JBond

There is a story about someone who didn't think the Nagra logo on the spine of a book was the correct way. He decided to pry the strip of aluminum off the spine of a $500 book that was only three weeks old to be able to turn it around and make it look the way he wanted it to. He then found it was made of high-tech plastic that mimics natural aluminum beautifully. That strip must have broken on him since it was bonded to the book's spine. To his surprise, oh, it's plastic! So he had to make a new one out of Real Alumnum and use Nagra's current logo today. "Here is an update about "The Book". I could not live with this upside-down spine. Finding it a terrible mistake of the publisher, who did not, to this date, answered my question about it. I also found the typeface wrong, not like the real logo. So I made my own edition. Took the faulty one off and made a new one. In photo-etched real aluminium. Not like the cheap laser cut plastic one. Should I ask for a discount?? They are in it for the money." As it turns out, the logo on the Nagrabook was NOT a terrible mistake but was actually on the correct path of (European publishing standards), and the font they used for the book's logo was a closer look to the original older Nagra logo, which started on the Nagra II ci in 1957. and is on the majority of Nagra products throughout Nagra's history. The book is not a Nagra product or sold by Nagra and should not have the exact copyrighted Nagra Group logo that's even on cable boxes, etc. For this book's purpose, that modern logo is irrelevant to this book as most of the early nagras and history is what this book is about. So, all of this is his own doing, and then he has the nerve to complain about the book being cheap. It's not cheap at all. The only way to tell if that spine is aluminum or plastic is to take a knife and destroy it. And that is what he did. He is building himself up at the expense of the book. 1) So, the publisher did not use the wrong logo. 2) And the publisher did not put the logo on backward. 3) And the book is in no way cheaply done. I have nothing to do with this book whatsoever; I first learned of it when Vienna posted the link back in October when everyone else did. My review of the book speaks for itself. He is wrong about the quality, and I'm pointing it out. Scroll through these pictures and Notice the Nagra logos on each of the pictures, In the last picture, two pictures: One that came with the book and the Narga group logo in the last photo.

Now that I have received my Nagrabook, I can give more insight into the book to end any speculation; When I signed for delivery of this Nagrabook, I could not help but notice the heavy weight of the package when handed over by the postman. The pictures of the book online do not do justice to the size of this remarkable book. The quality of the work involved in constructing the actual book that Ernst Hrabalek did and published is impressive. Once you hold it, it becomes clear that no expense was spared in creating this book. Each time you turn the page, you feel the heavy-weight paper only to view another quality image that pops right out at you, but most important to me was seeing the vast number of incredible, previously unseen rare photos of very early Nagras, which is exciting. After all these years of seeing all things Nagra and now seeing for the first time all these new photos of very early Nagras all together, it was a surreal experience. I never thought I would see such a collection of the rarest of rare early Nagra recorders compiled in one giant eight-pound book in English, no less. The outer spine of the book has a strip of what looks like lightly brushed aluminum with the name Nagra cut out. If you look closely, you will see that it comes with protective plastic over the aluminum. The purchaser can either leave the plastic coating on or peel it to reveal the natural beauty of the aluminum in all its glory. Yes, the cost of producing this fine-quality, once-in-a-lifetime book is reflected in the price. I will have more to say about the aluminum strip in another post. I would expect nothing less when a Nagra is involved. I have spent countless thousands on my collection. Of course, I will buy the only Nagrabook ever produced in my lifetime. I hoped it would show me new and unseen photos of Nagras and stories about Kudelski. I had never seen or heard about it, so yes, I had to make this gamble. Even though I didn't know what to expect in this expensive book, I knew I had to find out. I'm telling anyone genuinely interested in Nagra, especially Nagra Collectors, right now, in no uncertain terms, that you should not pass up buying this book. You won't be disappointed; I wasn't disappointed. As always, Roland did an excellent job putting all the information together; Roland always finds a way to add a few other recorders from the same period for comparison and mixes them here and there among the Nagras, which works very well. The other brand recorders take up very minimal space in the book and only complement Nagra. This book is Roland's best work if you're a fan of Roland's previous books. I have to say, though, if not for Ernst publishing the book, we would not be talking about a Nagrabook of this size, quality, and complete content today. Very few publishers would publish a book like this due to the sheer cost, primarily if the book is targeted at a smaller audience. Most publishers want to move books fast and make as much money as possible as quickly as possible, or they pass on publishing the book altogether, and that would have been everyone's loss. Remember this fact: There will never be another Nagrabook that is this complete again. Nagra/ Kudelski and employees have contributed a large part of everything they have to this book. There will never be another book made with the amount of new information and the amount of old, rare, never-seen photos before. Inside the book are stories from the Kudelski family's detailed history of manufacturing recorders and many different phototypes of just about every Nagra recorder made and ones that were never made. With all the pages to read, completing this book will take me a year. Thank God it's in English. Finally, it is not another picture book for me, as I only know one language. This book was not written and published with so much attention to detail and quality to "make money." It was published to reflect the quality and love of Nagra and to show many rare recorders from the world's most extraordinary Nagra collection shining in the best possible light. With the amount of work, time, energy, and money that must have been put into making this book, what was it 5 years in the making? The publisher allowed time to get things correct. Why would the publisher and author downgrade and cheapen their dream of having a great Nagrabook like this? To sell more books? I don't think so; Ernst and Roland put a fantastic book together here. Never lower your standards. They put all that work into it, taking their time to get it right. We should respect the author and publisher's choices in making this book, the way they wanted it to be made, and how they wanted it to reflect on Nagra, and we should thank them profusely for making this outstanding one-of-a-kind Benchmark Nagra Book for us. It's not a technical repair book; it's a history book with many things you have not seen before. After owning this book and viewing what is inside, I wholeheartedly recommend it. I would not want it in any other size, shape, or form other than the way it was intended to be. As others who have bought the book have said, it is worth every penny, and I agree. It's so well made that someone said it will last for centuries. I feel very fortunate to own this book. Nagra has been my passion for many, many years, and I still can't believe how much I have missed out on until owning this book. Thank You very much, Ernst, Roland, and Marguerite Kudelski, for making this fantastic book a reality.

