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Watanabehi wrote:Excellent result! I have made my own paper mache horn gramophone, which somebody called a Crapophone, but now it is gone, so I am making another one which has a 29"diameter horn. I am using Winco's paper shopping bags to make the horn. The cabinet is going to be custom made by my friend cabinet maker using a blue print of EMGinn Expert table-top cabinet. When I finished it, I will put up on youtube.

Hideki

Loudbass wrote:I'm delighted to be able to update the forum on the progress of this Mark VIII EMG.
When I bought it the gramophone had been liberally coated with white paint. The horn had a hole and was also painted as can be seen in the photo below.

My first task was to repaper the horn. I repaired the damage with paper maché and refinished it using découpage paper.

The gramophone was disassembled and whilst I worked on the bright work a local furniture restorer, Dominic Taylor, stripped and refinished the cabinet.

The motor (Garrard number 10) was in good order and was oiled and refitted.

All is now reassembled and the EMG plays wonderfully!