Modified HMV No.4 soundbox

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Modified HMV No.4 soundbox

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-HMV- ... 6016.l4276

For reasons best known to themselves, someone has fitted a front mask to this HMV No.4 soundbox :
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The front bezel looks too wide to from a no 4 could it be a marriage ?

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soundgen wrote: Fri Apr 22, 2022 8:37 am The front bezel looks too wide to from a no 4 could it be a marriage ?
I agree!

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Re: Modified HMV No.4 soundbox

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Yes, there's something strange in its looks... Don't know why, but looks rare, too heavy. The original no4s look elegant and airy, despite its great size; this one here has don't know what bull-doggy look to it...
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