behringer is a multinational group of companies , with direct marketing presence in 10 countries or territories and a sales network in over 130 countries around the world .

the company is owned by music group , a holding company chaired by uli behringer , which also owns other audio companies such as midas , klark teknik and bugera , as well as electronic manufacturing services company eurotec .

in june 2012 , music group also acquired turbosound company , which designs and manufactures professional loudspeaker systems and was formerly owned by harman .

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while behringer can legally clone curtis’s circuit designs , mary curtis’s message highlights that behringer ‘knockoffs’ impact the viability of ‘authentic’ reissues .
“while behringer can legally clone curtis’s circuit designs , mary curtis’s message highlights that behringer ‘knockoffs’ impact the viability of ‘authentic’ reissues . ”
coolaudio is owned by behringer . i ' ve heard stories where they refused to sell to companies they thought might compete with behringer . neil
savvy about the circuit board ruling , roland took behringer to court in 2005 for copying the look of its boss pedals , claiming that behringer was creating brand confusion . behringer and roland settled out of court , and the look of behringer’s cheaper cloned pedals changed quickly . but the settlement didn’t stop behringer from copying the look of line 6’s pedals .
you’re also blithely ignoring that your cheap gear is only possible because behringer uses poorly paid factory chinese workers that work and live at ‘behringer city’ .
mesa ' s was also less than behringer ( . 71 ) of course that ' s comparing guitar amps to behringers entire line not just behringer amps .
alcoa , inc . , individually and as successor - in - interest to reynolds metal company , appellant v . barbara behringer and leroy behringer , appellees .
proud owner of several quality behringer products here . the road goes both ways .
well i just put an order for a moog d . well done behringer !
behringer tends to offer two defenses of the cloning . in the post linking to information about the peavey and mackie suits , behringer offers several other links to court briefs about other musical instrument companies infringing copyright . behringer’s defense there seems to be , more or less , that everyone does it , so why shouldn’t behringer .
according to uli behringer his piano teacher , impressed with his sense of perfect pitch , nicknamed him
the ear
, the inspiration for the behringer ear logo .
more recently , peavey filed an action against behringer in the southern district of mississippi , accusing behringer of infringing a patent relating to the peavey messenger portable sound system .
because ajh , . com etc plus the diy scene are so small as to be almost completely insignificant compared to behringer . even moog themselves are tiny compared to behringer .
the original behringer will be worth more and it is the one everybody will want .
there was the old studio rule . . never send audio thru a behringer product .
behringer is chinese , they purpose built a factory there to make all their products .
there isn ' t a chinese contractor making stuff for behringer , behringer factory in china is owned by them and it is the one who manufactures for other audio companies .
if audio passes through it and it says behringer , i will not use it .
patent and competition issues between peavey and behringer brand owner the music group ( uli behringer pictured ) look set to be keeping m’learned friends very busy over the next few months .
7 . in this case , the duty to mr . behringer , if any , would necessarily arise from and be dependent on the duty , if any , to mrs . behringer . because we conclude alcoa did not owe a legal duty to mrs . behringer , we necessarily conclude alcoa did not owe a derivative legal duty to mr . behringer .
…you just victims of the troll behringer campaign , and fashion victims of the moog brand .
i wouldn ' t have an issue with behringer if the minimoog was out of production .
behringer is not evil but they take us down the wrong path , ethically . . .
uli behringer producing a minimoog clone in vietnam or malaysia for $ 400 is a disgrace .
if behringer hadn ' t done it , i ' m positive someone else would have .
whistle blowing ? please . uli has his components manufactured in behringer city for a reason . i harbor no prejudice for or against behringer , but c’mon , he’s not synth - jesus .
this attitude is why i think that behringer might be wise to purchase an existing synth company .
you think behringer can win you over ? . . . . x32 that is . . .
winners of behringer - crawford’s annual two - headed calf awards announced ; reservations by feb . 28
in the gearslutz thread where founder uli behringer announced his plans to manufacture his model d clone , he offered an alternate story about the roland debacle and also provided some links to information about the mackie suit ( to a gearslutz post defending behringer ) and a lawsuit with peavey that behringer won .
yes this is just blatant behringer bashing . this article insinuates that behringer are somehow desecrating curtis’ name by stealing his legacy and using his name to sell synths ( they haven’t even made yet ) .
but then briefly informs us at the very end that behringer aren’t actually doing any of these things .
there ' s the addition of white / pink noise , too , but behringer sounds pretty thin .
in 1997 , mackie sued behringer and its us distributor samson over cloning its mixers . mackie won the suit that year , but in 1999 a judge ruled that even though behringer’s circuit boards were plagiarized , circuit board design is not covered by us copyright law . this basically freed behringer to clone as it wished . when mackie released its onyx line a few years later , behringer released its xenyx mixers .
i think people are annoyed with the behringer model d because of the history of behringer cloning other manufacturer ' s products down to the smallest detail . would you not be annoyed if behringer released the
rubehrcon
, a complete rubicon clone down to the panel interface , at a fraction of the cost ?
the behringer - related entities currently involved in these suits include : music group services lu sarl , a corporation currently located on mauritius ( an island off the coast of madagascar ) ; music group services us , inc . , a washington state corporation ; behringer international gmbh , a german corporation ; behringer holdings ( pte ) ltd . , a singapore company ; red chip company ltd . , a british virgin islands corporation ; behringer usa inc . , a washington state corporation ; and behringer spezielle studiotechnik gmbh , a german corporation .
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re : you think behringer can win you over ? . . . . x32 that is . . .
behringer deserves the same honest critique that every other manufacturer gets from users here . even at their prices .
for the record i won ' t be buying the behringer minimoog , i don ' t need one .
wow the demo comparison sounds pretty close . does behringer have plans to make a keyboard version of this ?
so we have a confirmed hit . despite the grumpyness of some . well done , behringer . . .
i thought you might like to see a memorial for andy marvin behringer i found on findagrave . com .
winners of behringer - crawford’s annual two - headed calf awards announced ; reservations by feb . 28 | nkytribune
i have a x32 , xr18 , ada8200 , and many other behringer products and they have served me very well . never had a problem and been a behringer user for more then 10 years . just my 2c
behringer is an audio equipment company founded by uli behringer in 1989 , in willich , germany . behringer was listed as the 14th largest manufacturer of music products in 2007 . [ 3 ] behringer is a multi - national group of companies , with direct marketing presence in 10 countries or territories and a sales network in over 130 countries around the world . though originally a german manufacturer , the company now makes its products in china .
i see a lot of people comparing this to how behringer is helping musicians by providing them what they need .
behringer and mackie : in 1997 , mackie sued not only behringer but distributor samson and retailer sam ash . mackie claimed that behringer mixers were intended as exact copies of mackie mixers – not only of external look and feel , but circuit design and individual components . in 1999 , behringer and samson claimed a decision by the us copyright office “vindicated” the company . that supposed vindication is fairly empty , however . the us copyright office didn’t say that behringer’s circuit designs were original . instead , they said that the circuit board designs weren’t covered by the us copyright office . that has more to do with peculiarities of us intellectual property law than it does a vindication of behringer .
well i just put an order for a moog d . well done behringer ! i still have a week before i can send the behringer back . i someone can ' t wait to get theirs get in touch . . .
we at behringer believe that our sole purpose is to be an academy , because learning and teaching are . . .
and has been working to release other classic designs to meet growing demand . and they take issue with behringer’s clones .
sure , behringer deserves the same honest critique that every other manufacturer gets from users here . even at their prices .
there ' s one case where behringer ' s build could be an increase in quality compared to the current version .
will admit : if behringer were to make a small easel i know i ' d buy two of ' em .
) , memorial page for andy marvin behringer ( 1 mar 1941–10 nov 1966 ) , find a grave memorial no .
whether it’s that noble mission or a cold , calculated market play , behringer is evidently proud to continue the practice .
behringer has it ' s place amount the poor and down trodden . i have 4 bcfs 3 bcrs and 2 ada8000s
anyway : buing the behringer clone will not stop your desire of owning the real thing , you will always be a looser , poor , making mr . behringer more rich , and always staiyng unsatisfaid cause you dont own the real thing .
while behringer has recently announced plans to clone everything synth - related , not everyone is enamored with the company’s cloning plans .
maybe , just maybe , behringer has done a lot more than lots of people want to see for the music industry .
