For sale, This is a bit funny...

[Grammofon1904]

- and he only want some $2500 for it! ¨Handmade (!) in Croatia¨. The base is a part from old sewing machine, the horn probably came from the local school brass band... One mans scrap are another mans gold, they say!

[travisgreyfox]

I'm cringing thinking about all the records that thing has eaten.

[Curt A]

The $2,500 is nuts... but otherwise, it looks like it would probably work just fine... It's a better Frankenphone than an Indian fake or a Wuhan Wonder...

[OrthoFan]

The $2,500 is nuts... but otherwise, it looks like it would probably work just fine... It's a better Frankenphone than an Indian fake or a Wuhan Wonder...

Agree completely. The gradual exponential-like taper of the tone chamber, combined with its length, should pump out a solid bass response. Of course, that's assuming the soundbox isn't a piece of crap with a torn diaphragm seated in rock hard gaskets connected to an immovable needle-bar.

Also, from what I see, the arrangement of the components--location of the tonearm, etc.--is awkward at best.

I bid ten bucks, providing the shipping is free.

OrthoFan

[dzavracky]

that horn is definitely from a musical instrument, you can tell by the silver plate there on the top. Its to protect the shape of the instrument when you put it down on the ground

[alang]

They should have gone all way out and connected the motor to be treadle driven - either to wind or to play. I think the tonearm placement seems off as well. Over all it is more of a steampunk artwork piece. I always cringe if old pieces are repurposed, but this is kind of cool.

Andreas