Cannot see the reproducer. Worth a look, though.
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2-Door Credenza in Virginia - $500
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Re: 2-Door Credenza in Virginia - $500
Looks like it's all there, but kind of beat-up... shame about all those small holes in the grille-cloth.
Guess this is a later two-door: has the arches over the record storage.
Can't see enough of the reproducer back-flange to tell if it's pot-metal or brass...
Hope it find a loving home.
Guess this is a later two-door: has the arches over the record storage.
Can't see enough of the reproducer back-flange to tell if it's pot-metal or brass...
Hope it find a loving home.
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Re: 2-Door Credenza in Virginia - $500
Bullet holes, no doubt. The sound box, in magnification, looks to me like the lettering is raised; I forget whether that's good (brass) or bad (pot).
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Raised lettering indicates pot-metal.
All of the seven-hole brass Orthos I've seen have recessed lettering...
But, if the pot-metal is sound, then it shouldn't matter...
All of the seven-hole brass Orthos I've seen have recessed lettering...
But, if the pot-metal is sound, then it shouldn't matter...
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Looks like pot metal to me...
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Re: 2-Door Credenza in Virginia - $500
Interesting -- it has those poorly-joined seams in the veneer on the inside of the doors that were noticed in this thread: http://forum.talkingmachine.info/viewto ... 14&t=18838
I wonder what's with these seams on the two-doors? Seems odd that Victor would send them out that way, their cabinets normally being so well-crafted.
From the listing:
I wonder what's with these seams on the two-doors? Seems odd that Victor would send them out that way, their cabinets normally being so well-crafted.
From the listing:
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Re: 2-Door Credenza in Virginia - $500
The Credenza, like all Orthophonics, were rushed to market in late 1925 for the all-important Christmas season. Remember that Victor was relatively late in the game in adopting an electrically-based system; four months behind Columbia, I think. They may have run out of time to fabricate and fit four doors. However, the veneers may have been cut for an original design of four doors. When the machines were new, the joining of the veneers might not have been so obvious.