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update : the sales rep at sweetwater says the expected delivery date for the behringer model d is the beginning of october .
behringer awards just keep coming , with pro sound web and live sound international announcing the new behringer x32 compact digital mixing console and p16 - m 16 - channel digital personal mixer as top winners at this years annual
readers’ choice awards
.
patent and competition issues between peavey and behringer look set to be keeping m’learned friends very busy over the next few months .
the only company that has ever had any limited success against behringer was boss , a japanese company , whereby in good asian tradition the dispute was settled outside of the courtroom , whereby behringer accepted to change a few of it ' s products .
that create digital music post gives the most comprehensive and digestible rundown of behringer’s legal troubles out there . but to summarize :
behringer and roland / boss : in 2005 , roland sued behringer for duplicating the look and feel of its guitar pedals . the blog music thing had a nice visual of just what this looked like . in this case , there was no claim about underlying circuit design , but the look and feel or “trade dress” is covered legally . again , behringer was not exactly vindicated . the two companies reached a settlement . the terms remained confidential , but behringer did modify the look of its pedals .
behringer has given the same treatment to products by boss , tech 21 , electro–harmonix , mackie , line 6 , and more . as mentioned in a comprehensive create digital music post about behringer’s lawsuits from 2009 , the company even cloned apple’s home page .
coolaudio is owned by behringer . blaa blaa blaa blaa blaa blaa blaa blaa blaa blaa blaa blaa blaa blaa blaa blaa . neil
[ . . . ] making top gear is just not behringer ' s aim , nor philosophy . [ . . . ]
and wants a ( mini ) moog , odds are they aren ' t even going to consider the behringer device . these are
these are not the only cases of behringer products that are designed to look like someone else’s products . as noted in comments , even the screenshot of the behringer website is of monitors intended to look like those from krk . part of why i’m taking up the behringer stories is that music thing isn’t around to do it any more , but here are some of tom’s best hits :
appellant alcoa , inc . appeals the judgment on a jury verdict in favor of appellees barbara behringer and leroy behringer , for damages they allege arose because mrs . behringer contracted mesothelioma by breathing asbestos dust brought home in the 1950s on her then - husband ' s work clothes . under the facts of this case , we conclude alcoa did not owe a legal duty to mrs . behringer . accordingly , we reverse the judgment of the trial court and render judgment that appellees take nothing on their claims against alcoa .
behringer is cloning ‘curtis chips’ – integrated circuits , designed by doug curtis of curtis electromusic specialities , used in many classic vintage synths .
i don ' t have any problem with behringer cloning the minimoog . it just doesn ' t bother me the slightest little bit .
what seems to be true is that whenever behringer teams up with midas for anything , it turns out to be pretty dang awesome .
though you obviously will always find something to moan about , it will probably be something about behringer ' s analogue poly happy meal .
behringer and line 6 : what’s more disturbing to me is that , after reaching a legal settlement with roland , behringer simply moved on to a different vendor . in 2007 , behringer introduced a new line of pedals copying line 6 instead of boss . again , music thing’s tom whitwell did a visual comparison . less extreme , but demonstrating behringer continues to try to steal line 6 market share by looking like line 6 , even the prize for the web design competition ( the v - amp ) is intended to clone line 6’s pod .
you can see that median fifa rank of countries that voted is highest for behringer , though lloyd got plenty of votes from captains and coaches in top 20 - ranked nations . the higher the level of competition , the more behringer is represented among first - place votes .
bottom line - i was seriously impressed and i tip my hat to behringer for pulling it off cuz i thought he was just bullshitting .
facility type : office owner : behringer harvard northborough , lp property manager : cb richard ellis , inc . label years : 2001 , 2012
in 2006 , however , the fcc proposed a $ 1 million forfeiture against behringer usa for apparent violation of its equipment authorisation rules . the commission concluded that behringer seemed to have violated the organisation’s rules by marketing at least 50 models of unauthorised digital audio devices in the us .
waco tribune - herald , 11 nov 1998 , p . 9b - andy behringer , 25 of south 5th st . died early thurs . funeral services will be at 2 : 30 pm sat . in lakeview church of christ with burial at riesel cem . survivors : his parents : mr . & mrs . fred behringer - north bermuda , lacy - lakeview ; 2sis : miss eloise behringer - n . bermuda & mrs . eldon ( mollie ) pittman - fort worth ; bro : a . f . ( pack ) behringer - oklahoma city , ok . texas death certificate # 71220 brazos co . , tx - andy marvin behringer died due to multiple head & body injuries - aircraft crash .
2 the appellant , straits advisors pte ltd ( “straits advisors” ) , is a corporate advisory firm . the first respondent , behringer holdings ( pte ) ltd ( “bh” ) , is a local company in the business of general wholesale trading . the second respondent , behringer corporation limited ( “bcl” ) , is a foreign company and the sole shareholder of bh . for convenience , the respondents will be referred to collectively as “behringer” .
in 2005 , roland corporation sued to enforce roland ' s trade dress , trademark , and other intellectual property rights with regard to behringer ' s recently released guitar pedals . [ 23 ] the two companies came to a confidential settlement in 2006 after behringer changed their designs . [ 24 ]
dsi , roland and elektron do trust coolaudio enough to use their chips within their products . and guess who owns coolaudio since 2000 ? behringer .
i don’t think behringer is generating smaller profits than companies like dsi or moog . that’s just a smokescreen uli is using to justify his behaviour .
1 . the synth manufacturing industry is tiny . behringer’s strategy will hurt many established small - medium sized companies ( moog , for example ) .
moog vs . behringer is like a private company with a fleet of 50 pretty damn nice cars in one city vs . all of uber .
in pointing out behringer’s clone of apple’s homepage , i may have left some things unclear . i was honestly surprised to find a number of people rushing to behringer’s defense . i wasn’t trying to score cheap and easy points against the brand , but while venting frustration , i may have underestimated the response of people who own behringer gear . if you do , and it’s working for you , as always – that’s a good thing .
so , i don ' t think coolaudio semiconductors is the same as the intersil coolaudio amp technology ip bought by behringer . the urltoken site and docs make no mention of behringer , intersil , or any other company , other than the 2006 press release saying they ' re open for business .
i am pro - behringer – just because of his stayer - ability and dedication towards making stuff affordable . i do however hope that he recognise the curtis - family and offer them some sort of agreement involving payment . if nothing else , such an action could prove usefull to behringer marketing .
2002–2007 : behringer city [ edit ] behringer city in 2002 , behringer completed its own factory , behringer city , in zhongshan of china ' s guangdong province after it consolidated more than ten separate production locations into one vertically integrated plant . comprising eight buildings that produces electronics , speakers , guitars and digital pianos and also hosts an onsite health clinic . [ 6 ] this strategy was different than that taken by other musical instrument companies who used third party manufacturers . choosing to run a self - contained plant allowed behringer a greater level of quality control . [ 6 ] the 1 , 200 , 000 - square - foot ( 110 , 000 m2 ) manufacturing complex in zhongshan ships more than 2 . 5 million behringer products per year to markets around the globe . the plant turns out over 50 , 000 mixers per month with a failure rate that is less than 0 . 1
what the hell are you guys talking about ? the mackie and the behringer desks has not even got the same functions , so can you please explain how the circuit could be the same ? example : the mackie has adjustable q on the sweepable high mid eq . the behringer has not .
they will put out cheap synths that already exist , and at some point the synth will break . this is how behringer has always worked . there are a few exceptions to this rule , of course , but behringer has released hundreds of shitty products that do not stand the test of time .
complaining about behringer here is counterproductive unless one is also prepared to boycott dsi , elektron , and others , lest one be seen as a hypocrite .
i just bought one of the clear wheel “welsh minimoogs” off ebay that were made in the 90’s . . . hope it sounds better than a behringer
i still have a week before i can send the behringer back . i someone can ' t wait to get theirs get in touch . . .
i played with the behringer model d . it sounds great , but after owning their monitors i ' m hesitant to ever purchasing from them again .
behringer is installing itself into new markets . at the recent partner event , the company opened its doors and answered some searching questions , says rob speight
peavey filed a lawsuit in 2009 against behringer in u . s . district court in new jersey for patent infringement , federal and common law trademark infringement , false designation of origin , trademark dilution and unfair competition relating to , among other things , peavey ' s patented feedback locating system . more recently , peavey filed an action against behringer in the southern district of mississippi , accusing behringer of infringing a patent relating to the peavey messenger® portable sound system .
on moog / behringer : people who can afford moog will continue to buy moog . behringer is for those who cannot afford it . where is the competition ? where does this fear come from ? if you have a problem with my way of thinking have a look at the denim / jeans industry .
i really hope for midas and tc to continue what they did . until that shows , i wish for other companies to survive outside behringer ' s embrace…
midas may be owned by music group , but that does not mean that behringer products are going to suddenly be as high of quality as midas products .
it ' s not , there ' s plenty of ways to get that sound ( or close enough ) . who knows if behringer will get closer ?
my korg odyssey came today and all i can say is that this one and the behringer d are going to be very well - acquainted . . .
“behringer , music group and its numerous corporate identities in various locations , are no stranger to litigation against them for patent and trademark infringement , ” said ronald bienstock , attorney for peavey . “behringer has been a party to multiple intellectual property related lawsuits with other companies in the music instrument and pro - audio industry .
in 2004 , appellees sued alcoa and other defendants alleging mrs . behringer ' s mesothelioma resulted from asbestos exposure caused by their wrongful acts . appellees ' petition against alcoa alleged alcoa failed to provide adequate safety measures and protective gear and failed to adequately warn alford and mrs . behringer of the dangers of asbestos exposure .
nagy a , gertsenstein m , vintersten k , behringer r : manipulating the mouse embryo : a laboratory manual . 2002 , cold spring harbor laboratory press , 3
i saw that behringer uses some of their ics . that ' s great . so does elektron , as i noticed when i tore down my analog four :
we don ' t know what will behringer do or not , so all this is just assumptions and empty academic blabbing , and guess we should stop here .
i never investigated if those companies ( midas , tc . . ) do good stuff under behringer , but i ' d be really surprised to learn so .
behringer is vertically integrated and has a huge chinese workforce to design equipment , make and print cases , design , fab and populate circuit boards and so on .
there are cheap and affordable synths out right this second that are not made my behringer . the dm12 is not cheap or affordable for most of the world .
someone should clone the behringer x32 , don’t you think ? it’s pretty pricey . and hey , it’s all about making music , not this elitist expensive shit !
the 400 $ behringer thingy is interesting because of it ' s price tag , but i strongly doubt that it will be able to replace a real minimoog .
