Brenell Engineering

Brenell Engineering Ltd. was a British manufacturer of audio electronics, in particular professional quality reel-to-reel tape decks.

The company was founded in 1947 by Robert Hahn and Peter Glazer, as a small precision engineering company based in Northington Street, Clerkenwell. In 1953 the company produced its first tape recorder, a "do-it-yourself" unit marketed under the Soundesign name.[1] Brenell went on to become a leading manufacturer of bespoke tape decks, including multi-track studio machines.

After a series of financial setbacks, the company was formally dissolved in January 1984. [2]

All of The Beatles had Brenell tape recorders installed in their homes.[3] These were used to make various tape loops and other recordings that eventually found their way onto several Beatles recordings, such as Tomorrow Never Knows.

References

  1. ↑ "The equipment makers: Brenell" (PDF). Records and Recording. April 1970.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
  3. ↑ Lewisohn, Mark. The Beatles Recording Sessions. p. 72.
  • Brenelltape.co.uk - Web site giving historical overview of Brenell and Soundcraft products
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