On French eBay:
https://www.ebay.fr/itm/185594669716?ha ... R4zXv6nvYA
Genuine or fake? Cylindrical machines are always suspicious, but the horn assembly on this one looks authentic and unique. Has anyone ever heard of the brand Estophone? The seller has several machines for sale, some genuine but with replacement or missing parts like soundboxes, others dodgy ...
Estophone?
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Re: Estophone?
I'd say this was completely genuine but I'm not an expert on the less well known continental machines. It looks the part to me but I'm not sure what you mean by cylindrical machines? The link points to a disc gramophone?
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I meant cylindrical in the shape of the machine body, Steve, like many modern crapophones. But I agree with you that it looks genuine.
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It's certainly interesting looking.
Based on the design, it looks like it might sound pretty good.
Based on the design, it looks like it might sound pretty good.
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A neat way of extending the length of the acoustic passage, anticipating EMG by several years.
If it was in the UK and perhaps more reasonably priced I would be tempted.
If it was in the UK and perhaps more reasonably priced I would be tempted.
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Re: Estophone?
Yes, that was both an interesting and different machine. Finally a cylindrical machine, that is not from "down there".
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With the reproducer so far inboard of the tone arm, it looks like it would have REALLY bad tracking!
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epigramophone wrote: ↑Tue Sep 27, 2022 4:22 am A neat way of extending the length of the acoustic passage, anticipating EMG by several years.
If it was in the UK and perhaps more reasonably priced I would be tempted.
I think it's probably fairer to say "anticipating HMV by over a decade", as HMV introduced this kind of acoustic system before EMG but a good 12 years after the continental brands had already got there!
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I see the seller has prematurely ended the auction "without bids" even though there were many and it was doing well. Why on earth do idiotic sellers do that? Its not fair to bidders or anyone really. But what do they gain from doing it?