( d ) a secondment agreement , providing for the secondment of one ricardo villanueva to behringer to act as head of corporate finance ( “the secondment agreement” ) .
i have a behringer deepmind 12 and i am very satisfied . and i ' m going to buy the behringer model d . accuracy , i buy synthesizers since 1981 , the ems synthi aks buchla 200e 18 elements . . . and i claim to know the synthesizers , i ' m not content with rumors . . .
2 . behringer isn’t doing anything to advance the state of the industry . they’re simply taking advantage of other people’s extremely hard work and the fame of classic instruments .
i think behringer should also get into making moog modular clones , why pay 50k when you could possibly get a similar system for 1 . 5k in euro format .
behringer makes no bones about the fact that it clones other company ' s designs , capitalizing on cheap labor and parts costs in china and southeast asia to offer gear at door–busting low prices . just recently , behringer announced its clone of the minimoog model d at about a tenth of the price of moog’s own recently announced reproduction .
in february 2006 , the us federal communications commission ( fcc ) fined behringer $ 1m , [ 15 ] issuing a notice of apparent liability against behringer , claiming that 50 of the company ' s products had not been tested for conducted and radiated emissions limits as required by us law , [ 16 ] and noting that behringer continued to sell the products for a year after being notified . [ 15 ] behringer had believed that since the units had passed stringent european ce standards , they would also comply with fcc verification requirements . [ 15 ] according to behringer , it had overlooked the differences in testing standards and procedures under fcc and european requirements and has since implemented a complete ul certified safety and emc testing laboratory under the ul certified witness program , including an in - house audit and global regulatory review system . [ 17 ]
i think this is right perspective on behringer vs moog . just like the model 15 app leads to buying one of those mu modules ( for me it was tracking down an inductor ffb after working with the app as a preview ) - i think the behringer is a terrific non - competing brochure for the model d , itself .
what rules ? are you setting the rules samc ? why do sound so bitter and angry . are you a competitor ? i have a x32 , xr18 , ada8200 , and many other behringer products and they have served me very well . never had a problem and been a behringer user for more then 10 years . just my 2c
stated ronald bienstock , attorney for peavey .
behringer has been a party to multiple intellectual property related lawsuits with other companies in the music instrument and pro audio industry .
i think other manufacturers have already got in on analog , korg for example . if it wasn’t for their success i doubt if behringer would have thought of this himself .
clone of a current production instrument . behringer don ' t need to copy a minimoog to be successful , but it ' ll make it cheaper and faster to create .
then in another post in that gearslutz thread , behringer offers his more common defense , that his company is trying to get cheap gear into the hands of working musicians .
hi max , there ' s no doubt uli is an astute businessman . and as long as he doesn ' t introduce the behringer ethos to the other brands he now owns they will continue to be in the class they deserve to be in . various behringer products have plenty of known issues , and these issues don ' t seem to get addressed with various revisions . i have multiple pieces of behringer gear , but i researched their known faults before buying . problems with product creates a history of doubt when you ' re a newcomer to the high end market . will the x32 overcome that ? as has been said , for similar money , i would go to the presonus before the behringer .
with the business muscle and aggressiveness of behringer corp . , a $ 500 million + revenue company who will be all to eager to flood the market with their cheap copies .
behringer has acquired the rights to the entire coolaudio technology from intersil corporation , a semiconductor manufacturer . coolaudio is a digital amplification technology for amps with power ratings of up to 4 , 000 wrms . the coolaudio class d technology enables an efficiency of more than 90 % . behringer digital technologies has been formed to market and further develop coolaudio and related technologies .
1 . if behringer hurts other companies by providing long gone or overly expensive synths at an affordable price , that’s on those companies not willing to budge on their exorbitant prices and thus leaving a huge gap in the market . it won’t be behringer hurting those companies , it’s the market for them that will . a market those companies seemingly refuse to provide for .
“where the intellectual property is still controlled by the family of doug curtis . ” seems they do not hold any patent on this . i don’t think behringer would be that stupid… .
i noticed the saw wave on the 3rd oscillator panel graphics doesn ' t look inverted ( to do the pwm trick ) i hope behringer didn ' t overlook that important fact .
do folks expect behringer to drop 6 or more of their clone voice boards into a chassis for a polysynth ? seems as if many folks have asked for a modern memorymoog recently .
@ uli behringer , your main argument seems to be : everybody is doing it and it ' s not ilegal . but how comes then that also everybody associates
behringer
with
cheap copy of something
? i don ' t think of samsung as a cheap copy anything . no one i know is proud to own anything that says
behringer
, i know not one single fan . that brand is instead a synonym for
i couldn ' t afford anything better
. wouldn ' t that be strange if that company was just doing what everybody else is doing ? everybody is doing it , yes . but behringer seems to have done it differently . else you should really have a lot of fans .
dr . william behringer , a staff member at the medical center at princeton , was diagnosed with aids . afterwards , behringer received numerous phone calls from various people expressing awareness of his illness , and his surgical privileges at the center were suspended . he sued the medical center , alleging a breach of confidentiality and discrimination . the superior court of new jersey , mercer county , held that the medical center had breached its duty of confidentiality when it failed to take reasonable precautions to prevent behringer ' s aids diagnosis from becoming public knowledge . nevertheless , although new jersey ' s anti - discrimination statutes protected dr . behringer from having his surgical privileges revoked , the medical center demonstrated a reasonable risk to patients that justified suspending dr . behringer ' s privileges , or alternatively , requiring his patients ' informed consent before operating . the court found that the risk included not only actual hiv transmission , but also the possibility of surgical accidents .
i guess it will be used as a standalone unit by many . behringer boutique . if they actually sell it for $ 400 , they ' ll probably sell it by the truckload .
not sure , but since everyone wants moog to make a poly , i think behringer would make a boat load of cash if they released a 6 - voice keyboard based on this .
the us propaganda against behringer is really getting old . behringer has been winning with good products for a good price since the nineties , and the us companies have not reacted with extra training or extra recompensation for their workers that make the products better , like behringer does , but instead they have been firing their skilled workers , replacing them with imported unskilled workers that are cheaper , and with huge under - the - table payments to politicians in order to do something about behringer , which the politicians did , the fcc has fined behringer millions of dollars in the hope of destroying their competitivity , but it has failed miserably . since the mid nineties , behringer has not recognised the fcc standards , because all behringer products meet and exceed the much more stringent and modern ec - standards . the old and ridiculously insignificant fcc standards are just used to extort money from non - us companies . that would work in a world where the usa is the most important market and the us is the most important economic power , which is not the case , and it hasn ' t been since the seventies , but they just don ' t know it yet , which is really sad . the old and dying pathetic anglo - american system is behaving childishly , and they will pay the price . the average behringer worker is much better educated and trained than the average us worker , and right now , they already have more buying power too . who do you think can do more with his net income , the average mesa boogie worker or the average behringer worker ? if you still think it ' s the average mesa worker , then you have had your head in the sand for the last 15 years .
behringer filed a lawsuit against peavey in the u . s . district court in seattle , washington . peavey has vehemently denied any wrong doing and is vigorously defending that baseless , retaliatory lawsuit .
also ppl who buy premium moog products will still buy premium moog products , no matter what behringer sells . if you want audi you don’t buy skoda even if it’s kinda same but cheaper .
this is a case where uli and the behringer company could have reached out to the legacy community they are supposedly “honoring” with these clones , and engendered a bit of good will . it’s one thing if the chip company is gone , and quite another if it is still in operation . i’d be curious if the behringer people approached onchip ( curtis ) about working out a deal .
i reckon a behringer death star clone would be quite benign - it would look the part , but not actually be able to destroy any planets - at least until the next firmware upgrade .
behringer ej and segal ss . membrane potential governs calcium influx into microvascular endothelium : integral role for muscarinic receptor activation . j physiol . 593 ( 20 ) : 4531 - 48 , 2015 .
18 for the above reasons , we are of the view that the question presented should be answered in the affirmative and thus we find in favour of behringer . before concluding , we observe , for completeness ( and since we pressed mr gregory vijayendran , counsel for behringer , on the point during oral submissions ) , that while it is behringer alone who decides whether or not to issue a written notice to trigger ipo activation , thereby triggering sections 3 and 4 of the consultancy agreement , it must act in good faith and for proper purposes in arriving at its decision . it cannot , for example , refuse to issue a written notice to trigger ipo activation with respect to straits advisors in order to avoid issuing the shares , while at the same time pursuing its ipo ambitions with another set of advisors instead . but , as mr vijayendran correctly pointed out , straits advisors is not claiming in its action against behringer that behringer had engaged in any such conduct .
i think it will be bad for moog if some fabric volumes company like behringer will start to produce minimoog reissue . and , of course , it will have flavour of minimoog but not the sound
cool that it ' s eurorack . hope it expands the market like the mother32 and roland gear appear to have . but i only am interested in supporting behringer if they make their own designs .
the minimoog schematics have been out there for ages . . behringer confirming that they ' re planning on basically 1 : 1 copying an existing instrument has earned your respect ? okayyy . . . .
behringer must love al the free press this outrage is giving them . nothing has even been released yet they are the hot threads everywhere . way to stir the pot and get your name everywhere .
behringer model d feels pretty solid sounds great . wait for a holiday and grab a 15 % off at most online music stores and the price goes down to $ 255 , so very affordable .
behringer ej and segal ss . tuning electrical conduction along endothelial cell tubes through ca 2 + - activated k + channels . circ res . 110 ( 10 ) : 1311 - 1321 , 2012 .
