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Yes, congrats on both the machine and the price paid. I would say you did very well.

It is amazing what a difference good pictures can make in being able to discern an original vs. a redone finish. In yours is does indeed look original.

Clay

alang wrote:That should clean up nicely. Great condition.
Congratulations!
Andreas

FloridaClay wrote:Yes, congrats on both the machine and the price paid. I would say you did very well.

It is amazing what a difference good pictures can make in being able to discern an original vs. a redone finish. In yours is does indeed look original.

Clay

Thanks! I'm looking forward to cutting my teeth on this one. I think I might even pull the motor apart and clean it up. It works fine, but I need to learn how sooner or later.

FloridaClay wrote:All 3 (VI, X, and XI) were produced in huge numbers--all over half million and the XI over 850,000, so they are all in good supply. And table models have some advantages for many people in terms of the space they take up. So it does not surprise me at all that those prices may be similar.

Clay

A word about the model IX and space... the IX is a fine machine, but it is far from diminutive... it's almost as though Victor lopped-off an XVI below the horn, and put short feet on it...

If space is truly a concern, the IX is BIG for a table-top Victrola.

De Soto Frank wrote:

FloridaClay wrote:All 3 (VI, X, and XI) were produced in huge numbers--all over half million and the XI over 850,000, so they are all in good supply. And table models have some advantages for many people in terms of the space they take up. So it does not surprise me at all that those prices may be similar.

Clay

A word about the model IX and space... the IX is a fine machine, but it is far from diminutive... it's almost as though Victor lopped-off an XVI below the horn, and put short feet on it...

If space is truly a concern, the IX is BIG for a table-top Victrola.

Yes, the IX is indeed a lot bigger than the VI under discussion in this thread--hernia city when you go to pick it up too. I have an oak one. Built like a tank.

Clay