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Valecnik wrote:Oh wow and electric to boot! Does it also have that "hammered iron" gothic style no. 2 reproducer and unique key? Just beautiful!

I'd love to see a picture of the gothic style reproducer if anyone has one. Thanks!

fourbaers wrote:

Valecnik wrote:Oh wow and electric to boot! Does it also have that "hammered iron" gothic style no. 2 reproducer and unique key? Just beautiful!

I'd love to see a picture of the gothic style reproducer if anyone has one. Thanks!

There's one on page 186 of "A World of Antique Phonographs", unfortunately not a very good one. It shows the backside of the reproducer.

All I have to say is WOW!!!! My wanted posting worked and what a gorgeous machine.

I’m so appreciative of the TMF member willing to part with it... as well as surviving the very hard trip. All the snow birds who wintered in Florida and all the Sping Breaker kids must had all decided to take interstate 75 and 95 North at the same time. Stop and crawl the whole way from Orlando to Atlanta on Saturday and Richmond to DC on Sunday. 98% northern state and Canada license plates.

I traded my Circassian Walnut L-door for the Gothic. Though I paid over $6k for the L-door and the Gothic does not have the original tonearm, reproducer, motorboard/motor, crank, horn, or backpanel, both parties are very pleased with the deal. The Gothic looks and plays very nicely. As you can see below, I always go the extra mile when transporting these things. Skinny legged machines never travel on their feet.

That is quite a machine. I saw Skihawx’s Gothic last year, so I understand the desire for one. Even in his impressive collection it stood out.

I don’t know how malleable those tone arms, but I would bet that a tonearm can be hammered and plated to look right.