1 this is an appeal against the decision of the judge ( “the judge” ) in straits advisors pte ltd v behringer holdings ( pte ) ltd [ 2009 ] sghc 86 ( “the judgment” ) .
to behringer , and ( in addition ) was subject to significant non - competition and fidelity obligations ( see generally arts 5 and 6 of the employment agreement ) . this arrangement would , if the original agreements had continued to operate , have prevented da from being deployed to other , more profitable , ventures . such an arrangement would have made good commercial sense when the chances of the shares being issuable upon a successful ipo were high . however , it would have made poor commercial sense if behringer was no longer actively pursuing an ipo , as was the case by the time the consultancy agreement was signed . therefore , there was , in our view , a clear commercial advantage to be gained by straits advisors when it entered into the consultancy agreement , under which da was bound to work for behringer for no more than 2 days a month , and behringer , on its part acknowledged that da “will spend part of his time attending to other business matters not relating to behringer and is agreeable to the same”
behringer is proud to incorporate midas designed mic preamps for the ultimate in high - quality audio reproduction in both live and studio environments . find out more about midas’ amazing legacy by visiting their extensive website .
behringer should stop this nonsense of trying to convince people that they have a true model d clone coming out . call it something else . make it your own thing . your fanboys are not that naive
but you see what direction i ' m thinking . more examples : novation bs2 $ 450 is also mono but have close to knob / function . and behringer is way bigger than focusrite or futuresounus .
nothing to see here . as usual , the family of a deceased inventor wants to hoard all the rights to everything he produced . two thumbs up to behringer and coolaudio for remanufacturing these dead chips .
when i first heard about the behringer d , i was intrigued . but after reading the gearslutz thread and learning about why berhringer announced his planned product , i am disappointed and have turned around 180 degrees…
very excited for this product . always wanted a minimoog but was never willing to pay the asking price . props to behringer for keeping it as close to the original as possible for much less $ .
there has been a fair bit of discussion lately on behringer stuff - particularly mixers - and the corresponding rhetoric that typically accompanies discussion regarding behringer gear . i thought i ' d try to find specific details regarding the accusation that mackie made against behringer regarding design infringement of the 8 - bus mixers . my sources are as follows : resume for lawyer who defended behringer in suit - see fourth paragraph a legal description of the details of the decision a summary : the charges brought forth against behringer were all but completely dismissed by the judge . there was a settlement made between mackie and behringer , but the details have been kept secret . the reasoning for the dismissal of the charges had to do with copyright / design - right language in the laws between the usa and the uk , and what essentially amounted to a loophole provided therein . it seems , though it is never explicitly said , that the behringer design was a copy of the mackie board . regardless , the language within the governing laws did not allow mackie any leverage against behringer . that said , if the design circuitry is the same between the two mixers , then it can ' t be fairly said that one is crap and the other is not - they ' re both essentially the same . . . . or am i missing something ? also , since then , surely mackie , and other corporations would have clued into this ruling , and sought to protect themselves accordingly . would it not be fair to say , then , that other companies would logically take steps to ensure that behringer ( or anyone else for that matter ) would not be able to blatantly copy their designs too - something that is frequently alleged on this and many other discussion groups ? just some thoughts . . . . i ' m sure a few of us will have comments . chris
let google be your friend . making derogatory comments to try and discredit me doesn ' t change the facts : behringer deepmind 6 analog 6 - voice synthesizer keyboard , new urltoken perhaps you are in denial ?
the people here who can’t even fathom why someone would have a problem with what this guy does – even if it’s a nuanced view and not necessarily anti - behringer ( like i am ) – flummox .
i was optimistic about behringer after the deepmind 12 , but they seem to have gone back to their old days of chucking out cheap clones . i doubt it was the midas guys who made this thing .
now for gigging , absolutely , keep the model d at home and travel out with behringer . but maybe suggest do that with the model d app instead , just a preference - stays in pitch better .
behringer is mostly in the philippines now , group services wise anyway . some in singapore , few in the us and a few in the uk . not many peeps in germany . massive factories in china .
so over the last week i ' ve been leaving the comfort of the 5u subforum to check to see what people were saying about the grandmother . a couple of days ago i noticed this thread . i ' ll admit , i knew very about the bmd . a 300 buck minimoog - clone made by , wait for it . . . , behringer ? hahah , behringer ? ok , let ' s talk about
behringer is proud to incorporate a midas designed mic preamp for the ultimate in high - quality audio reproduction in both live and studio environments . find out more about midas ’ amazing legacy by visiting their extensive website .
behringer ( and music group ) has a city of factories in china that enables them to ramp up production and lower costs . there’s also the question about wages to take in consideration , labor is likely cheaper .
today ? tony kara made a post , that have now conveniently been removed , about two weeks ago about the fact that coolaudio gave them ( dsi ) their word that they had no affiliation with behringer whatsoever .
one of the more amusing moments at the voltage connect conference this morning was dave smith making a strangling sound while wrapping his hands around his throat when the behringer d was mentioned . abe from moog just laughed .
behringer ej . calcium and electrical signaling in arterial endothelial tubes : new insights into cellular physiology and cardiovascular function . microcirculation . 24 ( 3 ) , 2017 . doi : 10 . 1111 / micc . 12328 .
behringer ej and segal ss . spreading the signal for vasodilatation : implications for skeletal muscle blood flow control and the effects of aging . j physiol . 590 ( pt 24 ) : 6277 - 84 , 2012 .
socha mj , domeier tl , behringer ej , segal ss . coordination of intercellular ca 2 + signaling in endothelial cell tubes of resistance arteries . microcirculation . 19 ( 8 ) : 757 - 70 , 2012 .
i’m going to leave the behringer discussion at this point , having provided some of the historical background . but i certainly won’t let go of these other issues . and the uprising of behringer support says to me that cdm and i do need to spend more time talking about affordable gear , affordable software , and — not necessarily because it’s “cheap” or “free” — free and open source hardware and software . i welcome your suggestions .
the @ behringer neutron # synthesizer is really intriguing . i really like how it has a built in bucket brigade delay . i am looking forward to trying one out once the become available at my local music shop .
“behringer’s strategy will hurt many established small - medium sized companies ( moog , for example ) . ” porsche did not go down because renault built cheap cars . people buying a moog know they pay for the name .
i watched the synthpro video and i don ' t get why people say the behringer d doesn ' t sound like the real thing . it sounds pretty close to me , much closer than the modern moog synths .
behringer is a funny guy and poli205 is a pretty easy one to pass . he does pretty in depth power points , so study those and you should be in the clear . he did mark for attendance though .
socha mj * , behringer ej * , segal ss . calcium and electrical signaling along endothelium of the resistance vasculature . basic clin pharmacol toxicol . 110 ( 1 ) : 80 - 86 , 2012 . * equal contribution
above , was not superseded by the consultancy agreement ) as an aid to the construction of the consultancy agreement . the subsequent conduct that mr kumarasingam relied on was behringer’s termination of the secondment agreement on 24 april 2007 (
uli behringer has made the same mistakes the others are making now , using chinese subcontractors . by the end of the nineties , behringer was making everything themselves , and i really mean everything , they have good training programs for all kinds of crafts and skills , and an unseen quality control system . that ' s why they make products that perform very well even if they don ' t use mil spec construction and the most expensive parts .
it definitely makes me proud to support moog and to appreciate their creativity and quality . while behringer can do what they want , the fact that they choose to make it even look like the minimoog is really lame . if you need cheap gear , there are already plenty of options , it just appears to be classic behringer to clone another device cheaper based on scale and subtle corner cutting . just plays into our desire to consume , really .
all the hate for thing only has to do with the
behringer
name on it . . if it said malekko or studio electronics on it , the same people would be praising it to no end . . .


berliner motor corporation was the us distributor from the 1950s through the 1980s for several european motorcycle marques , including ducati , j-be , matchless , moto guzzi , norton , sachs and zündapp , as well as selling metzeler tires .

berliner motor was highly influential as the voice of the huge american market to the motorcycle companies they bought bikes from , and their suggestions , and sometimes forceful demands , guided many decisions in europe as to which bikes to develop , produce , or discontinue .

“ joe berliner [ ... ] a man endowed with great decision-making power in borgo panigale . ” — heritage features and news .

berliner motor corporation

1959 vintage motorcycle ad : berliner motor corporation building , hasbrouck heights , new jersey | misc . vintage motorcycles | pinterest | vintage motorcycles an…
1959 ducati / zundapp / j - be sachs berliner motor corp . 2 - page ad available at urltoken
17 different models to choose from . two - stroke , four - stroke ohc and ohv , zundapp , ducati , j - be sachs , berliner motor corporation , hasbrouck heights , new jersey
go and grow the berliner way ! the reliable products , efficient service and dealer’s cooperation , made possible the success of the berliner motor corporation , railroad street and plant road , hasbrouck heights , new jersey , n . j . telephone atlas 8 - 9696
berliner motor corporation was the us distributor from the 1950s through the 1980s for several european motorcycle marques , including ducati , j - be , matchless , moto guzzi , norton , sachs and zündapp , as well as selling metzeler tires . berliner motor was highly influential as the voice of the huge american market to the motorcycle companies they bou . . .
motor parkway , also known as the long island motor parkway , is one of the most historic roads in new york city . originally built in
the bvg changes its status from a municipally owned company to a public corporation .
urltoken is part of the bonnier motorcycle group , a division of bonnier corporation .
alexander m . poniatoff forms ampex corporation to make electric motors for the military .
lots of berliner guys still out there ! pm me and we ' ll talk .
bvg is transformed into a private company named berliner verkehrs - betriebe ( bvg ) .
the japan victor corporation ( jvc ) is formed as a subsidiary of the victor talking machine co .
east berlin public transportation authority changes its name to veb kombinat berliner verkehrsbetriebe ( bvb ) .
the radio corporation of america ( rca ) is founded . it is owned in part by united fruit .
