This offering is for a vintage german tube radio and turntable combination. Model 1960 – 61. Unfortunately, the sound qualities in this videos are inadequate and maybe the videos will not be shown in all countries. For this reason I have made several videos. This Braun Radio-Phono-Combination PKG 5-81 is very nice to look at. The video and the pictures shows the good condition. Today, this model can be found only rarely. This radio-phono combination was produced according to my knowledge, in a quantity of only 500 pieces. The design with its clear lines was already trendsetting in the late fifties. The PKG 5-81 just fits into any living room. The combination looks very elegant with its honey-colored wood surface. This radio is pleasent and certainly is an eye-catcher. Braun his time was far ahead. The radio has the typical design of Hans Gugelot, he designed 1955 the first Music cabinet Phonosuper SK4, consisting of a wooden cabinet made of maple and is fitted with a tube radio chassis, a record player and broadband speaker. The design was already trendsetting in the late fifties. Radios from other manufacturers were still in furniture in the so-called “Gelsenkirchen Baroque”. For these reasons, Braun-Radios were mainly bought by the avantgarde, for example, by doctors, lawyers, architects or higher officials. Some models of the house Braun located in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. These combinations are very rare these days to find and mostly owned by collectors from Braun-equipment. The housing is made of wood, as well as the pedestal. This combination has some special features. The two-piece stereo combination consists of the active radio part and a pedestal. In the upper unit radio, record player and speakers are built. The turntable is visible protected by a sliding glass panel. The wooden pedestal can be disassembled. Due to it´s weight, the radio combination is delivered in two packages. These analogous technology can not be compared with today’s analogous or. Please note the technical equipment was developed about sixty years ago and do not expect a high-end device. The housing is made out of a combination of wood and glass. It has some special features, it consists radio, record player and speaker. The combination provides the sound these Braun radios are known for. The radio does have built-in antennas. Please note this is a Europaen model. FM works up to 100MHz (almost up to 102MHz). The turntable is designed for Stereo-playback of vinyl records. The amplifier tubes are 2x EL84, output power per channel is 6 W. For stereo playback of analogous records an additional external 5 Ohm speaker must be connected. The speeds of turntable may be adjusted to 16, 33, 45 and 78 rpm. The stylus is not original. To play records at 78rpm this stylus is less suitable. At the end of the record, the motor switches (sometimes not) off. The cabinet and the glass cover have signs of wear. I cleaned the chassis as well as the housing very carefully. Because of their age many electronic components are subject to deterioration and wear. For theses reasons I have these parts replaced with high-quality, new components as shown in the photos of the inside of the unit. For the technically interested readers some details. ECH81, EF89, EBF89, EM84, ECC83, ECC83, EL84, EL84. Loudspeaker 2: Isophon Tweeter and Isophon Broadband. Wave bands: Medium Wave-Broadcast, Short wave, Long Wave, FM. Power: Switchable to AC 110 – 220Volt. Material: Wooden Case with pedestal. Dimensions: 37.2 x 25.6 x 14.4 inch, (945 x 650 x 365 mm). Net weight: 58 lb, 9.4 oz (26,6kg). All have been carefully restored and works well, as the YouTube-Videos show. However, I would point out that the combination, perhaps sometime in the future, may have an error. But even in this case a solution is possible. Attached are the service manuals/schematics, so a good technician can perform possible repairs. Still, if you have any questions about this wonderful device, please contact me. A few words about me. I’m radio and television master of the “old school”. The training in Germany will be made dual. This is of great advantage. It means the trainee is formed parallel in the company and at school. The company provides practical knowledge and the school teaches the theoretical fundamentals. After three and a half years there is a final exam in theory and practice. By the master exam is possible to open his own business and young people to train. My training in the craft began in 1967 as the tube technology was at its peak. Over time I have repaired several thousand devices expertly. All offered radios are in my collection for decades. Now I reduce my collection and offering some special pieces here. I will gladly answer your questions about tube radios. I´m using a check-list with many points for all work which has to be done in an old tube-radio. The finish is original, certainly has the crazing in the finish that is so common to these radios, but it is still shiny and attractive. The original bottom panel is also in place. Please look to the pictures carefully. Traces of use the radio shows make it a beautiful antique. This beauty radio with it’s lovely furniture, dial glass and speaker grille must not be damaged. I will package this radio personally to make sure it is done correctly. My packaging meets the requirements of the German Post / DHL. To prevent future damage in transit, I revised the packaging as shown on the pictures. Braun, some interesting facts. The company Max Braun oHG was founded in 1921 by the engineer Max Braun in Frankfurt. 1923 constructed Max Brown his first radio and produced for the expanding radio industry tube socket and accessories. The great success encouraged him to move already two years later in a new factory building. There, the production of an amplifier for the sound of large events began. At the end of the decade, Brown took over the production of radio receivers in license by Carl Sevecke. With the beginning of 1933 the development and production of self-developed radio began. These were the models Mozart, Edel-Super and Super W4, and the production of the Volksempfänger. The first predecessor of SK55 was music combination Phono-Super 637GW. At 1936, the first portable radios were designed and manufactured. Due to the war years the company Braun had to take over the production of armaments. In 1944 the Frankfurt factories were destroyed by air raids. The production facilities were built after the war. In addition to other equipment there began the production of the first dry shaver Model 50S. After the sudden death of Max Braun 1951 (he was only 61 years old) took his sons Artur and Erwin Braun company. Erwin Braun formed the appearance of the company completely around. He changed the face in the company and unified the product range. A fundamentally new was the thought to establish a department for design. Here new products should be developed, which should be distinguished by a different appearance from the crowd of other manufacturers. It emerged in teamwork most products and designs. Very farsighted was also collaborating with the School of Design in Ulm, Germany, here the foundations were laid for the world-famous Braun design. Important names for product design were beside Fritz Eichler, also Hans Gugelot, Wilhelm Wagenfeld, Herbert Hirche and Dieter Rams. Early pioneering products in the radio range are the small tube radio SK 1 and the radio-phonograph combination series “PK-G”. Reactions to the straightforward style, which was characterized by its clear forms, could not be greater. Some loved the Braun design, others despised him. It was especially the elite who was enthusiastic about the design and was in accordance with purchasing power. Only gradually copied some manufacturers the design, it was the so-called Nordic style in the sixties. The last Braun appliances with the model name Atelier was delivered in the year 1990. The free listing tool. The item “Vintage German Tube Radio BRAUN PKG 5-81 with TURNTABLE produced 1960″ is in sale since Thursday, July 07, 2016. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Radio, Phonograph, TV, Phone\Radios\Tube Radios\1960-Now”. The seller is “radiomanufaktur” and is located in Rhineland-Palatinate. This item can be shipped to United States, to all countries in Europe, to Canada, to China, to Mexico, to Japan, BR, to Australia.
