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Someone in antiquity expended considerable time and effort increasing the height of this Decca 50 case, presumably to enable the machine to play with the lid shut. Unfortunately they failed to create an opening for the sound to emerge.
Misdirected effort.
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Misdirected effort.
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Lucius1958
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Re: Misdirected effort.
Now, if they had thought to leave the latches in the lower position, and put hinges on the extra piece so they could open it like a flap... 
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Re: Misdirected effort.
It is a special purpose gramophone, conceived for those who hate music.
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Re: Misdirected effort.
LOL everyone needs one in his collection, to play the Mitch Miller red Columbias, Albert Ammons Bear Cat Crawl/Shout For Joy, and those records that appear in every pile four or five times...Inigo
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Re: Misdirected effort.
I'd use it to play my Al Jolson album.