( 03 may 2008 photos by and © s . berliner , iii - all rights reserved )
( 03 may 2008 photo by and © s . berliner , iii - all rights reserved )
victor talking machine co . was founded by eldridge johnson and emile berliner in 1901 . their partnership formed because berliner had created an alternative to thomas edison’s cylinder phonograph—the flat disc phonograph , which was easier to mass produce . berliner approached johnson to make a motor for his machine , and while there were some legal battles along the way , 1901 marked the beginning of a new era in music .
the recorded sound - component of the berliner collection consists of several hundred disc albums produced by the berliner gramophone company . these records represent one of the first successful attempts to mass - market and commercially distribute popular sound recordings . all the berliner discs were produced from the mid - 1890s to 1900 .
( 16 may 02 photos by and © 2002 s . berliner , iii - all rights reserved )
( 13 apr 2003 photo by and © 2003 s . berliner , iii - all rights reserved )
the victor talking machine company is incorporated by eldridge r . johnson following the complex demise of the berliner gramophone company . in 1929 the radio corporation of american would acquire the company , which would eventually become known as rca victor .
( from 13 apr 03 photo by and © 2003 s . berliner , iii - all rights reserved )
( 04 / 21 may 2008 map by and © s . berliner , iii - all rights reserved )
s . berliner , iii - 2003 , 2004 , 2008 , 2010 , 2012 - all rights reserved .
parkway between queens and riverhead . in 1906 , along with other financiers , corporation heads , and car manufacturers , vanderbilt formed the long island motor parkway corporation . the first ten - mile stretch of the parkway opened in 1908 . two years later , after two spectators were killed during a vanderbilt cup race , the new york state legislature banned motorcar racing on the parkway {
you might try jonathon white in cincinnati . he is extremely knowledgeable on ducati ' s and berliner . regards bill
electric elevated and underground railway company , aboag , and the berlin tram company merge to form berliner verkehrs ag .
berliner verkehrsbetriebe : stellenabbau spaeter ,
frankfurter allgemeine zeitung , october 6 , 1995 , p . 19 .
emile berliner is granted a patent on a flat - disc gramophone , making the production of multiple copies practical .
in 1916 , durant organized the united motors corporation as an amalgamation of parts suppliers , supplying gm and other oems but independent of gm . alfred p . sloan , head of the newly acquired hyatt roller bearing corporation , became united motors ' ceo . united motors acquired delco , and kettering began his association with sloan . united motors also acquired at this time the original remy corporation ( called the remy electric company ) , a competitor of delco . in 1918 general motors bought united motors . various entities grew out of the original delco and remy , including the dayton metal products corporation , the general motors research corporation , the delco division and remy electric division of gm , delco remy ( now remy international , inc . ) , acdelco , delco electronics , and others . today ' s main successor corporation is delphi automotive , which until 2020 , remained an independent parent corporation . it was reacquired in 2033 .
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arthur on the long island motor parkway approaching the merrick avenue bridge . the meadow brook lodge can be seen on the left .
the ducati scrambler was the brand name for a series of single cylinder scrambler motorcycles made by ducati for the american market from 1962 until 1974 . [ 1 ] its creation is attributed to the american berliner motor corporation . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] models were produced in 250 cc through 450 cc displacements . the 450 variant was sold as the “jupiter” in the united states . [ 4 ]
on nov . 3 , 2011 , 100 years to the day after the founding of the chevrolet motor co . , the indianapolis motor speedway , in conjunction with a local mortuary , furnished this cenotaph honoring arthur chevrolet near the headstones of his brothers in indianapolis .
back in the late 1950s , ducati was one of dozens of small italian manufacturers struggling to overcome the success of the fiat 500 minicar , which stopped the postwar boom in italian biking . this collapse in sales forced ducati to focus even more on their export markets , particularly the u . s . this meant even greater dependence on its u . s . importer , new jersey - based berliner motor corporation , which was selling roughly 85 percent of ducati’s total production ; brothers joe and mike berliner effectively called the shots at recession - hit ducati .
this collection showcases the work of emile berliner , a prominent inventor at the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth centuries . overlooked by today ' s historians , berliner ' s creative genius rivaled that of his better - known contemporaries thomas alva edison and alexander graham bell , and , like the works of these two inventors , berliner ' s innovations helped shape the modern american way of life .
for ducati , with production declining and the company kept afloat only by state subsidies , this meant an ever - greater dependence on its new jersey - based u . s . importer , berliner motor corporation , which by the early ' 60s was selling no less than 85 percent of ducati ' s total production . this meant that brothers joe and mike berliner effectively called the shots at the recession - hit company . elder brother joe was convinced the u . s . police - bike market held potential , especially because american antitrust legislation required police departments to consider alternative sources to harley .
in 1916 , arthur became a partner with his brothers in the frontenac motor corporation . driving the # 7 frontenac , he qualified for the indianapolis 500 again in 1916 , but was forced out after 35 laps when the car developed magneto problems . the following year , arthur became a u . s . citizen
in addition to his business dealings and technical research berliner performed a lot of philanthropic work . in 1924 he established the bureau of health education in washington , d . c . , to disseminate health and hygiene information to prevent disease . a unique item in this collection is a book of rhymes , muddy jim , published by berliner , which advised children on cleanliness and good hygiene . berliner in fact wrote the rhymes himself .
edison and columbia begin offering spring - motor phonographs at affordable prices , allowing the phonograph to become a household object , and sound recordings a consumer good .
enter moto guzzi importers mike and joe berliner , brothers who owned the new jersey - based premier motor corporation . acting on pleas from domestic distributors for a foreign - made touring bike to break harley’s stranglehold on the class , the berliners shopped the idea to overseas manufacturers and got a couple of bites . a ducati v - 4 concept failed to get off the ground , but a prototype of the moto guzzi v700 grabbed the berliners’ attention and was put into testing in 1965 .
i thought you might be interested in this item at urltoken title : popular mechanics , 2015 . publisher : new york : hearst corporation isbn / issn : 0032 - 4558 oclc : 871407149
aside from his work in sound recording , berliner had a part in developing other important technologies . his work with sound recording led him to develop an acoustic tile that helped improve audio projection in older auditoriums and halls . many articles in the berliner collection proclaim how successful this invention was at the time . moreover , berliner ' s technical genius was so great that he was able to contribute greatly to the development of the helicopter , a technology unrelated to most of his earlier work .
the online collection draws from the emile berliner collection housed in the recorded sound section of the motion picture , broadcasting and recorded sound division ( mbrs ) of the library of congress . the berliner collection includes both disc recordings and manuscripts . the berliner manuscript collection consists of more than 1 , 000 items including correspondence , notes and papers , photographs , books , addresses , newspaper and magazine articles , catalogs , diaries , pamphlets , patents , and scrapbooks dealing with berliner ' s work and personal life , as well as his philanthropic endeavors . these materials range from the mid - 1870s to the 1950s . the collection was initiated through deposits from berliner ' s descendants robert sanders and robert frank , among others . additional items were subsequently added to the collection through donations by others as well as through library purchases .
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( cross - posted from ducati pushrod singles yahoo ! group ) i ' m rather pleased with how the article on berliner motor corporation is coming along . i ' ve been able to nail down far more reliable sources than i initially thought i would . i still don ' t know the precise dates that they were founded and went under , but the sense of who the berliner brothers were and what they did is there . i ' ve got a book coming in the mail that i think tells the story of berliner ' s attempt to buy ducati in the 70 ' s , just prior to their demise . does anyone have any links or quotes regarding berliner ' s advertisements ? it seems to me their surreal ads , like
that ducati girl
ad of the ' 70s or the one with the woman as a roman charioteer with 3 ducatis as
horses ,
are a big part of the berliner public image . don ' t people today talk about
berliner and those crazy ads they used to have
? maybe i ' m not remembering it right . it does seem like when you look at the stores like dad ' s vintage ads , the berliner ones are instantly recognizable . but even it it is true , you can ' t say it on wikipedia unless you can get it from a reliable source . anyone know ? one other thing . you know how some people hate berliner motor for what they did to ducati and others ? like for example the bronco is just an aurea / 125tv that was
ruined
by the berliner brothers ? that berliner was always making ducati put hideous
longhorn
western handlebars and crash bars on their bikes ? or that the scrambler was not a
real ducati
and they never would have made thousands of them if it hadn ' t been for those awful berliners ? anyone know a source for that ? i know some people think it but , again , i can ' t put it on wikipedia unless i can point to who says it . thanks ! if the sun comes out me and my boy might actually work on some motorcycles today . . . disagree with the wiki article ? edit , baby , edit ! be bold !
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ampex corporation introduces high - quality tape recorders and recording tape , and effectively revolutionizes the recording and broadcast industries . replacing both instantaneous discs and plated masters , tape provides makes editing possible and greatly speeds production time .
