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edisonplayer wrote:When I bought a repro #11 Cygnet bell from Tim Fabrizio that was unpainted I had a local Ford dealership body shop paint it for me.I asked them,"How many phonograph horns have you painted?"They charged only $50 for the job.edisonplayer

Something like that is on the list of options I was thinking about too. There is a good little body shop near me that repaired a ding on my car for me and did a good job at a very fair price.

Query: Do the original #11s have any gold trim on them, what might that looks like, and what do you use to replicate it?

Clay

At the prices for a repro metal cygnet, I'd highly suggest going "all the way" and buying one of Don Gfell's beautiful Oak Music Master horns instead. They're just like the originals, they come with the elbow and they're absolutely the best looking and sounding horns you'll find. Worth the extras bucks, if you ask me!

Sean

If you have to buy a repro, I would call Sitko. I think the last one I bought was around 375.00?

Right now I am starting to narrow it down (unless something unexpected comes along) to using one of Eduardo's Music Master repros (they are just gorgeous) and a repro elbow, either black or grain painted. Have a couple of inquiries out to possible sources for grain painting. But then who knows what might show up.

Clay

For what its worth, I have a repro 11 panel from Wyatt's on my Triumph. I am quite happy with the horn. I bought it from a forum member a couple of years ago for ~$300 and it came painted. He shipped it to me via Greyhound and that REALLY cut down on the shipping.
Matt

If you go the route of an unpainted reproduction, why not wood grain the horn? Jerry

Jerry B. wrote:If you go the route of an unpainted reproduction, why not wood grain the horn? Jerry

That is what I am thinking, a grained elbow with the real oak Music Master repro bell if the graining is not too over the top expensive. It makes a stunning combination. Waiting for some responses on the cost of graining.

http://forum.talkingmachine.info/viewto ... it=Eduardo

Clay

Well, after uneventfully buying about 5 machines off eBay with no problems, my luck did run out. The seller of the Triumph had promised to ship the case and mechanism separately. He did not, with the predictable case damage. Needless to say there will be some discussions with the seller about settlement on that score.

Will be starting a separate thread with some questions about the machine.

Clay

FloridaClay wrote:Well, after uneventfully buying about 5 machines off eBay with no problems, my luck did run out. The seller of the Triumph had promised to ship the case and mechanism separately. He did not, with the predictable case damage. Needless to say there will be some discussions with the seller about settlement on that score.

Will be starting a separate thread with some questions about the machine.

Clay

That is a shame. It's not that difficult to remove a mechanism from the case and with an extra box, extra hour spent on packing, he could have totally avoided this. Very sorry to hear it.