Diamond Disk Uprights For Sale-All Sold!!!

[Jerry B.]

I visited with a lady that's a motivated seller of two Diamond Disk uprights and a Cecilian wooden portable. One Edison is a Model H-19 Hepplewhite with fleur-de-lis grille. It is a totally original unrestored mahogany example that includes an adaptor to play regular 78s as well as the DD reproducer and an assortment of records. The other Diamond Disk is a model A-100 Moderne with open shelf. The outside appears to have been refinished long ago and it has only the Diamond Disk reproducer plus records. The little Cecilian is something like a Victrola 50. I suggested to the seller that the uprights are worth about $150 to $200 each and the Cecilian about $75. I will be posting photos early next week.
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It is possible to get these machine to Union in June.
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Please contact me at [email protected] or 541-990-0781 with any questions or interest. Thanks, Jerry

[estott]

Is the Cecelian the sort where the tone arm comes off and is stored in the horn compartment?

[Jerry B.]

The tone arm was loose inside the cabinet. It easily mounted into its playing position but I did not look inside the horn compartment to see if that's where it should be stored. Jerry

[estott]

I had an incomplete one - There was a hinged lid over the horn & felt padded fittings inside to hold the arm and reproducer, plus a holder for the crank. All very well made, if this one is the same I'd like to see it.

[52089]

Is the Cecelian the sort where the tone arm comes off and is stored in the horn compartment?

I don't know about Cecilian, but my Outing portable works that way. Perhaps that's what you're thinking of?

[CDBPDX]

I took a trip to Corvallis today and bought all 3 of their machines.

The H-19 Heppelwhite seemed to work OK though the lateral/Pathé adaptor was stuck in the horn. A bit of poking around and I found the Edison reproducer for this machine, the stylus is bad.

The A-100 Moderne spins uncontrollably, the motor is covered in rust, the diamond sylus is toast, and I found a Perfection reproducer in the cabinet that appeared to belong to a pot metal lateral adaptor, but the adaptor part was in many pieces.

The Cecilian portable worked OK. The tone arm disconnects from the horn attachment and there was a clamp in the turntable area specifically to secure the tone arm when the lid was closed.

Got a great price for all 3. And, I have some more refurbishing to do. Thank goodness for that Edison motor manual recently posted!

CDB