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Re: Pictures of My Victrola
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2019 3:01 pm
by Vanillablooos
Thank you Fran!!!
Derek J Holak
fran604g wrote:Welcome to the
Talking Machine Forum, and congratulations on joining in on the fun!
The Victrola X (10) sold in large numbers and seems to have been a
very popular machine. Like all Victrola's, they were reliable and played well. The Exhibition soundbox was supplied to many models for many years, and is easy to rebuild - with parts available from several sources. Probably that's a good place for you to begin, assuming the motor runs well. Otherwise, lubrication may likely be in order.
A website that can supply you with a great deal of historical information can be found following this link:
http://www.victor-victrola.com/
Any answers to your questions and/or advice you can dream of, can be found within the membership of this forum.
Feel free to ask anything.
Best,
Fran
Re: Pictures of My Victrola
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2019 3:02 pm
by Vanillablooos
Thank you Jerry!!!
Derek J Holak
Jerry B. wrote:My very first Victrola as an identical VV-X. It has classic Victrola good looks in a nice small package. Welcome to the Forum. Jerry Blais
Re: Pictures of My Victrola
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2019 3:04 pm
by Vanillablooos
Glad to do so!!
EdiBrunsVic wrote:Thank you for sharing the photos with the forum members.
Re: Pictures of My Victrola
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2019 3:25 pm
by Vanillablooos
I must apologize to everyone. Looks as if my pictures got posted sideways and I CANNOT stand that!!
I posted these pictures from my phone and when they got uploaded, it seemed fine. They are upright on my phone..
Derek J Holak
Re: Pictures of My Victrola
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2019 6:04 pm
by VanEpsFan1914
Putting this out here--Derek, the Victrola's owner, is quite proud of his Victrola X. He was asking where to get good 78s of the 1920s and earlier, especially ragtime music...so if anyone here haunts the Trader and has a pile of acoustic 78s to get rid of, let's pass some along at their regular fair market price and set him up.
Derek, I'd accommodate you, but we're remodeling. I can't even GET to my own Victrola right now. There's stuff piled on the lid and the records are everywhere.
About pricing the records for these things--quality 78s of rare titles are expensive, but quality common titles are cheap, and give a nice idea what people in the days of long ago actually listened to.
Re: Pictures of My Victrola
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2019 6:51 pm
by OrthoFan
Hi Derek:
I thought I'd add this to the info. Here's a Victrola VV-X (later renamed the VV-80) online owner's manual --
https://www.nipperhead.com/old/vicx.htm
Click on the thumbnail images to make them full size for viewing/printing.
HTH,
OrthoFan