Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

68475

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

9

Ou

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Brevets

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Description générale

WOOD, METAL, GLASS, FABRIC & SYNTHETIC MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION.

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

55,0 cm

Largeur

13,0 cm

Hauteur

69,5 cm

Épaisseur

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Poids

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Diamètre

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Volume

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Lexique

Groupe

Communications

Catégorie

Musique

Sous-catégorie

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Fabricant

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HAMMOND

Pays

United States of America

État/province

Illinois

Ville

Chicago

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Ontario

Période

THIS SOLOVOX WAS USED BY ORIGINAL OWNER MR. KEN BAER C. 1948- 1950S; USED AGAIN IN LATE 1960S OR EARLY 1970S

Canada

SOLOVOX ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT, OWNED AND PLAYED BY MR. KEN BAER. IT WAS PURCHASED IN TORONTO CO. 1948 FROM HEINTZMAN & CO. LTD., AND USED MOSTLY IN CHURCHES OR FOR EVANGELICAL MEETINGS. .7-.8 BRASS LEGS MADE BY MACHINIST FRED MCGLASHEN, AND ALLOWED SOLOVOX TO BE USED WITH A PIANO ON A TEMPORARY BASIS IE. DID NOT HAVE TO PERMANENTLY SCREW KEYBOARD TO PIANO. (REF. 1)

Fonction

TO GENERATE A RANGE OF STRING, WOODWIND AND ORGAN TYPE MUSICAL SOUNDS TO ACCOMPANY A TRADITIONAL PIANO.

Technique

EARLY FORM OF ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT, CONSISTING OF A KEYBOARD OF 3 OCTAVES AND 36 KEYS, AND A "TONE CABINET" HOUSING A SPEAKER & VACUUM TUBE ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS RESPONSIBLE FOR TONE GENERATION & AMPLIFICATION. SOLOVOX IS MONOPHONIC DEVICE: PLAYS ONLY ONE NOTE AT A TIME. DESIGNED FOR USE WITH PIANO. (REF. 1)

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

Plate on sound cabinet reads "HAMMOND SOLOVOX TONE CABINET/ SERIAL NO. 68475 MODEL K SERIES B/ VOLTS A.C. 115 CYCLES 58-62/ WATTS 133/ IMPORTANT- FOR CONNECTION TO SERIES/ B/ SOLOVOX KEYBOARD ONLY/ U.S. PAT. 2099204 2117002 2142580 2203569/ 2233258 2254366/ 2301870 1956350 RE 20831/ DES. 123686 DES. 124405 OTHER PATS. PEND./ HAMMOND INSTRUMENT CO. CHICAGO, ILL./ MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA". Vacuum tubes abd receptacles labelled. Markings visible on some internal components. Second plate fixed to cabinet reads "Northern Electric/ COMPANY LIMITED/ SOLOVOX TONE CABINET MODEL KP/ SERIAL NO. 118/ PAT. [blank]/ VOLTS/ 117/ AMPS./ 125/ CYCLES/ 25/ WATTS/ 135/ MADE IN CANADA CSA APPROVAL NO. 3676". Decal on top edge of speaker cabinet reads "FROM HEINTZMAN & CO. LIMITED/ TORONTO".

Manque

APPEARS COMPLETE.

Fini

DARK BROWN WOOD CABINET BACK & SIDE PANELS; DARK BROWN METAL PANEL ON FRONT. VACUUM TUBES HAVE FULL BLACK METAL SLEEVES OR HAVE GLASS AND METALSLEEVES. BLACK SYNTHETIC COVERING ON ONE CORD; DARK GREEN WOVEN FABRIC COVERING ON 2ND CORD.

Décoration

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