Steve Schell
12-15-2006, 11:49 PM
Some items are being sold on ebay from the collection of the late Avery Fisher. A furniture finish C55 bass enclosure is offered in this auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/JBL-C55-Vintage-Speaker-Lansing-2x15-Woofer-Bass-Horn_W0QQitemZ230066041569QQihZ013QQcategoryZ3284Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
The seller's descriptions are worth reading. A pair of JBL N-500 dividing networks was sold in an earlier auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/JBL-N-500-Vintage-Speaker-Crossovers-Lansing-N500-Pair_W0QQitemZ230059477599QQihZ013QQcategoryZ3284Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I seem to recall reading an interview with Mr. Fisher years ago in which the author mentioned the presence of a Western Electric 594A compression driver in his home system. The seller mentions this as well as JBL 375s, W.E. 26A horn, 597A tweeter and a Jensen 18" woofer. Mr. Fisher also owned a late 1930s Lansing Iconic fancy Salon model, the very one exhibited in the recent JBL History exhibit:
http://audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=10709&highlight=history+exhibit
Mr. Fisher donated this speaker to JBL's collection; we ran across correspondence between Mr. Fisher and William Thomas to this effect in the JBL archives.
It gives me a warm feeling to know that Avery Fisher collected and used JBL as well as some of the finest classic theatre equipment, during an era when most of it was being taken out of service and discarded as scrap. He had taste.
http://cgi.ebay.com/JBL-C55-Vintage-Speaker-Lansing-2x15-Woofer-Bass-Horn_W0QQitemZ230066041569QQihZ013QQcategoryZ3284Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
The seller's descriptions are worth reading. A pair of JBL N-500 dividing networks was sold in an earlier auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/JBL-N-500-Vintage-Speaker-Crossovers-Lansing-N500-Pair_W0QQitemZ230059477599QQihZ013QQcategoryZ3284Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I seem to recall reading an interview with Mr. Fisher years ago in which the author mentioned the presence of a Western Electric 594A compression driver in his home system. The seller mentions this as well as JBL 375s, W.E. 26A horn, 597A tweeter and a Jensen 18" woofer. Mr. Fisher also owned a late 1930s Lansing Iconic fancy Salon model, the very one exhibited in the recent JBL History exhibit:
http://audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=10709&highlight=history+exhibit
Mr. Fisher donated this speaker to JBL's collection; we ran across correspondence between Mr. Fisher and William Thomas to this effect in the JBL archives.
It gives me a warm feeling to know that Avery Fisher collected and used JBL as well as some of the finest classic theatre equipment, during an era when most of it was being taken out of service and discarded as scrap. He had taste.