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Anyone know if this is real or a frankenphone?
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Thorhallur
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Thorhallur
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Re: Anyone know if this is real or a frankenphone?
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Curt A
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Re: Anyone know if this is real or a frankenphone?
It looks real, probably European, but don't know what make...
"The phonograph is not of any commercial value."
Thomas Alva Edison - Comment to his assistant, Samuel Insull.
"No one needs a Victrola XX, a Perfected Graphophone Type G, or whatever you call those noisy things."
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Thomas Alva Edison - Comment to his assistant, Samuel Insull.
"No one needs a Victrola XX, a Perfected Graphophone Type G, or whatever you call those noisy things."
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Re: Anyone know if this is real or a frankenphone?
I agree that the tonearm etc. assembly looks authentic. It is too complex and too well made for the crapophone trade.
I have my doubts about the case though, which does not match the aged state of the metalwork. At best refinished, at worst of recent manufacture.
I have my doubts about the case though, which does not match the aged state of the metalwork. At best refinished, at worst of recent manufacture.
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Sidewinder
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Re: Anyone know if this is real or a frankenphone?
It is OK except for the horn elbow. An early German machine I think.
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Re: Anyone know if this is real or a frankenphone?
As Sidewinder said, it's a completely genuine German machine including the cabinet. Only the elbow is wrong.
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Re: Anyone know if this is real or a frankenphone?
odd for the speed control and something else to be on the left side is it not ?
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Sidewinder
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Re: Anyone know if this is real or a frankenphone?
Winding hole on the right side, speed control and stop/start on the left.soundgen wrote:odd for the speed control and something else to be on the left side is it not ?