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Beautiful Cabinet (phonograph removed)
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audiophile102
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Beautiful Cabinet (phonograph removed)
I saw this on Facebook Market place and I wondered who could have produced such a beautiful cabinet. It's tragic that the mechanism was removed, but possibly someone could replace it? https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 328132625/
"You can't take the phonographs nor the money with you, but the contentment the phonographs bring may well make your life better, and happier lives make the world a better place."
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Curt A
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Re: Beautiful Cabinet (phonograph removed)
This definitely could be "re-purposed" from a bar into a great phonograph... 
There are enough generic motorboards & motors, tonearms, turntables and reproducers around to turn this into a stunning machine... even parts from a trashed Victrola would work, it would be a one of a kind custom Victrola... This was probably some no-name machine, but a beautiful cabinet. If I lived closer to St Louis, I would definitely salvage this... SOMEBODY NEEDS TO SAVE THIS!!!
There are enough generic motorboards & motors, tonearms, turntables and reproducers around to turn this into a stunning machine... even parts from a trashed Victrola would work, it would be a one of a kind custom Victrola... This was probably some no-name machine, but a beautiful cabinet. If I lived closer to St Louis, I would definitely salvage this... SOMEBODY NEEDS TO SAVE THIS!!!"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."
My Wife
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tictalk
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Re: Beautiful Cabinet (phonograph removed)
Thanks for posting audiophile102 ,I just called about it after seeing your post and I am picking it up Saturday.
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52089
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Re: Beautiful Cabinet (phonograph removed)
I'd swear I've seen that grill or something very much like it posted on here before...
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Curt A
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Re: Beautiful Cabinet (phonograph removed)
Glad you're getting it... please post progress on refurbishing it.tictalk wrote:Thanks for posting audiophile102 ,I just called about it after seeing your post and I am picking it up Saturday.
"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."
My Wife
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."
My Wife
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audiophile102
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Re: Beautiful Cabinet (phonograph removed)
It's really great that a forum member is getting it. I sure hope you can reinstall the missing mechanism. My passion has always been restoring antiques. I have an antique house containing my collection of antique furniture, china and phonographs. The quality of the cabinet in the ad was crying out to be saved from serving drinks.tictalk wrote:Thanks for posting audiophile102 ,I just called about it after seeing your post and I am picking it up Saturday.
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Django
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Re: Beautiful Cabinet (phonograph removed)
The wood reminds me of Quilted Mahogany. Martin Guitars used it during the 1920s. Their wood came from Cuba. If it is Quilted Mahogany, like Koa, it tends to have a deep 3D look. Beautiful cabinet. I'm glad that it won't become a liquor cabinet. That is a real work of art.
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Re: Beautiful Cabinet (phonograph removed)
I second that. It will be lovely to see how well it cleans and polishes up and to have workings in it as well will make it a stunning machine. Can't wait to see it.Curt A wrote:Glad you're getting it... please post progress on refurbishing it.tictalk wrote:Thanks for posting audiophile102 ,I just called about it after seeing your post and I am picking it up Saturday.
I am interested in all forms of audio media including: gramophones, phonographs, wire recorders, the tefifon, reel to reel tapes, radiograms and radios.