RetroTech UK (NVCF) Some photos

[Steve]

Great photographs !

I think I saw a nice grey HMV 101 and maybe a dark blue one too !

No minidisc players though ....

What makes a "dark blue" 101? They all look the same to me. Anyway, the three portables in that picture: grey and blue 101s and a stunning quality Alba (double spring Garrard motor and fine Paillard soundbox) next to it, all managed to squeeze into my little car for the journey home!

[Steve]

Here it is a bit closer:

[poodling around]

Here it is a bit closer:

Nice and the prices seem very reasonable too.

To save me looking this up on google etc - where is this held ? Once a year I guess ?

Oh, it's okay I found it:

https://www.retrotechuk.com/

[Steve]

It's not "dark" blue, is it?

[poodling around]

It's not "dark" blue, is it?

Well I have read on some threads on here that the rare dark blue one didn't sell very well because it looked black.

I have a dark blue crocodile HMV 101 and that does look black.

So, maybe yours is not 'the' rare dark blue normal one ?

[mrrgstuff]

I took a few photos too (and I've just uploaded a couple of video "shorts" on YouTube)

[mrrgstuff]

BTW, did anyone see the stall on the front row that had 2 gramophones for sale, an inside horn one for £10 and what appeared to be the base of a small outside horn one for £45?

I meant to go back and ask why the outside horn base was so cheap, but by the time I remembered, both had gone

[mrrgstuff]

BTW, I was the guy wandering around wearing this! Shame I don't actually have one of these

[CarlosV]

I'm not sure what the silver horn you're referring to is? If its the Cockleshell Monarch, it's actually a repro brass horn highly polished up.

Yes that's the one, it looks silver in the photo, too bad it is a reproduction, but still it is nice!

[Steve]

BTW, I was the guy wandering around wearing this! Shame I don't actually have one of these
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Lol. I was the guy wondering around with a picture of a bike on my green top. I don't have one of them either!