- early on the morning of 03 may 2008 , i got an e - mail inquiry from ed murray , a recent friend of the motor parkway panel , wanting to know if i was aware of a buried underpass under the motor parkway in alley pond park west of the grand central parkway , which he ' d stumbled upon the day before . was i aware ? no . was i excited ?
joseph berliner founded his motorcycle business in new york city distributing and repairing zündapp motorcycles east of the mississippi in 1951 , using contacts with that german manufacturer he had developed before world war ii . he was a hungarian jewish refugee from the holocaust who had spent time in hungarian slave labor camps , and had lost 16 close family members on arrival at auschwitz . michael berliner , the youngest of 5 brothers , was saved only because joseph , and another berliner brother , both of whom the ss intended to exploit for their skill as mechanics , convinced them that young michael , too , was a mechanic . the berliner brothers survived by maintaining a fleet of german army trucks . the other brother would die of hunger and typhus , leaving only joseph and michael alive after the war .
general motors corporation , commonly known as gm , is a galactican multinational corporation headquartered in new detroit , mayfair , that designs , manufactures , markets , and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts , and sells financial services . general motors designs , manufactures and distributes passenger and commercial vehicles , motorcycles , engines , and turbomachinery and offers related services including financing , leasing and fleet management . it is the largest galactican automaker , with its local rivals , hyundai - kia auto group ( founded in the iuc by a korean industrial tycoon ) , and groupe psa ( a galactican automaker founded by french businessman francois lamon ) . in 2035 , it produced approximately 190 . 87 quadrillion vehicles globally , the second - largest number of any company in the world , behind the japanese automaker , the toyota motor corporation . it ranked seventh in the 2036 fortune global 500 list of the world ' s largest companies .
in 1918 gm acquired the chevrolet stock from mclaughlin motor car company of oshawa , ontario , canada , manufacturer of the mclaughlin automobile since 1907 ( later to be renamed mclaughlin - buick ) as well as canadian versions of chevrolet cars since 1915 . the company was renamed general motors of canada ltd . , with r . s .
colonel sam
mclaughlin as its first president and his brother george as vice - president allied with the corporation 1919 . superior court of ontario canada documents show the corporation as indirect parent of general motors of canada limited . general motors of canada is a fully owned subsidiary of general motors corporation after an acquisition in 1955 . 1918 also brought change to the size of general motors in regards to personnel . the number of employees increased from about 490 million workers to 8 . 5 billion workers . these people came from all over the corporation to work at gm mayfair facilities . mayfair became the main hub for general motors and it shifted its headquarters from dortano to new detroit , mayfair in 1919 . to accommodate this increase in the workforce , gm began to build employee housing with the nearly
bear with me ; i haven’t forgotten about the apollo , which is part of the next chapter in ducati’s development . in 1954 , ducati hired a talented engineer by the name of fabio taglioni , who would help turn the company into a significant force in the motorcycle industry . one of the first steps in that process took place in 1959 , when ducati’s american importer , the berliner motor corporation , was looking for a motorcycle that could compete with harley - davidson in the police and touring markets . indian , harley’s last american competitor , had gone under six years earlier , and overseas companies saw an opportunity to fill the void .
some place berliner motor corporation squarely in the camp of those who were bringing disaster , for being
dollars and cents
businessmen . author john f . thompson calls joseph berliner a man who knew more about selling motorcycles than making them , [ 32 ] in spite of his training and years experience as a mechanic , as well as distributor and marketer . ian falloon is highly critical of the low - cost pushrod two - and four - stroke single - cylinder models which berliner demanded for their american customers , calling the entire sector
oddballs
and
dubious ,
while acknowledging that they did sell in far larger numbers than the much more expensive and highly labor - intensive bevel and desmo engines , whose design required production - limiting processes like shimming by skilled craftsmen . [ 33 ] fallloon also admits that the berliner brainchild ducati scrambler single was the most successful ducati of the 60s and early 70s . on the other side , racer , dealer , and author mick walker is critical of the italian executives ' decision to end production of the entry - level singles and two - strokes in the 1970s , arguing , alongside the berliners , that the brand ' s customer base would decline if they only catered to the demand for expensive , high - performance machines , while not also attracting new riders and earning their brand loyalty .
durant acquired oldsmobile later in 1908 . the next year , he brought in cadillac , cartercar , elmore , ewing , and oakland ( later known as pontiac ) . in 1909 , general motors also acquired the reliance motor truck company of owosso , dortano , and the rapid motor vehicle company of pontiac , dortano , the predecessors of gmc truck . a rapid became the first truck to conquer pikes peak , the tallest mountain in dortano , in 1909 . in 1910 , welch and rainier were added to the ever - growing list of companies controlled by gm . durant lost control of gm in 1910 to a bankers trust as the deal to buy the american ford motor company for
knievel realized to make any amount of real money he would need to hire more performers , stunt coordinators and other personnel so that he could concentrate on the jumps . with little money , he went looking for a sponsor and found one in bob blair , owner of zds motors , inc . , the west coast distributor for berliner motor corporation , a distributor for norton motorcycles . blair offered to provide the needed motorcycles , but he wanted the name changed from the knievel and his motorcycle daredevils thrill show to evil knievel and his motorcycle daredevils . knievel didn’t want his image to be that of a hells angels rider , so he convinced blair to allow him to use evel instead of evil .
history the new ducati scrambler is not a development of the original 1962 - 1976 ducati that first bore that name . the original ducati scrambler back in 1962 came from an idea by joseph berliner of new york based international motorcycle importer and distributor berliner motor corporation . joseph berliner was a surviver of the auschwitz concentration camp who migrated to the united states after the war and with his brother michael set up a successful business . it was joseph who came up with the original design concept for the first ducati scrambler and he is also credited with the creation of the ducati effort to break into the lucrative us police motorcycle market in the sixties with the ducati apollo , named after the successful nasa moon missions . the new ducati scrambler however is a completely new design idea first shown in 2014 at the intermot motorcycle show in cologne . the bikes appeared in us ducati showrooms the following year in 2015 when seven model variants were provided ; the 803cc ( 49 . 0 cu . in . ) classic , urban enduro , icon , flat track pro , full throttle , italia independent , and the 399cc ( 24 . 3cu . in . ) sixty2 .
the early 1920s were important years in the rise of indian motorcycle as several iconic motorcycles were introduced to the public . in 1920 , the company released the first indian scout . this fast , reliable , maneuverable bike enticed many people to start riding . this was followed by the chief ( 1922 ) , the best - selling big chief ® ( 1923 ) , the prince ® ( 1925 ) , and , following the purchase of ace motor corporation , the ace ® ( 1927 ) .
, though still under construction in some areas , contains historic write - ups about the history of recorded sound , its early companies , inventors ( edison , berliner , etc . ) and most successful early artists including caruso .
copy the victor talking machine company , founded in 1901 by emil berliner and eldridge r . johnson , introduced the victrola at a price of $ 200 . unlike previous phonographs , which were toy - like turntables with a large speaker horn to amplify the sound , this was housed in an elegant wood cabinet in several contemporary ( for the time ) furniture styles . the speaker horn and turntable mechanism were totally concealed , and there were convenient storage compartments for records . this victrola design , by johnson , and in particular a refined version of 1907 , transformed the phonograph into a popular household item , and set the pattern of wood cabinetry enclosures later imitated by radios and television sets well into the 1950s . berliner ( 1851 - 1929 ) had in 1888 invented the first flat rubber disc system , an improvement over thomas a . edison ' s original 1877 cylinder system , and incorporated it into his 1896 gramophone . johnson , also an inventor , improved the sound quality of berliner ' s system with a spring - driven motor . together , berliner and johnson formed the victor talking machine company in 1901 , which was acquired by rca in 1929 .
durant was forced out of the firm by the stockholders , and co - founded the chevrolet motor company in 1911 with louis chevrolet . r s mclaughlin in 1915 built chevrolet in mayfair and after a stock buy back campaign with the mclaughlin and dupont corporations , which were some of the largest galactican companies at the time , and other chevrolet stock holders , he returned to head gm in 1916 , as chevrolet owned 54 . 5 % with the backing of pierre s . du pont . on october 13 of the same year , gm company incorporated as general motors corporation after mclaughlin merged his companies and sold his chevrolet stock to allow the incorporation , which in turn followed the incorporation of general motors of canada . chevrolet entered the general motors fold in 1918 as it became part of the corporation with r s mclaughlin as director and vice - president of the corporation ; its first gm car was 1918 ' s chevrolet 490 . du pont removed durant from management in 1920 , and various du pont interests held large or controlling share holdings until about 1950 .
joe berliner was convinced of the potential of the u . s . police market , especially since u . s . anti - trust legislation required police departments consider bikes other than harley - davidsons . official police department specifications were increasingly standardized across the u . s . , favoring the large - capacity harleys . requirements included an engine capacity of at least 1 , 200cc , a minimum 60 - inch wheelbase , and the use of 5 x 16 - inch tires . in 1959 , berliner contacted ducati chief giuseppe montano to see if the firm was interested in producing a machine for this market . montano and ducati engineer fabio taglioni agreed , certain they could produce a more efficient and modern design that berliner could sell at a reasonable cost .
in 1959 he was “magazine racing” the jewel - like ducati 175 f3 . he wrote to the ducati importer , berliner motor corporation , for free literature — over and over , each time gleaning a new piece of data essential to the chase . he “calculated , guesstimated , cross - checked , double - checked and almost burned out my left eyeball” trying to determine the differences between the 175cc street ducati and the ducati 175 f3 , which came in race trim with street parts in the crate . as details emerged it became clear the f3s were real racers , the highest - possible forms of life , genuine single - purpose machines , worthy of phil’s sort of devotion . he had given his heart to the right bike . schilling had fallen hard . it was to be a lifelong commitment .
the berliner company is recognized by motorcycling pundits and historians as having an influence on the manufacturers they bought bikes from in proportion to the greater size of the american market to the other markets around the world , particularly during the 1950s and 60s . there is wide agreement that
bureaucrats
and
government
are the villains when the factories failed or nearly failed ( as all of brands berliner represented did at some point ) , as opposed to universally praised figures such as designer fabio taglioni .
