Ultra Minstrel T611

		Home New Stuff Author Links Guest book Web-log	Adverts Bric-a-brac Calculators Components Ephemera Events	For Sale Glossary History Hit or Miss Radios Transport	Ultra Vales Wanted Metal Puzzles Articles Clocks

Ultra Electric: Brochures: Minstrel T611

This bold brochure from 1950 shows the T611 "Minstrel" table radio. Minstrel was a name to be used throughout the 1950's by Ultra, but this model is one of a few that used Mazda valves rather than Mullard. Simple two colour (black and red) brochure using the circular design common to Pinnacle valves literature, with a window that I'm sure must be a TV screen. Copy is a bit repetitive - it must use the word "scientific" at least once in every paragraph!

Ultra Electric Ltd., Western Avenue., London W.3. L611.

inside left inside right

The Ultra Minstrel the set with the scientifically shaped cabinet
-shallow from front to rear

Difficulties overcome
In the Ultra Minstrel you have a set that produces the purest tone you have ever heard. The difficulties of correct cabinet design have been overcome with the result that those barriers of flat dull tone that used to divide you from reality have been swept away.

Superb Set
Of course, it goes without saying that even with this scientifically shaped cabinet you could not get such results unless the "set" itself is built to the highest electronic engineering standards. The Ultra Minstrel, we are proud to say, is one if the finest sets we have ever produced and there's no doubt you'll agree.
£21. 13. 4 tax paid

The Ultra Minstrel - music at its best

Perfection in Tone
In the never-ending struggle to achieve perfection in tone Ultra have taken a great step forward. For some time it has been a known fact that the best possible reproduction of sound could only come from a set in a cabinet that conformed to certain scientific principles. The difficulty was to approach as near as possible these ideal proportions.

Beautiful Finish
Quite apart from the wonderful scientific aspect of the Ultra Minstrel, the appearance is something to gloat over. As so often is the case, a thing that is scientifically designed is particularly pleasing to the eye in its shape. This is so, and what is more the cabinet is finished in the most beautifully figured walnut - a distinguished addition to a well-furnished room.
takes you a leap ahead in listening

Special Features
Three valves (including two multiple purpose) and mains rectifier. High Q iron dust cored coils with silver mica capacitors giving maximum stability, conversion gain and selectivity. Specially designed cabinet giving great purity of tone. Intermediate frequency and other circuit details have been designed with regard to the "Copenhagen" wave-length agreement which comes into use early in 1950.
Power Supply
200-250 volts A.C. 50-100 cycles
Waveband Coverage
Short wave 16-50 metres; Medium wave 190-555 metres; Lond wave 1000-2000 metres.
Valve Combination
V1 Mazda 6C6 low noise triode-hexode frequency changer. V2 Mazda 6F15 high gain I.F. amplifier. V3 Mazda Pen 45DD output tetrode demodulator and A.V.C. voltage generator. V4 Mazda UU6 full wave rectifier.

Loudspeaker
High efficiency 8-in. permanent magnet moving coil speaker. Peak audio power output up to 5 watts which, with the specially designed cabinet, gives more than adequate volume with exceptional purity of tone. Extension loudspeaker sockets are provided.
Gramophone Arrangements
The triode circuit of the frequency changer operates as an audio amplifier when reproducing gramophone records. Ample volume is obtainable when using a normal magnetic or crystal type pick-up.
Controls
(1) Tuning; (2) Volume control and on/off switch; (3) Tone control using negative feed back principle; (4) Wave change/Gram switch.
Styling
Scientifically designed walnut finished cabinet with beautifully grained selected walnut fron panel. It is only 7 3/4 ins. deep permitting it to stand snugly against a wall. Height 15 1/8 ins.; depth 7 3/4 ins.