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Genuine gramophone or frankenphone?
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Thorhallur
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Re: Genuine gramophone or frankenphone?
Genuine... and a nice one too.
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Thomas Alva Edison - Comment to his assistant, Samuel Insull.
"No one needs a Victrola XX, a Perfected Graphophone Type G, or whatever you call those noisy things."
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Re: Genuine gramophone or frankenphone?
Frankenstein? In case it is, seems well done. Nothing seems out of alignment nor date. The soundbox seems a golden exhibition, but who knows? The tt spindle seems anomaly long. The horn elbow seems not too well engaged at the support. ???
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jamiegramo
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Re: Genuine gramophone or frankenphone?
A pretty machine with nice moldings. It looks correct, although the horn is probably repainted and the soundbox has a repair and doesn't really belong but may be an old upgrade.
I agree with Inigo that the spindle does look a bit long but sometimes they are. No evidence of re-motoring.
I agree with Inigo that the spindle does look a bit long but sometimes they are. No evidence of re-motoring.
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