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Is this real, or a crapophone?
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oltractor
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HisMastersVoice
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Re: Is this real, or a crapophone?
Looks like it was probably a genuine machine that received a new motor (note the new hole on the motor board) and some other donor parts. So I guess the correct term would be "frankenphone".
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oltractor
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Phonofreak
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Re: Is this real, or a crapophone?
It's a frankenphone, alright. A better term is a bitsa. Bits of this and that. Also check the seller's poor feedback. Stay away from this one.
Harvey Kravitz
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tomb
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Re: Is this real, or a crapophone?
Columbia's are well marked ..and well made,,, I agree it is a pieced together machine, The back bracket is used on a lot of reproductions. It could have been an older garage production. Tom B