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So, I . . . Ummm . . . Bought a Patrician

toxcrusadr said:
Sounds like a lot of fun. I have always wanted to find some of those transcription records - recorded direct off the air - or in this case they are probably shows distributed to bases and radio stations to play for the troops. You need a big ol TT to play a 16"er.
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Yep, I'm going to have a good weekend digging through all of it. The military records are definitely distributed. I'll likely start a new thread somewhere else detailing/asking about all the other stuff so I don't run afoul of the speaker forum. I'll link it here when I do.

Should have pics of the EV here this evening sometime.
 
Was this a homebuilt with his name written inside? The link doesn't say he worked for EV. I didn't know the Patrician was offered in kit form. Either way you have a cool piece of history there!
 
toxcrusadr said:
Was this a homebuilt with his name written inside? The link doesn't say he worked for EV. I didn't know the Patrician was offered in kit form. Either way you have a cool piece of history there!
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Yes, it was a kit, and his name was inside along with the date. Very cool having the provenance now.
 
Well, I took these pictures with a potato, but here it is. It's in a dark corner at work and I took these rather hastily, so I apologize for the quality. In the process, I managed to get my camera on the square format. I also forgot to get one of the whole front with the grille off. I normally wouldn't post pictures this bad, but I promised. . . .

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When I was a kid there was a stereo shop here in Montreal that had a 30 inch EV woofer displayed in the window.Me and my buddies would just stand there and stare at that thing,mouths hanging open,drooling.....dreaming.....Odd that I ended up playing bass...
 
SiliconTi said:
Holy moly, that is beyond cool....
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I'm still kind of in awe. I'll hook it up to something—I still haven't decided what, I have a few different pieces around, nothing special—and see what it does.

On top of that, my wife seems somewhat less resistant to moving it into the house. I have yet to tell her that resistance is futile. :D
 
I am gobsmacked. What a killer find. Not just the speaker but the records and tapes as well. That is like "hole up for a month and have the food delivery place on auto-dial" material. Enjoy!!!
 
bakes said:
I am gobsmacked. What a killer find. Not just the speaker but the records and tapes as well. That is like "hole up for a month and have the food delivery place on auto-dial" material. Enjoy!!!
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Thanks. I'm still processing it. Knowing the provenance makes it even better. This is on top of a summer where I found two Fisher 400s, some JBL C56 Dorians, a kickass mid-century modern console (where one of the Fishers lives), an Empire 698, and some Paradigm Studio Monitors, a CC-570v3 center, and CC-470v3 surrounds.

I just found this in the bottom of a record tub. Looks like Jimmy might have been at Mardi Gras in '61. Kind of cool considering Pete Fountain's recent passing.

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Fantastic find. Great to see the local jazz tradition being preserved, in our area where jazz has often played second fiddle to traditional/bluegrass/country.
 
I feel like I'm at an archaeological dig, looking over the digger's should and all I can see is gold. Amazing.

Mark Gosdin
 
Okay, so I think I currently own the largest collection of Benny Goodman 78s in existence. Yeesh.

I have found a few gems, including a couple with Sister Rosetta Tharpe. It's a bit harder to research 78s than LPs.

I also found a folio of 78s that Jimmy recorded, including a number of his performances with various bands in the late '40s, and some recordings that just say "radio." He also pirated The Page Cavenaugh Trio's "Daddy-O."

Still just kind of scratching the surface on the 78s, but I am in a little deeper.
 
Holy crap, this is so awesome! As soon as I saw "Patrician" in the title, I knew I had to take a look!

Where to start with the awesomeness? Not just any Patrician, but one assembled personally by a known 50s Jazz musician! And all the record albums you also got alone with the deal.... this is off the charts!

Wow - you need to get that speaker home and hooked up. At 380 lbs, that's a 2 or 3 man job. That's heavier than most standard refrigerators.

Also, something else you need - a 2nd one for stereo. :)
 
toxcrusadr said:
Sounds like a lot of fun. Yeah there is a lot of Benny Goodman out there.
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Jimmy played the clarinet, so you could see why he would gravitate to Benny.

Cleve said:
Wow - you need to get that speaker home and hooked up. At 380 lbs, that's a 2 or 3 man job. That's heavier than most standard refrigerators.

Also, something else you need - a 2nd one for stereo. :)
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I've been listening to it some at work. It is not in a corner though, so I'm still not getting the full effect. And I seriously doubt I'll ever get another one. I'm into this one for very little money. Early this year I found some sort of Williamson-Stancor mono amp, so I think I'm going to have it restored and set up a mono system that is capable of playing the 78s. I'll be happy with that.

Digging in the 78s, I have found three recorded ones that just say "Stag Party" on the label. I'll be interested in hearing what's on those.
 
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