https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203602757542 ... %7Ciid%3A1
At first glance this looks like a 131a of 1929, but that model had the Plano-Reflex tonearm and the No.9 soundbox. This one has the American style tonearm found on the 113/113a portables and the No.15 soundbox. No model number is displayed, but the lid transfer clearly states "Made in England".
So much better looking than an HMV Re-Entrant, it would make an unusual addition to anyone's collection. The seller has also listed an HMV511 at the very reasonable starting price of £299. What a fine pair they would make.
Top of the range UK Columbia.
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Re: Top of the range UK Columbia.
I'm disappointed with the relatively small horn it has in comparison to the size of the cabinet.
As for the seller's comments about Columbia V HMV, I couldn't agree more!
As for the seller's comments about Columbia V HMV, I couldn't agree more!
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Re: Top of the range UK Columbia.
That's quite interesting, it is the first UK Columbia I see with the US Viva Tonal arm. I have the US 810 model, a huge machine with equally large horn and arm. This one looks smaller, and evidently the horn is too small as Steve pointed out. I have also the UK-made 132a, with a plano-reflex arm and a very large bifurcated horn, probably the largest Columbia horn (there is another UK Columbia model, I forget the number, with a slightly taller cabinet than the 132a, but I am not sure if the horn is larger).
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Re: Top of the range UK Columbia.
No, Iñigo, it is not the 156 which is wider but not taller, and the horn does not look that big. I saw that other machine in a Columbia catalogue that Roger posted in the forum, but finding it now is quite complicated, especially if you don't know the type number you are looking for.
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Re: Top of the range UK Columbia.
I think this is it:CarlosV wrote: ↑Thu Sep 16, 2021 4:05 amNo, Iñigo, it is not the 156 which is wider but not taller, and the horn does not look that big. I saw that other machine in a Columbia catalogue that Roger posted in the forum, but finding it now is quite complicated, especially if you don't know the type number you are looking for.
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Re: Top of the range UK Columbia.
Yes, thanks for finding it! The 134a is the one I had in mind, it is slightly larger than the 132a, with possibly a larger horn.