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He got his ham radio license and later he acquired his First Class Radio Telephone license at age 16. Metzner built his first crystal radio set at age 9. We are so glad to have spent some time with the family! What a rich history! The Metzner's graciously invited us into their Beverly Hills home, participated in a lengthy interview and served a wonderful lunch. Richard Metzner, Esther and Robert's son, enabled the 2012 interview. Metzner on December 21, 2014.Įsther Groper Metzner (DecemJuly 21, 201)Įsther Metzner's obituary in the Los Angeles TimesĬhris and I felt very fortunate that Dr. We were saddened to learn about the passing of Robert G. The Metzner Family - Esther Metzner, Robert Metzner & Richard Metzner
Roberts Recorders (which became Rheem Roberts).Pacific Sound Equipment Company International, Inc.Metzner founded several companies including: Freeman was a brief rebranding of Akai machines as part of Roberts Electronics, then dropped. Akai branded units in the US prior to 1971 were mostly brought back from Asia by service personnel.
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Akai was free to sell the Robert Metzner designed recorders everywhere except in North America, branding them as Akai. Robert Metzner (Califone/Roberts Recorders) designed Akai’s recorders, Akai built them, sent them to Roberts in the US who inspected the machines and sold them only in North America under the Roberts brand. Roberts Recorders' staff performed quality control checks on every unit when it arrived in California, prior to being sent to distributors. Roberts reel to reel tape recorders were built in Japan by Akai according to Robert Metzner's specs. We provide links to video clips from the interview on this and the Stories page. Richard Metzner facilitated the interview and Robert Metzner's wife of 72 years, Esther Metzner joined in the interview and hosted lunch. Metzner in his home in Beverly Hills, California. On December 11, 2012, Chris & Martin Theophilus, Directors for the Museum of Magnetic Sound Recording, interviewed 95 year old Robert G. Our MOMSR collection is available in a 7 hour video production divided by manufacturer and downloadable for $9.95 at this link
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