modernized Sonora phonograph?

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Chilesave
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modernized Sonora phonograph?

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I have never seen anything like this done to a phonograph before.

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Sometimes modern art completely baffles me. I guess there truly is something to satisfy anyone's personal proclivities... :rose:
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Was available on Craigslist for $650.
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tomwil wrote:Was available on Craigslist for $650.
Somehow I think I will pass. :?

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I actually quite like it. It has a nice modern and organic form and looks to be very well made. It's a new interpretation of a horn gramophone. Looking at the quality and the many many hours of work involved the asking price is quite realistic. I wouldn't mind having it, if only as a conversation piece.
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Reminds me of a Keenophone.
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If the platter lifted up it would remind me of something I have in my bathrooms....sorry, that may be giving it too much credit.
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John Svensson wrote:If the platter lifted up it would remind me of something I have in my bathrooms....
:lol: You know, I didn't say it, but that was exactly my first thought when I saw it!

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FloridaClay wrote:
John Svensson wrote:If the platter lifted up it would remind me of something I have in my bathrooms....
:lol: You know, I didn't say it, but that was exactly my first thought when I saw it!

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I actually like it, maybe not enough to spend a fair amount of money to buy it, but I like it. It's creative and a wonderful blend of something very old with modern art. I just posted about a crapophone and was bluntly critical but this is no attempt to deceive anyone. It is what it is, art. Jerry Blais
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