Featured Phonograph #130 Cremonaphone
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 9:43 am
Cremonaphone
Amherst Pianos, LTD, Amherst, N.S.
The Amherst Piano Factory operated from 1913 to 1928
Year - 1917
Model B
Unusual features - Roll up Tambour door covering internal wood horn - decal on top instead of on the side
Finish - dark brown - not sure what kind of wood (?)
Cabinet size 18 X 21 X10 no lid (quite heavy)
Motor - Pillar & Plate style single spring Otto Heineman
Turntable - 12"
Reproducer marked Cremonaphone Amherst, N.S.
Tonearm - Universal (?)
Reproduction parts - turntable felt
Value - Off brand probably not very much
Machine plays well, good sound but not very loud
Amherst Pianos, LTD, Amherst, N.S.
The Amherst Piano Factory operated from 1913 to 1928
Year - 1917
Model B
Unusual features - Roll up Tambour door covering internal wood horn - decal on top instead of on the side
Finish - dark brown - not sure what kind of wood (?)
Cabinet size 18 X 21 X10 no lid (quite heavy)
Motor - Pillar & Plate style single spring Otto Heineman
Turntable - 12"
Reproducer marked Cremonaphone Amherst, N.S.
Tonearm - Universal (?)
Reproduction parts - turntable felt
Value - Off brand probably not very much
Machine plays well, good sound but not very loud