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Nice view, ALVES. Your Expert looks really at home!

The interior of my Expert Senior. A large expanse of wood to keep dust free! The little plate at the back of the tone-arm rest shows that the gramophone was produced when Expert resided at 10a Soho Square, up four flights of stairs occupied and leased by The Gramophone magazine. Hardly conducive to customer comfort!

Interior of the junior.

Is the cabinet smaller ?

A great clear photo of your Junior's interior, ALVES. Thanks for sharing it. I may be wrong, but judging by photographs of the table version of the Senior and Junior models, the cabinet size looks to be virtually the same with the tone-arm and its rest positioned according to the differing lengths of the acoustic systems. My Senior's cabinet measures 22 inches wide, 22 inches deep, and 17 inches high (55.8 x 55.8 x 43.18 centimetres). Dimensions are not quoted in either an Expert booklet or The EMG Story.
I would be interested to learn if your Junior's cabiner is of the same dimensions; and is it possible, epigramophone, for you to give the size of your Expert Minor's cabinet?

("here is an attractive example in Japan. Note the structurally supporting strut which was possibly added post manufacture---a good idea in damp climates or for the "nose-heavy" All-Range with a bell mouth diameter of 36 inches ! It is hard to say which model is depicted in this photo but the All Range is extremely rare")

My Expert 36" All Range has the identical strut and ring, Jolly interesting to see another one, and so subtly decorated! Thanks Gaham

Expert wrote:A great clear photo of your Junior's interior, ALVES. Thanks for sharing it. I may be wrong, but judging by photographs of the table version of the Senior and Junior models, the cabinet size looks to be virtually the same with the tone-arm and its rest positioned according to the differing lengths of the acoustic systems. My Senior's cabinet measures 22 inches wide, 22 inches deep, and 17 inches high (55.8 x 55.8 x 43.18 centimetres). Dimensions are not quoted in either an Expert booklet or The EMG Story.
I would be interested to learn if your Junior's cabiner is of the same dimensions; and is it possible, epigramophone, for you to give the size of your Expert Minor's cabinet?

My Expert Minor cabinet measures 22 inches wide, 16 inches deep and 12 inches high (56x41x31cm). The picture shows the Meltrope III fitted, which I use with extra soft tone steel needles. Thorns and fibres are reserved for the 2-spring EMG.

The quinke tube is fully open. I cannot detect any difference in sound quality whatever position it is in.

I must say it's wonderful to see these machines, so thanks for posting them. All I can do is yearn in green-eyed envy hehe. Seriously, I doubt if there were ever any Experts in Toronto, sadly, although there were EMGs . At any rate these are gorgeous machines.

Jim

Thank you for responding, epigramophone. A lovely clear picture of your Minor, with very attractive veneer. As I posted earlier, the effect of the Quincke tube is barely discernible - but I suppose it sounded pseudo-scientific!

Great to have a response from Toronto - many thanks, Lenoirstreetguy.

Expert wrote:Thank you for responding, epigramophone. A lovely clear picture of your Minor, with very attractive veneer. As I posted earlier, the effect of the Quincke tube is barely discernible - but I suppose it sounded pseudo-scientific!

OK, I finally bite Could someone please explain what a Quincke tube is and maybe show some pictures?

Thanks
Andreas