What did I buy yesterday, a Columbia 202, or?

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Re: What did I buy yesterday, a Columbia 202, or?

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Orchorsol wrote: Fri Aug 26, 2022 7:05 am Yes indeed, I was just remarking with a collector friend the other day that these are excellent - to my ears, as good as an HMV 102. Different character of sound (hard to describe), but as good.
I fully agree, especially the ones with the nr 15 soundbox sound as good as the HMV 102.

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Re: What did I buy yesterday, a Columbia 202, or?

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Personally, I'd say both the 112A and 202 sound better than the 102.

I also say the Decca 130 is pretty hard to better as portables go.

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We were all wrong, the Columbia was as black as it could be, and the black paint on the corner shields were scraped off. BUT, I have the record album, and I was missing it for a much better looking black 202, that I have in store. :geek:

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Re: What did I buy yesterday, a Columbia 202, or?

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Sorry for that - someone should teach the seller about the basics of white balance in photography. :roll:

But as you say the purchase was indeed well worth for the expanda album alone!

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I have to share the update to this machine, it was blue after all :lol:
I finally found the time to clean it, and spent two hours with Swarfega removing terrible dirt. I have never seen such a dirty portable.
I guess the verdict here is...never say never, until you have carefully cleaned a gramophone.
Yes, it needs a new needle container lid, I have some spares in my storage locker so it will be fixed. I think the portable deserves a spot in my small sitting room, so two classic radios were thrown out. After all, it is gramophones we deal with :mrgreen:

The light conditions were not the best this dark evening in my sitting room, but it is blue
I now also see it needs some extra cleaning on the motor board, despite two hours of cleaning.
Luckily,.,,the Columbia 202 can take rather rough cleaning. :coffee:
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Re: What did I buy yesterday, a Columbia 202, or?

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A good outcome after all. Your persistence has been rewarded.
I don't have a Blue 202 but I do have a Blue 201, purchased from the family of the original owner.
Clearly a much lighter shade of leathercloth was used on this one, which dates to 1933.
How do I know? It was a 21st Birthday present for the original owner who was born in 1912.
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Re: What did I buy yesterday, a Columbia 202, or?

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nostalgia wrote: Mon Jan 30, 2023 2:35 pm I have to share the update to this machine, it was blue after all :lol:
:lol: Well: royal flush! Complete of its Expanda album and blue! :clover:

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