HMV 162 - new purchase - advice please
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2020 5:23 pm
Hi,
I'm new here - but would like some advice on this HMV 162 which I have purchased. I already have and use one but this somewhat earlier example came my way rather cheaply and its in more original condition than the other one.
I believe the finish is in oak (dark chocolate brown colour) and it has an early style of HMV logo - which surprised me as I thought the later style without the swirls came in with the 'New Gramophone' a year or so before.
The finish is very good and it doesn't look like it has been worked on - although the motor is over greased and the sound box appears to be a potmetal #4
I've made a couple of videos on it (youtube is a bot of a hobby for me) - but I'd like advice on what to do with the lid which has a bit of a bald spot!
Will it respond well to coloured wax (if so could somebody recomedn some please) - or is there some other way I can improve it. The rest of the machine could do with a clean and polish but really seems in good condition.
Any help or information would be much appreciated. I've read back through the threads here and learnt a lot! However it would appear the 162 is not much loved
https://youtu.be/bmpgVosavbM
https://youtu.be/z51G1pYuyVE
I'm new here - but would like some advice on this HMV 162 which I have purchased. I already have and use one but this somewhat earlier example came my way rather cheaply and its in more original condition than the other one.
I believe the finish is in oak (dark chocolate brown colour) and it has an early style of HMV logo - which surprised me as I thought the later style without the swirls came in with the 'New Gramophone' a year or so before.
The finish is very good and it doesn't look like it has been worked on - although the motor is over greased and the sound box appears to be a potmetal #4
I've made a couple of videos on it (youtube is a bot of a hobby for me) - but I'd like advice on what to do with the lid which has a bit of a bald spot!
Will it respond well to coloured wax (if so could somebody recomedn some please) - or is there some other way I can improve it. The rest of the machine could do with a clean and polish but really seems in good condition.
Any help or information would be much appreciated. I've read back through the threads here and learnt a lot! However it would appear the 162 is not much loved
https://youtu.be/bmpgVosavbM
https://youtu.be/z51G1pYuyVE