I guess "with legs" would be desirable but not essential

That horn is looking very good - those external papers really finish it off nicely. Bet that horn weighs a bit mind you. Can't wait to see the next step in the process of creating the Balmain.

Yes, thanks David I know we all greatly appreciate it as you dropped other things to deal with this and then stayed up all night to do the update. I hope you're able to make the old theme work with the software update though as typing this makes me feel like i'm typing it on a computer in the 90's.....

Thanks to Chunny I was able to narrow my search for the original ads. Although the text has already been provided I have attached below scans of some of the original adverts in amongst the others so you can see them in their original form and context. If you click on the photo and then click on it a...

Whoever did this was a complete idiot. My oh my what a sin. I agree, but until relatively recently they just weren't valued in any shape or form. They were considered obsolete and ideal for using as a cocktail cabinet or to house a tv. Thankfully this is not how they have been viewed for some time ...

Once it has been cleaned and the mold treated I've found just leaving it open in a warm, dry and well ventilated environment will see the smell go. It will take a little while though. I would be reluctant to spray it with anything as you don't know how the materials will react plus it would likely o...

Hello phonosandradios. Good to hear you have some post war "Gramophone" magazines.If you are able to go through the post war issues sometime, of the SMALL ADS. could you look out for an advertisement from a JOHN BRATLEY, in Hampshire I think,advertising soundboxes made to order. I'll cert...

I have bound copies of the Gramophone running unbroken from June 1930 to May 1950 and they are full of adverts for radios, pick ups, radiograms, needles, record cabinets, record shops (Imhofs features every month), EMG, Davey etc. Is my set unusual in retaining all of these? The only thing that is m...

Now which idiot would be daft enough to buy something like that! I think the more pertinent question would be "who was the idiot who cut the legs off in the first place"! But seriously this is a fantastic turnaround for this machine and I am very impressed. I have to ask though, is there ...

The Ginn "dynamic" soundbox was introduced, so I was told, around 1935.(I cannot check myself as my "Gramophone" magazines have a substantial gap for several years, until 1940). Frank said (with a wry grin), that it was a advertising ploy by Ginn, and the only difference to the ...