For those who follow Nagra Stories on JWSOUND, a Number 08 Nagra III is up on eBay USA. Backwords B, 5, upside down 8, light on the left side, followed by 0, 8, all going upstairs. I do not know the seller. One day back in 1958, a Nagra employee must have had a rough weekend.

Made in Sweden, Nagra style It's made like what you would expect from a new Nagra handheld device, a toy? or something else. There is a lot to it, so you must watch to actually see all that it does, along with the matching mixer and microphone. The bright orange patch on the back is a very puzzling choice of color with the fine-quality anodized aluminum case. A brown patch of genuine leather would have given it a more fitting, more expensive look.

Jez, what can I do with just a leg? Ralphy keeps rubbing the leg; his Mother is freaking out. The leg in the window with passers-by in the street

You should. It will look good👍

The Story of the Nagra ISS, the one that got away, The Story of the Nagra ISS, the old one that got away turns into "New Old Stock" that never goes away, Mega Rare!

Maybe you're right grawk

So let me understand, you both saw it on that site "le Bon Coinand" and he copied and put it on eBay, then sold it before he even owned it? Now he goes back to buy it on the site and it is gone? So you bought it on that site before he did? and do you have it in your possession for 400 euros?

This recorder isn't mine. I don't know the seller but I thought I would share it here because we talked about the 1958 Nagra III in great detail when I first found mine many years ago. Back then, no one knew what the serial numbers meant or even cared much about it either. Nagra never told anyone how to figure it out, so it was always just a random number to everyone. Now, if you're into Nagra and you happen to read Jwsound, you know how to figure out when a Nagra III was made and how many were made per year, with few exceptions. Though there might be some small differences in the numbers, it's still the best and only way to know the year and number made. The seller is asking $7,500 for it, way more than Nagra III's sell for -15 times the usual sale price. The seller knows it's number B5802 from 1958, or they wouldn't be starting so high. It would have been more exciting if one of us found it for sale and figured it out to be a 5802 instead of the seller. The best offer will determine the price. I like the term he used in the title I wasn't going to copy it. The year made of the Nagra III today is now common knowledge. He found a lottery ticket because of his knowledge. You can find the auction on eBay France and watch the video of it playing. I'm only sharing this because of the historical value of the 1958 Nagra III. There was not a 1957 Nagra III maybe that prototype Nagra has in the case was made in 1957. So this find just adds to the Jwsound Nagra Stories topic. If the seller got his info from here, good for them! I hope they make a good profit. Let's face it there is nowhere this information exists written down other than on Nagra Stories and for this guy, it's going to pay off. Don't forget there is another special Nagra III recorder, its number 67 10000 Nagra made a big deal of their 10,000 Nagra III

The Iconic Nagra III - There was only one production unit before this one. The second Nagra III ever made is still alive and for sale in France. As of now, there are only five 1958 Nagra IIIs known to exist. Fewer than 109 were produced in 1958. Picture Credit eBay

Good find in screenshots jonG and dela, Speaking of the IS in the wild, I had previously found this in the wilds of YouTube. Nagra IS and Pink Floyd perform in the same video. I thought because of the copyright, it would've been taken down by now. This song fits so well in this video. It's almost like the IS is singing out "Help me!" That tape end sticking out and going around also gives it a special look from back in the day. It shows what these great soundmen had to deal with. It's almost unbelievable compared to today's digital recorders. Hats off to you, Jeff, Philip, and the many others who used these Nagra recorders every day to record so many great movies and sounds for us that today we just take for granted. The amount of time involved just dealing with "the tape", wow.

Jez, Alright, look, here these three items right here, you can have this, WD40, Vice grips, and um some duck tape. Any man worth his salt taking my Nagra II to Mount Everest will need duck tape. Anything else you need you just borrow it, that's all.

Cabinet Doors Closed... Cabinet Doors Open... How did you get all of those recorders?

Well, I'm sure glad we got that all cleared up. Not sure what I missed or know what post you are referring to, but I think we got away pretty damm cheap under the circumstances. Sounds like you know your stuff. I won't ask anything about what you just wrote because of the costs involved, but how much will it cost to ask what your favorite Nagra was and if you have any pictures from back in the day?