Early Johnson M – Presentable but Not Finished

[randymullx]

This forum was such a huge help with this machine that I am now calling presentable, but not finished. It wasn’t apparent in the photos from the original posting but the horn was bent up pretty badly. John Duffy at Horn House did a masterful job or making it look beautiful. The wood arm is original but the hardware is a reproduction from Wyatt’s . I’m still unclear about what the original color was for the hardware and arm support. The motor is still louder that I would like and I have not yet tried to fill the four screw holes near the crank. I also want to find a more “period” reproducer at some point in the future. The one that came with is appears to be a Columbia long-throat reproduction. I have decided to leave the turntable felt as-is for now as it appears to be original. Here are the links to the previous posts.
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viewtopic.php?f=2&t=44179
Thanks to everyone for all the suggestions and guidance!

[dzavracky]

That horn came out really good! What a beautiful machine!!

David

[edisonclassm]

Nice Machine! I love Eldridge Johnson M's! I have a whole stash of early Eldridge Johnson 10" records waiting to be played on one of these machines!

[MTPhono]

Beautiful! The horn is stunning.