Creative Victrola on , (you have to see it to appreciate it)

Django · Post by **Django** » Fri Mar 15, 2019 7:58 pm

https://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-VINTAG ... SwZFJcgAhO

Someone did a creative "upgrade" on a lidless Victrola. It looks like they put some effort into it. The hinge screws are slotted, so I don't think that it was a recent alteration. Maybe it was an aftermarket upgrade kit? I like it, but I won't be buying it.

Post by **CharliePhono** » Fri Mar 15, 2019 8:13 pm

. . . looks like a little casket to me . . .

Post by **gramophone-georg** » Fri Mar 15, 2019 8:19 pm

CharliePhono wrote:. . . looks like a little casket to me . . .

"The Dracuola"

Django · Post by **Django** » Fri Mar 15, 2019 8:28 pm

CharliePhono wrote:. . . looks like a little casket to me . . .

It’s funny that you say that. Most lidded tabletop machines have always reminded me of a casket.

Benjamin_L · Post by **Benjamin_L** » Sat Mar 16, 2019 1:27 pm

That lid looks really too nice for homemade, but I don't know.

Post by **emerson** » Sat Mar 16, 2019 1:34 pm

Think it came from The Winchester Mansion----just needed a few more additions

Phonofreak · Post by **Phonofreak** » Sat Mar 16, 2019 7:39 pm

I think this was done a long time ago by either a skilled woodworker or a cabinet maker. To me, this is a very special piece, well worth the price. In one of the Compendium books, I remember seeing an after market kit to put a lid on a VV VI. George, can you post the picture and which volume this was in?
Harley Kravitz

phonogfp · Post by **phonogfp** » Sat Mar 16, 2019 8:20 pm

Phonofreak wrote: In one of the Compendium books, I remember seeing an after market kit to put a lid on a VV VI. George, can you post the picture and which volume this was in?
Harley Kravitz

Not a VV-VI, but a similar machine, from A World of Antique Phonographs:

George P.

Phonofreak · Post by **Phonofreak** » Sat Mar 16, 2019 9:25 pm

Thanks for posting. Was there a similar attachment for a VV VI?
Harvey Kravitz

phonogfp · Post by **phonogfp** » Sun Mar 17, 2019 11:43 am

Phonofreak wrote:Thanks for posting. Was there a similar attachment for a VV VI?
Harvey Kravitz

You're welcome, Harvey. If we pictured a VV-VI similarly modified, I don't remember it...but with over 3750 photos in the 8 books, it's challenging to remember everything!

George P.

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