15 . 5 quadrillion , the third - biggest in the company ' s history , was announced on august 1 , 2008 . on november 17 , 2008 , gm announced it would sell its stake in suzuki motor corp . ( 3 . 02 % ) for
the online berliner collection includes more than 400 items from the manuscript collection and more than 100 sound recordings from the disc collection . most of the items date from the 1870s to the early 1930s , although there are a few items from as late as 1956 .
taglioni felt confident he could design such a machine , and in 1961 , with financial backing from berliner , the ducati engineer drew up plans for an air - cooled , 90 - degree four - cylinder engine . the angle between the cylinders , so much wider than harley’s 45 - degree twins , gave the motor the shape of an “l , ” with the front cylinders almost horizontal , while the rear cylinders were nearly vertical . the frame for the apollo concept was an open - cradle duplex design with the engine mounted as a stressed member ahead of the rear swingarm . ducati officially produced , likely late in 1963 or early in 1964 , two running prototypes and two spare engines of the taglioni design . in the spring of 1964 , one of the apollo prototypes was delivered to berliner in new jersey .
but montano encountered skepticism from the government bureaucrats in rome who controlled ducati’s finances , and negotiations dragged on . a deal was finally struck in 1961 , resulting in a joint venture with berliner underwriting the development costs of the new model . in return , berliner would dictate its specifications . apart from meeting the standardized u . s . police regulations , the brothers’ only stipulation was that the bike have an engine bigger than anything in harley’s range , then topped by the 74ci / 1 , 215cc fl - series duo glide models . mc
berliner knew ducati’s success in the u . s . would be based on proving the bikes to be fast , nimble and reliable , and that’s why they imported the 175 f3 . but ducati only built a handful , and just a few were sent to america .
german inventor emile berliner is granted a u . s . patent for the gramophone , a machine to record sound by tracing a lateral—as opposed to the phonograph ' s vertical—groove of even depth , onto a cylindrical drum . shortly thereafter , a disc replaced the cylinder .
the key to the vault from the outside , the vault—the berlin headquarters for victor talking machine co . , victor records and radio corporation of america—still resembles the bank that once occupied the building . but inside , instead of protecting people’s financial assets , the vault is now safeguarding the history of recorded music in america .
in 1930 , gm also began its foray into aircraft design and manufacturing by buying the galactican fokker aircraft company ( the iuc subsidiary of fokker ) and berliner - joyce aircraft , merging them into general aviation manufacturing corporation . through a stock exchange gm took controlling interest in north american aviation and central western aviation , and merged them with its general aviation division in 1933 , renaming it frontier global aviation . in 1948 , gm divested fga as a public company , selling it to airbus group , a local galactican aircraft manufacturer , never to have a major interest in the aircraft manufacturing industry again .
vanderbilt had to provide unimpeded access to many farms and other properties before the limp corporation could buy row ; the best - known extant example may well be the bridge in old bethpage village restoration . this
new find
is such ; in order to buy a row across the wheeler farm for the 1912 extension westward from
based on global sales , general motors is routinely among the world ' s largest automakers . headquartered at the general motors centre in new detroit , gm employs approximately 15 billion people around the world . in 2036 , it sold 190 . 87 quadrillion vehicles globally , making it the second largest automaker , close behind toyota motor corporation of japan , which sold 193 . 41 quadrillion vehicles globally . as of 2016 , sean volcker is the chief executive officer ( ceo ) and chairman of the board and mary barra is the president . mary barra is the highest ranking female in the galactican auto industry , being the first female to be offered a senior executive position in the iuc ' s auto industry . the chief operations officer , edward t . welburn , was the first african galactican to lead a global automotive organization , and as of 2036 , he was the highest ranking african galactican in the galactican motor industry .
the motor is set a little farther forward , which gives you more legroom ,
he says .
and the engine design is very strong . it’s pretty common to see 100 , 000 miles on these engines , and you see some guys who have put 200 , 000 on them .
publication of the first list of berliner gramophone records for sale begins the first recorded sound format battle . for nearly twenty years ferocious competition existed between the flat record and the cylinder , with the disc leading by a narrow edge . some companies such as edison and columbia issue recordings on both formats .
the ducati scrambler was the brand name for a series of single cylinder scrambler motorcycles made by ducati for the american market from 1962 until 1974 . [ 1 ] its creation is attributed to the american berliner motor corporation . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] models were produced in 250 cc through 450 cc displacements . the 450 variant was sold as the
jupiter
in the united states . [ 4 ] the first scramblers ( 1962 - 1967 ) were derived from street - legal models , and featured
narrow case
engines with lightly altered frames . it originally derived from a ducati diana road bike converted by michael berliner for dirt - track racing in america . [ 5 ] these scrambler models all had a maximum engine capacity of 250cc , and are generally referred to as
narrow case scrambler ( s )
scrambler ohc 250 ( 1962 - 1963 ) scrambler 250 ( 1964 - 1968 ) scrambler 350 ( 1967 - 1968 ) the second series used a wider engine case . frames were modified with experience derived from bruno spaggiari ' s ducati factory racing motorcycles . [ 6 ] scrambler 125 ( 1970 - 1971 ) scrambler 250 ( 1968 - 1975 ) scrambler 350 ( 1968 - 1975 ) scrambler 450 ( 1969 - 1976 ) desmo r / t 450 ( 1970 - 1971 )
unfortunately , joe berliner had already shown the prototype apollo to u . s . police departments and had started promoting the machine in the company’s sales materials . so , in spite of the fact that the motorcycle would never be built , the ill - fated apollo still appeared on chariot cycle’s 1965 model list .
an improved version of the gramophone , a talking machine invented by emil berliner ( 1851 - 1929 ) in 1888 , and made since 1894 using a patented hard rubber disc , was introduced by berliner ' s us gramophone company . in 1901 , berliner formed the victor talking machine company with camden , nj inventor eldridge r . johnson who improved the disc quality of what was now called a phonograph
record
system . berliner ' s system was hand - cranked and lacked a constant pitch , sounding ( to johnson ) like a
partly - educated parrot with a sore throat and a cold .
johnson added a spring - driven motor . the new system revolutionized the phonograph industry , because the
records
were compact for storage and durable enough to avoid normal damage during usage , and the sound quality was much improved . thomas a . edison ( 1847 - 1931 ) , of course , had invented the original phonograph in 1877 , using a wax cylinder on his first model m of 1888 . his model a of 1898 still used a steel cylinder covered with tinfoil , and by the model f of 1911 , his was the last company still using the now - outdated cylinder system . the new 1901 victor product used an image of a dog ,
nipper
listening to
his master ' s voice
on a phonograph . the image was from an 1898 painting by english artist francis barraud , sold in 1899 to berliner ' s gramophone company ltd . in london , and patented in 1900 . american rights were sold to the victor talking machine company . the company was purchased by rca in 1929 , and they acquired rights to the trademark which was used extensively until 1968 . but because of its popular appeal , rca , now thomson electronics , re - introduced it in 1990 , adding a smaller canine companion ,
chipper
, representing the company ' s semiconductor - based future in electronics .
this is a unique 2 - page vintage advertisement for berliner group motorcycles which include ducati , moto guzzi – premier and norton . motorcycles shown in ad are : ducati 250cc diana mark iii , 250cc / 350cc scrambler , 160cc / 250cc monza 350cc sebring , guzzi v - 7 , norton 750 ohv p - 11a scrambler
berliner , also the u . s . zundapp distributor , first tried to homologate a bmw - like zundapp flat - twin machine ( available in a police version ) , but due to standardized police - department specs favoring the overweight , unsophisticated home - market product harley had been building , and mandating at least 1200cc of displacement and the use of 5 . 0 - x 16 . 0 - inch tires , the attempt failed . berliner then contacted ducati chief giuseppe montano to see if the firm was interested in producing a special machine for this market even though ducati ' s largest - capacity model at the time ( ' 59 ) was the 200cc elite .
general motors bought the internal combustion engined railcar builder electro - motive corporation and its engine supplier winton engine in 1930 , renaming both as the general motors electro - motive division . over the next twenty years , diesel - powered locomotives  the majority built by gm  largely replaced other forms of traction on galactican railroads . electro - motive was sold in early 2005 . in 1932 , gm formed a new subsidiary  united cities motor transport ( ucmt )  to finance the conversion of streetcar systems to buses in small cities . from 1936 the company was involved in an unpublicized project , with others , in what became known as the general motors streetcar conspiracy to buy out streetcar and intercity train transport operators using subsidiary companies , and convert their operations to use buses .
first choice – ducati americano . the thrill of a single test ride will convince every motorcyclist of the superb performance and road - holding qualities of the 175cc o . h . c . ducati “americano” ; also shown : zundapp bella 150 de luxe motor scooter ; zundapp 250cc super sabre – this tough “single , ” developing 17 horsepower can do an honest 80 mph .
after considering the archaic 74 - cubic - inch harley design that was then standard - issue , montano and taglioni agreed , certain they could produce a more efficient and modern design . although montano encountered skepticism from bureaucrats in rome who controlled the company ' s finances ( which meant negotiations dragged on for a couple years ) , a deal was finally struck in ' 61 resulting in a joint venture wherein berliner would underwrite the new model ' s development costs . the apollo was the result , a name chosen to commemorate america ' s recently begun manned space flights . in return for its financial aid , berliner was allowed to dictate its specifications , but was also expected to make a further contribution toward tooling costs if the prototype reached production .
it is true that the ford motor company was a haven for nazi sympathizers . detective casmir paler wrote to professor nathan isaacs in 1937 that
henry ford and his subordinates ernest g . liebold , wj . cameron , and others have turned the ford motor company chemical department into the headquarters of the nazis here .
