipment longer than me, and we both think that Motiograph must have appropriated the "Mirrophonic" name after Western Electric ceased using it in the late 1930s. Can anyone shed more light on this?

at the film-tech forums,

was stated that the 'Mirrophonic' name, was licensed to Motiograph