Mystery Phono, What is it?
-
- Victor Monarch Special
- Posts: 5281
- Joined: Mon Aug 24, 2009 3:08 pm
- Location: Southeast MI
Mystery Phono, What is it?
I bought this at a radio show a couple of years ago. I'm looking for a horn and elbow but also wonder what brand it might be. There are no markings whatsoever. Can anyone help? Thanks!
- Attachments
-
- DSC03522.JPG (149.63 KiB) Viewed 3389 times
-
- DSC03521.JPG (124.59 KiB) Viewed 3389 times
-
- DSC03520.JPG (151.95 KiB) Viewed 3389 times
-
- DSC03519.JPG (141.92 KiB) Viewed 3389 times
-
- DSC03523.JPG (143.86 KiB) Viewed 3389 times
- Brad
- Victor III
- Posts: 939
- Joined: Thu Jan 08, 2009 7:12 pm
- Personal Text: So many phonographs, so little money
- Location: The Garden State
Re: Mystery Phono, What is it?
Sorry, I don't know what make/model of phono it is, but I find it ironic that both machines in the picture have a spin cycle
Why do we need signatures when we are on a first avatar basis?
-
- Victor Monarch Special
- Posts: 5281
- Joined: Mon Aug 24, 2009 3:08 pm
- Location: Southeast MI
Re: Mystery Phono, What is it?
Brad,
Excellent! I like your sense of humor.
Excellent! I like your sense of humor.
-
- Victor Monarch Special
- Posts: 5281
- Joined: Mon Aug 24, 2009 3:08 pm
- Location: Southeast MI
Re: Mystery Phono, What is it?
I might also add that the neck where the horn elbow would slip over, is just under 1-⅛" diameter, (1.100" to be exact).
- Retrograde
- Victor III
- Posts: 959
- Joined: Sat Sep 04, 2010 1:47 pm
Re: Mystery Phono, What is it?
those governor weights look like moth balls
- fmblizz
- Victor IV
- Posts: 1171
- Joined: Tue Jan 12, 2010 4:59 pm
- Location: South Jersey
Re: Mystery Phono, What is it?
Pathé used a similar looking backmount.
blizz
blizz
- AllWoundUp
- Victor I
- Posts: 104
- Joined: Thu Nov 19, 2009 2:41 pm
- Location: Sunnyvale, California
Re: Mystery Phono, What is it?
Now now, let's not get agitated, it'll all come out in the wash!Brad wrote:Sorry, I don't know what make/model of phono it is, but I find it ironic that both machines in the picture have a spin cycle
- alang
- VTLA
- Posts: 3109
- Joined: Thu Aug 19, 2010 9:36 am
- Personal Text: TMF Moderator
- Location: Delaware
Re: Mystery Phono, What is it?
The machine definitely looks European to me. Maybe German or Swiss?
-
- Victor Monarch Special
- Posts: 5281
- Joined: Mon Aug 24, 2009 3:08 pm
- Location: Southeast MI
Re: Mystery Phono, What is it?
Shane,
The Thorens does look like it may be the make. The dimensions of my case are a bit off however. Mine measures 34.3cm x 34.3cm x 14.5cm.
The Thorens does look like it may be the make. The dimensions of my case are a bit off however. Mine measures 34.3cm x 34.3cm x 14.5cm.
-
- Victor Monarch Special
- Posts: 5281
- Joined: Mon Aug 24, 2009 3:08 pm
- Location: Southeast MI
Re: Mystery Phono, What is it?
Looking at the ads posted here, and others I saw on the net, I've noticed that all the Thorens machines have the traditional style brake that rubs against the turntable edge. Mine is very different in that the "brake" is a metal bracket that moves close to the governor flange and engages a small pin protruding from the periphery of the flange. In other words, it stops instantly, with a bang. Probably very hard on the governor gear!
If you look very closely in my motor photo, you can see the pin engaged with the stop lever bracket.
If you look very closely in my motor photo, you can see the pin engaged with the stop lever bracket.