Featured Phonograph № 33

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Sidewinder
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Featured Phonograph № 33

Post by Sidewinder »

Make: Paillard
Model: Phono Viola
Serial # -
Year(s) Made: 1920's
Original Cost: ?
Case/Cabinet Size: -
Turntable/Mandrel: -
Reproducer/Sound-Box: Paillard
Motor: Paillard
Horn Dimensions: -
Reproduction Parts: none
Current Value: ?
Interesting Facts: Machine slides into the horn.

Favorite Characteristics: Kind of different to what one is used to seeing.

In its packed form, the machinery is inside the "horn"
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Phonograph unpacked - one can see where the horn attaches to the phonograph
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Horn in playing position
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phonophan79
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Re: Featured Phonograph № 33

Post by phonophan79 »

Very interesting!

I remember a thread 1-2 years ago discussing a violin-phonograph... and that was a reproduction. That one had an entire violin sitting on top of the record as the soundbox and horn in one.

I have never seen this machine or knew of it's existence. It is very neat to see it's practicality, compoents in the horn and what not.

The reproducer and tonearm look like generic Paillard stock. How does it sound? Where did you get this machine? It looks like only a 7" turntable?

Please make a YouTube video of this if you have the capability!

Thanks for sharing!

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Re: Featured Phonograph № 33

Post by Neophone »

Sidewinder,

That is a cunning little portable! I love it! Thanks for sharing it.

Regards,
John

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Re: Featured Phonograph № 33

Post by bbphonoguy »

I don't normally comment on the featured phonographs, but this one is so interesting, I just felt I had to make my feelings known.

Makes me wish I had a job back in the '20s designing portable phonographs.

Sidewinder
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Re: Featured Phonograph № 33

Post by Sidewinder »

Hello

The turntable is just over 9 inches in diameter. The machine with the whole violin is "Le Palmodian". Seen more, as a copy (i.e. fake!) and very rarely in original.

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Re: Featured Phonograph № 33

Post by phonophan79 »

Speaking of "Le Palmodian"...

http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0452864022

...and it's on YouTube now. (while i'm impressed visually, I can't say i'm impressed audibly)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXRm1zUhJcg[/youtube]

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Re: Featured Phonograph № 33

Post by estott »

That's one of the modern reproductions. From what I gather the originals had a more complex stylus system and were a bit more responsive- but still a novelty.

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