Whether Leo can get his money back is largely dependent on how it was sold to him in the first place. If it was bought "as seen" without guarantees then he is not entitled to anything. However if it was sold by a dealer who stated that it was a genuine antique gramophone AND put this in writing on a receipt (when did anyone last get a receipt from a dealer - Guido Severens is the only dealer I've ever encountered in 22 years who gives such things), then he might well be entitled to a refund.
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Re: parlophone gramophone
Do you think the one that I have is fake or real?
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Re: parlophone gramophone
Hello,
First of all, thanks for your reactions. I will keep the machine, because the sonata soundbox plays really fine the older 78 RPM records. I have other gramophones but this gramophone made me hesitate if it is a crapophone or a real one. My hobby started with a grapophone 10 years ago. Andf the quality of this kind of machines was poor. No decent soundbox, no decent soundarm, only a wooden hole around the crank etc. This one is little but well proportioned. Do you mind if I sent photo's from the motor for a last verification?
Greetings + thamks
Leo
First of all, thanks for your reactions. I will keep the machine, because the sonata soundbox plays really fine the older 78 RPM records. I have other gramophones but this gramophone made me hesitate if it is a crapophone or a real one. My hobby started with a grapophone 10 years ago. Andf the quality of this kind of machines was poor. No decent soundbox, no decent soundarm, only a wooden hole around the crank etc. This one is little but well proportioned. Do you mind if I sent photo's from the motor for a last verification?
Greetings + thamks
Leo
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Re: parlophone gramophone
On the balance of probability, I would say your machine is genuine apart from the soundbox. The horn is certainly the right type as is the elbow and back-bracket. The brake and speed control do not set alarm bells ringing either.Do you think the one that I have is fake or real?
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Re: parlophone gramophone
I could be wrong, but that turntable looks like a 1930's Garrard, and so does the brake.
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Re: parlophone gramophone
The parlophone catalog shows this style brake.Phono48 wrote:I could be wrong, but that turntable looks like a 1930's Garrard, and so does the brake.
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Re: parlophone gramophone
If this is a frankenphone it is certainly better than most- for one thing the crank is where it ought to be and the arm and back bracket look good. I think that someone has smeared the case with stain, I have a genuine but modest Swiss machine of the era which has been similarly defaced.
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Re: parlophone gramophone
As a said I should make some photographs in detail of my gramophone,
I made photo's of the motorboard, the brake, the speed controll and the motor. On the motor I can read Garrard n0 20, made in england, refer. nr 133
Please your comments for a final evaluation of this machine !
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Re: parlophone gramophone
The Garrard No.20 motor was fitted to a wide variety of British made (some would say assembled) portable gramophones from the late 1920's right through to the early post war era.
Unfortunately it's presence in your machine confirms the suspicions which others have already voiced.
Unfortunately it's presence in your machine confirms the suspicions which others have already voiced.
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Re: parlophone gramophone
Yes, it's a Frankenphone or a high quality Crapophone if you prefer.