Starkton wrote:
Sidewinder wrote:
With this machine the wood is not oak - its a softer wood probably trying to pass - with the stain - as something more expensive
small witches hat brass horn - not necessarily on this model.
Returning home and taking a closer look (I travelled with an iPad mini) I agree that the case is softwood, possibly birch, stained red to imitate mahagoni. The stain is mostly faded by sunlight. Regular DGAG (cheap) models of the time had dark stained oak cases, more richly decorated from c. 1907. Assembled from leftover parts and only available as special offer for a short period of time, this "mahagoni" model never made it into regular catalogues.
DGAG equipped its cheapest model with a small witches hat horn of polished brass. From c. 1907, for a few years, the brass horn gave way to a witches hat horn made of nickel plated zinc, painted red inside.
You can see the original color under the turntable - it is only slightly faded which adds nicely as original patina.
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DGAG equipped its cheapest model with a small witches hat horn of polished brass.
except this model I think

As soon as I move the huge Regina disc box out the way I will send you a pic of a fully original one!