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Great job on the restoration! Not overdone and very consistent throughout. This would be a highlight in any collection. Congratulations!

Thanks for sharing
Andreas

Looks beautiful, Bill! That cabinet has come a long way since June.

George P.

Bill,
You have done a great job on the cabinet.

We sent you an email about the record dividers also, check your email.

All the best,

David & Lerria Rosamond

Superb work! Absolutely stunning cabinet!

Dale

Bill,
Any updates on the cabinet? I just love the design where the horn fits. That is probably the rarest of them all?

Awesome job Bill!!! Good luck with getting info on the cabinet with the original horn. Please post pictures of it if possible.
Ken Brekke

Well, the Herzog Concealed Horn cabinet is finally done (It only took six months!). I was finally able to get my hands on the only original horn for this cabinet that I could find. To my surprise,it was made from a plaster cast material instead of paper-mache and then it was coated with what I think was Asphaltum to give it some rigidity. It was not wood-grained as were the cylinder version of this cabinet. I decided to construct the new horn as close as possible to the original, so I used plaster mesh material similar to the material that is used on medical casts (arms, legs, etc.). I have included pictures of both the original and reproduced horns. These horns were originally made to be used on any Victor horn machine as the height of the horn elbows on almost all models was surprisingly almost identical. I first made a plaster mold from the original horn. After this mold was sealed, the plaster mesh material was formed around it. Enough layers were applied so that the horn was rigid with no give to it. Two coats of flat black oil based paint was then applied to both seal the plaster and to give the original look to the horn. The Victor horn elbow was put on with shellac as was the original. I have included pictures of a Victor 3,4,and 5 with the original horn to show that it could work with any of these phonographs as the catalog stated. This has been one of the hardest projects that I have had, but I think that the result was well worth the work. Now that I have the plaster form made, I will be making these horns available to anyone lucky enough to have one of these cabinets and is in need of a horn. The same is true of the record racks for any Herzog disc record cabinet. Thanks to all who have been interested in following this restoration from the beginning.

Bill

Fabulous job, Bill!

It's pretty interesting how all three of those Victor models can be used in that cabinet.

Thanks also for offering these horns and record racks to the collecting community. That's a real service.

George P.

Awesome job!!! I know first hand of the work it takes to make these horns. I have made the cylinder machine cabinet horns and it takes a lot of time.
I am wondering how you were able to cast the original horn. Did you line the original horn with plastic and then pour the plaster into it? Did it come out easy?
Ken Brekke

Great job on the cabinet Bill. Is that a Seeburg M-100C I see in the background..??. I have a soft spot for that model.. .. .