FOR SALE: Columbia Kolster Viva-Tonal Model 900 - $700 OBO

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FOR SALE: Columbia Kolster Viva-Tonal Model 900 - $700 OBO

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I'm very reluctantly selling/re-homing most of my phonograph collection. I didn't realize how much stuff I had until I had the idea of moving.

PLEASE NOTE: I have a few nice project machines with good potential that I'm selling INCLUDING an Edison Schubert, a dark oak Columbia Grafonola Deluxe, a Columbia Baby Regent table phonograph in mahogany, a VE 8-35X, a VV 4-40X, and a few Orthophonic portables. PLEASE contact me if you are in search of a good summer project. I have very limited time to liquidate my collection due to some unforeseen circumstances. I am located in Memphis, TN but would gladly find a way to get these machines to a new home including driving or meeting halfway.

Here is a Columbia Kolster Model 900. It is "as found". The only thing I have done is give it a light cleaning and it has been stored inside the couple years that I've had it. It was missing the tonearm and pickup when I got it and I managed to locate one (in the bronze finish but I had plans to recolor it to match the gold). It is untested. I have not plugged it in or begun work on the electronics. As you can see, I took the large ballast tube out of the back because I didn't want anything to break it as it looks expensive to replace. Also the small part of the wooden bun foot is present, but it came off. The light bulb and the bulb cover are both present too, but I took them off when I was cleaning it. The original record folders are present as well. Finish has some flaws and there are some chips in the veneer around the edges.
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