Latest Addition - Melba and Pedistal

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Re: Latest Addition - Melba and Pedestal

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Re: Latest Addition - Melba and Pedestal

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Mario,

Congrats on a beautiful machine. If it happens to be in Europe and you need a place to store it for awhile, (a few years) my living room might be the perfect place. Let me know if I can help. :)

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Beautiful! Thanks for taking the time to share!

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What a sensational machine! All it needs is a mauve label Melba record for the turntable <g>.

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Another spectacular addition to your collection Mario. Congratulations. Sometimes I feel like Victor's are way boring compared to their European cousins...

Steve

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Hi All,

Many thanks for the kind comments. I'm very glad to have her. Another really cool thing is that Dame Nellie Melba was born about 20 min from where I live in Melbourne Australia and she also lived about 20 min away. She never actually owned one of these machines as far as we know.

I've included a picture of the very early motor in this machine.

Cheers,
mario

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I remembered this older topic when a "Melba" soundbox surfaced in the sale of the Roger Thorne collection today. It is the seldom seen Gramophone & Typewriter Ltd. counterpart to the "No. 10" reproducer for the Victor 6. It went to a floor bidder. Final price including buyers premium was a little more than $4k.

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What a wonderful reproducer. I had no idea there was a UK version made like the #10. It is the same except no metal disc in the center.4K is about the same price as a #10. I would like to know how many other then mine have the case??.
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schweg wrote:Another spectacular addition to your collection Mario. Congratulations. Sometimes I feel like Victor's are way boring compared to their European cousins...

Steve
I also like the HMV machines. I think they are more classy than your typical Victor. I love the cabinet styles. I live near Seattle, WA and I'm only a few hours from Canada. Every so often, they appear in antique shops and yard sales.It's too bad that these machines are under appreciated.
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In case Mario takes a look in this old thread: Can you please tell me the serial number at the underside of the gramophone case. Is the number preceded by a sequence of letters (DGAG)? Thank you.

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