Columbia Graphophone Grand Information Update

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Martymar06 wrote: Sat May 31, 2025 3:58 pm Sorry about that but the banner is The Graphophone ,New York and Paris. My mistake. The serial # is 750045, I just double checked.
Thanks, Marty. The serial number was my mistake. The AB occupied the 750,000 block, but for some reason my eyes registered 75,000 when I read yours! Congratulations on such an early number!

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ChuckA wrote: Sat May 31, 2025 6:22 pm Yes, Jerry it was already in the data base

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Interesting. I bought it probably 25 or 30 years ago. I guess I must have reported it to you in the past, or does your database go that far back, to a previous owner?

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Hi Chuck,
I guess I forgot to leave my name. It's Dan Zalewski. Also, Thank you for all the information that you are compiling - I've learned a lot already and look forward to the article.

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JerryVan wrote: Sat May 31, 2025 6:29 pm
ChuckA wrote: Sat May 31, 2025 6:22 pm Yes, Jerry it was already in the data base

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Interesting. I bought it probably 25 or 30 years ago. I guess I must have reported it to you in the past, or does your database go that far back, to a previous owner?
Some of the machines I do keep the original owners listed if I know it, Yours just had your name listed.
I started this project in 2016.

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Yamaphone wrote: Sat May 31, 2025 6:42 pm Hi Chuck,
I guess I forgot to leave my name. It's Dan Zalewski. Also, Thank you for all the information that you are compiling - I've learned a lot already and look forward to the article.
Thanks Dan. Hoping to shake more machines out of the woodwork before the article. Lots of missing numbers that may help fill in blanks for machines like the AF and AD

Chuck

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Hi Chuck, Here are the stats on mine.

MODEL: HG

1) 450
2) THE GRAPHOPHONE
3) NEW YORK & PARIS
4) 1st style
5) #4

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Keith,

Thanks for the information. You have now have the earliest first style HG in the list. I believe they started at #401

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Thanks for the information Chuck.

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