Brunswick Piano? Final Chapter.
By Karl Ellison
Howdie!
About a month ago, I wrote that I was forwarding photographs of a possible piano (unit) that the Brunswick corp. made to same. At least their radio was in it, and the boilerplate on the back of the unit was a Brunswick.
To refresh memories, it was a cabinet piano with a Recordo player unit in the upper part of what looked to be a china cabinet sitting on top, and a Brunswick radio on top of that. The piano itself was a "B.H. Janssen", *not* Janssen proper. Front of unit has desk draws just like you'd expect on an old roll-top desk.
I received a nice letter back from the Brunswick Corp in Lake Forest, IL., Eugene Fisher, Director of Marketing:
"Neither the writer (Gene) nor his associates has any knowledge of Brunswick having produced an instrument of the type pictured in your photos. Our most likely surmise is that the manufacturer of the instrument (which we've never heard of!) incorporated a Brunswick radio with it as one of it's component parts, for Brunswick *did* manufacture radios in the year 1929."
Also enclosed with this letter (and my pics) was a large hard-cover book "Brunswick: The Story of an American Company from 1845 to 1985". I'm sure they've got a million of 'em around there, but I though it was awfully nice of Gene to enclose it. It's fascinating reading.
So it looks like my friend has a true hybred, to which it's history is still not known.
I'd be happy to send to pic's to anyone who wants to take a look, if you promise to send them back.
Welp, I guess this closes out my search for exactly where this thing came from.
Robin Pratt: I enjoyed yout pictures in this month's AMICA publication!
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