Brown(?) 5a Soundbox

Teak · Post by **Teak** » Mon Apr 11, 2022 11:40 am

Post by **poodling around** » Mon Apr 11, 2022 12:18 pm

Could it maybe just have had the chrome removed - leaving a brass effect ???????

Post by **Inigo** » Mon Apr 11, 2022 12:24 pm

Nah, I believe it's one of those oxidised finishes used in several hmv machines, as the 1A, 152/3 and others...

Teak · Post by **Teak** » Mon Apr 11, 2022 12:36 pm

Ah yes, those where the ones.

soundgen · Post by **soundgen** » Mon Apr 11, 2022 12:43 pm

Post by **Inigo** » Mon Apr 11, 2022 12:57 pm

Anyone knows which horns did these machines bear? Were they the same horns as the 163, etc?

Teak · Post by **Teak** » Mon Apr 11, 2022 1:05 pm

No, they had saxophone style horns, like the 511 etc.

Post by **Inigo** » Mon Apr 11, 2022 1:28 pm

Ah, thanks.

Post by **Orchorsol** » Mon Apr 11, 2022 4:20 pm

I could be mistaking it for another finish, but I think that soundbox is Florentine Bronze.

Post by **epigramophone** » Tue Apr 12, 2022 4:24 am

Teak wrote: Mon Apr 11, 2022 1:05 pm No, they had saxophone style horns, like the 511 etc.

No, both the 153 and the 158 had a version of the 157 horn.
The 153 had the No.5a soundbox and the 158 had the No.16, both in Florentine bronze.