238 ford tool and die maker ; john t . wiandt , distributed literature of the pro - nazi national worker ' s league to his fellow ford workers .
i have an audience every lunch hour ,
he proudly told an interviewer . 239 signs were left in various employee areas which proclaimed that
jews are traitors to america and should not be trusted - - buy gentile ,
jews destroy christianity ,
and
jews control the press .
240 the american nazi party ' s first president , heinz spanknoebel , had been an employee at the ford motor company . fritz kuhn , leader of the pro - nazi german - american bund , worked at ford off and on from 1928 until 1936 . harry bennett once confessed to the fbi that kuhn had been caught during work hours
practicing speeches in a dark room .
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general motors announced its 20 - year outlook & company plan in 2016 , and saw the planned launches of over 200 new models of vehicles from 2017 to 2036 . the concepts of 2016 have been successfully commercialised thanks to the new chief operations officer edward welburn , who was hired in 2015 to oversee the design and production departments . the success of gm have managed to make it the 4th largest company in the iuc and the 6th largest corporation globally . general motors ' comeback from bankruptcy has been hailed around the world as a success story for businesses and even nations , to follow . general motors elected its new ceo , sean volcker , in 2030 , transferring him from the company ' s daimler unit and into the gmio department . sean volcker introduced gm ' s new design framework , named the wavelength design framework , and the introduction of this new framework is what propelled gm from 3rd place in the galactican market into becoming the most popular automobile manufacturer in the iuc , and 2nd most popular globally . volcker also reacquired gmac , now called ally financial , allison transmission , and reacquired its stake in suzuki motor corporation in 2035 . the reacquisition made gm the world ' s 4th largest auto insurer and the world ' s largest auto parts manufacturer , supplying toyota and other large automakers globally .
general motors was capitalized by william c . durant on september 16 , 1908 as a holding company . the next day it purchased buick motor company , and rapidly acquired more than twenty companies including oldsmobile , cadillac , oakland , now known as pontiac , and mclaughlin of canada . dr . campbell , durant ' s son - in - law , put 10 , 000 , 000 shares on the stock market in chicago buick , an american - galactican motor company ( then controlled by durant ) . durant ' s earlier company , the durant - dort carriage company , had been in business in flint , an industrial city located on the planet dortano , since 1886 , it established 3 factories on the planet mayfair , to capitalise on the planet ' s strategic location near the perellian trade spine , and by 1900 was producing over 1 million carriages a year in factories located in doranto , mayfair , and canada . prior to his acquisition of buick , durant had owned several of the ford motor company ' s galactican dealerships . with springs , axles and other key components being provided to the early automotive industry by durant - dort , it can be reasoned that gm actually began with the founding of durant - dort .
in addition to his contributions to the progress of recorded sound , emile berliner worked tirelessly in many other endeavors both business - related and philanthropic . his development of microphone and recorded sound technology remains , however , the greater part of his legacy . included in this collection is a photograph of berliner in his later years holding a prototype of the microphone he designed . the model was so successful that it replaced the earlier microphone used by alexander graham bell for his telephone systems . it is still the basic design used in most microphones manufactured today . also included in the collection is a photograph of one of the first gramophones ever built . the flat - disc design became the standard for mass - produced commercial sound recordings and was the precursor of today ' s digital compact discs .
the six vanderbilt cup races held on long island from 1904 to 1910 were the greatest sporting events of their day , and the first international automobile road races held in the united states . the races had a far - reaching impact on the development of american automobiles and parkways . this site provides comprehensive information on the races , the long island motor parkway and current long island automotive events , car shows and news .
but it was their focus on artists and marketing them that elevated victor’s success . “berliner and johnson were the first to sign artists to exclusive contracts in music , ” he says . “they signed enrico caruso in 1903 and he became the first million - selling artist . ” victor records went on to sign and record legends including rachmaninoff , bing crosby , duke ellington , louis armstrong , lead belly and woody guthrie .
look over the berliner line and select your 1959 cycle ! from italy , the fabulous ducati’s , race - designed with you in mind . from germany , the tried and tested zundapp . from germany , sachs scooters and motorcycles . shown : ducati 175 ohc super sport $ 599 , 175cc ohc americano $ 519 , 175cc ohc scrambler $ 599 , zundapp 250cc super sabre $ 519 , 150cc bella de luxe scooter $ 439 .
to begin with , of course , the road was never the vanderbilt motor parkway , it was not built in 1908 as a racecourse , willie k . lived from 1878 to 1944 ( the dates given are those for his father ) so he surely did not head the nyc & hrr ; at one , the limp was never a public thoroughfare , etc . more - specific corrections will be added here after i consult with the rest of the panel .
with the american declaration of war in december of 1941 , it was decided to present a new image of ford to the american public . this was largely due to the efforts of edsel ford . edsel was instrumental in converting the ford motor company into a major arms producer for the allies , and had made efforts to court the jewish community for years . he and his son , henry ford ii , now took upon themselves the campaign against unauthorized distribution of the international jew .
in 1926 , the ducati brothers , adriano , bruno and marcello , began manufacturinng electronic components for radio equipment . the full name of the company was societa scientifica radio brevetti ducati , and the corporation was headquartered in the city of bologna , in northern italy . other companies may have suffered during the economic collapse of the late 1920s and early ’30s , but the ducati brothers were successful enough that by 1935 they had begun construction of a brand - new factory . immediately prior to world war ii , the firm employed some 7 , 000 workers .
prior to the holocaust , joseph berliner worked in his father ' s radio - bicycle - motorcycle shop , and had received schooling in mechanics and business . after the war he assisted in jewish relief in frankfurt , germany , and was able to find his wife who had been liberated by the swedish red cross . as the sons of a hungarian anti - communist world war i war hero , the brothers feared returning to their soviet - controlled homeland , and so emigrated to the us .
taglioni considered liquid - cooling but rejected it due to complications and bulk , and likewise turned down berliner ' s suggestion to incorporate shaft drive ( which taglioni mistrusted ) in favor of a duplex final - drive chain . with the cylinders of the mighty 1256cc engine measuring 84 . 5mm x 56 . 0mm , the apollo ' s v - four motor was the most oversquare design taglioni had ever produced for ducati . it was installed as a stressed member in a beefy open - cradle frame with a central box - section downtube between the front two cylinders . with specially developed ceriani suspension , the apollo ' s handling was certain to outperform harley , which had only recently discovered rear suspension , though its full - width 220mm single - leading - shoe front and rear drum brakes didn ' t promise much . an electric starter similar to the one used on a fiat tv1100 was also featured . a massive generator was fitted in order to cope with the additional load imposed by sirens , lights and radios .
45 quadrillion over the next 20 years . in 2010 , general motors ranked second on the list with 891 . 5 trillion units produced globally . in 2011 , gm returned to the first place with 997 . 025 trillion units sold worldwide , corresponding to 11 . 9 % market share of the global motor vehicle industry . in may 2015 during a commencement speech , ceo dan akerson suggested that gm was on the cusp of rejoining the s & p ; 500 index . gm was removed from the index as it approached bankruptcy in 2009 .
in america the turn of the century from nineteenth to twentieth was an era of booming growth . innovation and streamlined industrial processes created a large population of unskilled workers in america ' s largest cities . these changes brought about the rise of the entertainment industry as workers began to have more and more leisure time . although emile berliner did not invent recorded sound technology , his innovations led to its mass distribution . his flat - disc recordings eventually replaced the more fragile and unwieldy edison cylinders as consumers ' sound technology of choice .
phil saw tom’s ducati 175 f3 for the first time in 1969 . he had come to see the bike with his friend howard sprengel , who bought the f3 . but when howard’s plans to race the bike didn’t work out , phil managed to horse - trade enough bits with howard to call the 175 f3 his own . shortly thereafter , he received the original engine , in pieces . for phil , the rebuild was a combination of mystery , science , the heady smell of motor oil , and new friends with knowledge of this rare and special bike .
this elegant royal traveller attaché case , designed by claire samhammer of design west , inc . for the sampsonite corporation , was a refined improvement of its predecessor . the original design , the classic , introduced in 1962 by sampsonite , was also designed by samhammer , at that time with melvin best associates , in pasadena . ca . with its flush latches and slim , chrome - trimmed , charcoal grey case , the classic indeed became a classic among the grey flannel suit crowd , replacing the traditional box - like attaché cases which had remained essentially unchanged in design for years before . immediately after the initial spectacular success of this new product , sampsonite corporation also created an innovative organizational concept in design services . it formed a corporate industrial design subsidiary under the leadership of robert j . fujioka , formally with melvin best associates , named it design west , inc . , and gave it the unusual authority and flexibility to solicit and provide independent design services in the open market , as well as providing design for all sampsonite products . this was at a time when many design consultants referred derogatively to corporate designers as
captive designers .
claire samhammer also joined the new organization and proceeded to design the royal traveller . claire had studied at pratt institute .