Victor XII tonearm difference

[emerson]

On the early XII, the tonearm is mounted to the cabinet----What about the later version with the fancy fret work----I believe the tonearm is mounted to the horn itself, with a black ring covering the opening in the cabinet. Any information is appreciated. Thanks

[Jerry B.]

On my first style XII the two piece tone arm bracket is mounted to the cabinet behind the motor board. On my later XII the bracket is a different style and it mounts to the cast iron portion on the top of the horn. There's a circular trim piece that mounts around the horn opening I suspect to clean up the appearance. The same tone arm is common to both variations of the XII. I hope this helps. Jerry B.

[emerson]

Thanks Jerry, for sharing that information, funny how they changed the horn casting itself on the two models----I guess most people think it is just a case design that separates the plain and fancier XII's---what were those phonograph makers from New Jersey thinking? Ha Ha