gramophone-georg wrote:Looks very nice! How does the machine play? I have a reproduction reproducer on my authentic Berliner and I rebuilt the repro- repro using some of Mica Monster's tips and I am very happy with the volume and the sound of the repro- repro, actually. To me is sounds way better than an original, and I didn't need to be afraid to modify it.
The machine plays well and unlike the Japanese reproductions, it does not have metric threads on any of the fasteners. The motor is an exact copy of a real Berliner and plays through a 7" record with no problems.
Here is my home made Clark Johnson. It has a 1 5/16" diaphragm, the same as an original Clark Johnson uses and it has Edison C reproducer seals. I have a Canadian Berliner with a 1902 Berliner Automatic Sound Box and a European Berliner with an original Clark Johnson. They have all been rebuilt and none is much better than the other, but the Canadian Automatic probably wins out. I am not familiar with Mica Monster.