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Re: Rare School House Victrola 8-8
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 11:19 am
by JerryVan
Watanabehi wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 10:21 am
Watanabehi wrote: Thu Nov 02, 2023 6:41 pm
Here is the rare School House Victrola 8-8. It looks nice, but very expensive.
This machine has a metal re-entrant horn like HMV re-entrant standup larger machines. I have HMV 202 and 163. This is the only orthophonic one closer to them.
How about the 8-9?
Re: Rare School House Victrola 8-8
Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2023 1:26 pm
by Watanabehi
JerryVan wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 11:19 am
Watanabehi wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 10:21 am
Watanabehi wrote: Thu Nov 02, 2023 6:41 pm
Here is the rare School House Victrola 8-8. It looks nice, but very expensive.
This machine has a metal re-entrant horn like HMV re-entrant standup larger machines. I have HMV 202 and 163. This is the only orthophonic one closer to them.
How about the 8-9?
The 8-9 also has a metal horn, which is same as 8-35 & 8-8's. I have two pairs of those horns to listen to hi-fi stereo using RCA alnico horn drivers and Field coil Altec drivers. Those are designed by Western Electric.
Re: Rare School House Victrola 8-8
Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2023 12:11 pm
by JerryVan
The 8-8 has apparently been marked down to $2495.00...
Re: Rare School House Victrola 8-8
Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 12:32 pm
by kiwiatlarge
JerryVan wrote: Mon Nov 13, 2023 12:11 pm
The 8-8 has apparently been marked down to $2495.00...
And is now $2,195 and has been for a few days. This is a rare machine that has been very nicely restored. Someone must want it. I suspect Mike will be open to offers below that. I'd be interested since I'm nearby but with limited space, I'm saving my open spot for an external horn schoolhouse when an affordable one comes available locally.
Re: Rare School House Victrola 8-8
Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 10:41 pm
by Jerry B.
This machine is near Portland, OR which is about a 2.5 hour round trip to me. I could get it to the APS Midwest Expo in June for diesel $.
Jerry B.
Re: Rare School House Victrola 8-8
Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2023 11:19 pm
by mattrx
I believe this machine has the same metal horn as the VV 8-9 and the 8-35, which both sound excellent. Not sure of a correct retail price, but the sound quality is phenomenal with the metal horn in these phonographs. That, combined with rarity, should command a slightly higher price than the 8-9 or 8-35. Just another possibly worthless opinion.
Matt
Re: Rare School House Victrola 8-8
Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2023 6:22 pm
by Jerry B.
The price is down to $1995.
Jerry B.
Re: Rare School House Victrola 8-8
Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2023 6:26 pm
by PeterF
I have two of them, and although I know that’s unusual, that doesn’t make his price any less so.
Needs to be closer to half that, in my opinion.