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Isn't this a fake? It's convincing...
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USlakeside
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gramophoneshane
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Re: Isn't this a fake? It's convincing...
USlakeside,
It's a fake, but a better quality fake-if that means much
To my untrained eye it looks like there maybe a few decent original parts, but not enough for that price methinks.
Regards,
John
It's a fake, but a better quality fake-if that means much
To my untrained eye it looks like there maybe a few decent original parts, but not enough for that price methinks.
Regards,
John
Listening to the Victrola fifteen minutes a day will alter and brighten your whole life.
Use each needle only ONCE!
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USlakeside
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Re: Isn't this a fake? It's convincing...
Looks like a British disc machine from the teens with a fake decal and obvi a fake reproducer. Sorry someone is paying 800 for that thing!
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orthophoNik
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Re: Isn't this a fake? It's convincing...
Perhaps someone should tell the seller particularly as he guarantees the authenticity of the machine. Boy. that's a lot of cash to pay for a fake.
Nik
Nik
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estott
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Re: Isn't this a fake? It's convincing...
It's supposedly from 1904 but the "Viva-tonal" label on the front is mid 1920's. I think there are some period parts in this, and a load of flashy plating.
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Steve
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Re: Isn't this a fake? It's convincing...
A complete and utter cobbled together fake. New horn, new case, cheap motor and total rubbish. Does the seller want me to guarantee THAT to his customer? I will! 
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B.B.B
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Re: Isn't this a fake? It's convincing...
It even comes with the famous His Master is Lying Voice sound box.
What kind of people are bidding on this crap (-ophone)
Are they the same people who'll buy a Victor 6 for thousands of $
"Oooh, that one will look sooooo coooool next to my fake fireplace & pirated Persian rug.........
What kind of people are bidding on this crap (-ophone)
Are they the same people who'll buy a Victor 6 for thousands of $
"Oooh, that one will look sooooo coooool next to my fake fireplace & pirated Persian rug.........
Searching for The Sound
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bbphonoguy
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Re: Isn't this a fake? It's convincing...
Holy Smokes 
! It's over one thousand dollars now! I would love to find out who the people are that are bidding on this (so that I can alert them to the fact that Wyatt Earp's Victrola is up for auction also)!
! It's over one thousand dollars now! I would love to find out who the people are that are bidding on this (so that I can alert them to the fact that Wyatt Earp's Victrola is up for auction also)!-
estott
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Re: Isn't this a fake? It's convincing...
I can only imagine the bidders are mezmerized by the glare: "Pret-ty, pret-ty, shi-ny, shi-ny"