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Re: Anyone know who has or makes a grill for a Sonora baby g
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2020 10:31 pm
by Jonsheff
Thanks for all the great info, i have reached out to Gramps for a price, a great resource i didn't know about. I picked up the Sonora today for $150. i have restored lots of Victrolas but this Sonora is a first. I inspected and photographed it today, I think it is a 1918. I read somewhere that the date might be on the bottom of the small drawer, does anyone know if that correct? Also, how does the drawer come out? It seems to have something stopping it from coming out all the way.
Here is a photo of the entire unit, other than the grill, restore looks pretty straight forward. I am in the middle of a 1914 XVI restore and have two XVII's waiting but thinking of jumping into this one.
Re: Anyone know who has or makes a grill for a Sonora baby g
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2020 10:50 am
by Curt A
Pathé Logical wrote:Curt A. —- Sorry, but that’s a Sonora Elite (regardless of what that referenced advert says).
colmike1 —- please post a pic of your loose grill. I can ID it for you.
Regards,
Bob (a Sonora guy)
Thanks for the correction... you just can't trust what's posted on the internet...
Jon, that's a great price for a good restoration candidate. It looks in good condition, other than the grill and Sonoras are great quality machines... Good luck with the grill.
Re: Anyone know who has or makes a grill for a Sonora baby g
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2020 5:46 pm
by colmike1
Jonsheff wrote:colmike1 wrote:Jonsheff wrote:I am picking up a Sonora baby grand tomorrow to restore and the grill is half missing, anyone know where i should look for a replacement?
What are the measurements? I have a spare Sonora grill but I don't know which model it is from.
Mike Wohl
Hey mike, here is a photo. A long shot but if yours is a match i am definitely interested, please let me know
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Here is a picture of the grill I have. Looks like a good match to me. If you are interested, pm me and we can talk.
Mike
Re: Anyone know who has or makes a grill for a Sonora baby g
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2020 7:26 pm
by Pathe Logical
Hi Mike,
Your loose grill is from a Sonora Barcarolle. The Barcarolle was the smallest of the “bulged” Sonoras, and was three inches shorter than the Baby Grand. Sorry, not a match...
Stay well,
Bob
Re: Anyone know who has or makes a grill for a Sonora baby g
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2020 7:34 pm
by colmike1
Pathé Logical wrote:Hi Mike,
Your loose grill is from a Sonora Barcarolle. The Barcarolle was the smallest of the “bulged” Sonoras, and was three inches shorter than the Baby Grand. Sorry, not a match...
Stay well,
Bob
If anyone would know, it would be you! Thanks for identifying the grill.
Mike
Re: Anyone know who has or makes a grill for a Sonora baby g
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2020 8:21 pm
by BillH_NJ
I’ll take a look at what I have—the Sonoras are great machines!
Re: Anyone know who has or makes a grill for a Sonora baby g
Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2020 10:58 pm
by Jonsheff
Pathé Logical wrote:Hi Mike,
Your loose grill is from a Sonora Barcarolle. The Barcarolle was the smallest of the “bulged” Sonoras, and was three inches shorter than the Baby Grand. Sorry, not a match...
Stay well,
Bob
Damn Bob, I'm impressed.
Re: Anyone know who has or makes a grill for a Sonora baby g
Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 12:22 am
by Pathe Logical
I’m always sorry to be the bearer of bad news Jon. Too bad Mike’s grill was not what you needed! Baby Grands in mahogany are relatively common, as far as Sonoras go, so I think you may get lucky and find the right one eventually.
Good luck with the restoration,
Bob