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An 'Expert' Needle Sharpener (Maybe)
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2019 3:27 pm
by poodling around
It might be in the white top right hand box - although there is an HMV sound box in the blue box marked 'EM Ginn Expert' on the left hand side ?
No idea what the sharpener is in the 'Crocodile Skin' box - but it looks expensive in it's day maybe ?
https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-us/auct ... cb01037c83
Re: An 'Expert' Needle Sharpener (Maybe)
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2019 3:31 am
by CarlosV
The one in the crocodile box is a Meltrope sharpener. I have one of these, it is quite good and to me is better than the EMG (the EMG needs a spinning turntable to make it rotate). The Meltrope is not rare, every now and then there is one for sale in the English ebay. I am not familiar with the Expert sharpener, but from the photo it looks similar to other contemporary models, with a central axis and a rubber tire.
Re: An 'Expert' Needle Sharpener (Maybe)
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2019 4:39 am
by poodling around
CarlosV wrote:The one in the crocodile box is a Meltrope sharpener. I have one of these, it is quite good and to me is better than the EMG (the EMG needs a spinning turntable to make it rotate). The Meltrope is not rare, every now and then there is one for sale in the English ebay. I am not familiar with the Expert sharpener, but from the photo it looks similar to other contemporary models, with a central axis and a rubber tire.
Very interesting. Thank you CarlosV.