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phonojim wrote: I once bought a late-style oak IX with the corner legs, took it home and immediately learned that I didn't have a table that was deep enough to accomodate the legs.

Sorry, Tink. Sometimes we geezers get a lot of our exercise by jumping to conclusions. Unfortunately, though, it's not very aerobic.

Jim

Good one, Jim!

On a more serious note, I recently had the same situation happen with my first IX phonograph... I had this misguided notion it would fit on a corner table -- wrong! I had to put it on an endtable in my living room where the legs just kiss the edges, and then relocate the lamp and other items that were formerly housed there to a new location. Just a bunch of bait and switch.

I fear this is only the tip of the phonograph collecting iceburg...

SonnyPhono wrote:Nice phonograph 1973! Thanks for sharing it.

Here is a picture of the brake that was on an Oak VV-X tabletop I had.

Thanks Sonny, no problem! Thanks also for the picture of the odd brake that I
am missing. I have never seen one before myself.