I don't think this is a Sonora table top model, the grill, tonearm/reproducer/brake and shape of the horn are nothing similar to a Sonora. I think someone just slapped a Sonora tag on a supplier off-brand.

dzavracky wrote:I’ve got 2 Starr records. They didn’t come with this machine though

Jealous! I'd love to have early vertical Starr records one day.

Made by the Starr Piano company, it's a style(model) ½. I know it wasn't in their first lineup of machines, so it was introduced in 1917 and rebranded in 1922-1923 with a different tonearm before being pashed out completely in 1925. Since it has the swivel tonearm and standard reproducer I'd put it ...

Do you still have the Aeolian auto-stop?

Anyone?

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You did a phenomenal job cleaning up the cabinet, be cautious with later 40s-50s records.

Acoustic machines aren't great with later 78s as they wear down faster and can over power the mica diaphragm. (They're designed mainly for acoustic records before the 1930s.)

The freezer trick usually works for me

(Photos would help.) Most machines of the late teens through the early 20s used a swivel tonearm design to accommodate lateral/vertical records. The pot metal has probably swollen over time, you'll have to stick it in the freezer for awhile then put penetrating oil to try and make it come apart. Don...