That looks to me like a rebranded Seville.

It had lived in Phoenix for a few years, and the wood was very dry. It soaked up a quarter of a bottle of lemon oil, then I hand polished it with furniture polish. It's definitely a looker now... a listener too!

Some photos of the Cortez in its new home... http://www.vintageip.com/pics/brunswickcortez01-lil.jpg http://www.vintageip.com/pics/brunswickcortez02-lil.jpg http://www.vintageip.com/pics/brunswickcortez03-lil.jpg http://www.vintageip.com/pics/brunswickcortez04-lil.jpg http://www.vintageip.com/pics/b...

Here's a handy little gadget for those with cabinet machines. I just got a Brunswick Cortez and the tonearm bends the opposite way than I am used to with my Victrola. My living room isn't brightly lit, so I kept missing the outer groove when I went to play a record. I got one of these little LED lig...

Just took delivery of a Brunswick Cortez. Here are a couple of quick recordings of it... Raymond Scott: The Penguin http://www.vintageip.com/xfers/thepenguin.mp3 Raymond Scott: Dinner Music For A Pack Of Hungry Cannibals http://www.vintageip.com/xfers/dinnermusic.mp3 Ted Lewis "St Louis Blues&q...

I'm very interested in 78s, particularly acoustically recorded (pre-electric) music. I actually had a CD label as a side business for a while doing transfers and restoration of rare 78s, and I could get spectacular results out of electricals, but the acoustics were a real struggle. When I would play...