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I just saw this online , fabulous !






Information from the site

When the cabinet is closed, the superb craftsmanship of the HMV cabinet makers is clear. Aimed squarely at the luxury market in its day, this is one of the finest pieces of ‘musical furniture’ to survive in such original condition. A very large cabinet gramophone styled to resemble an eighteenth century commode. This model had a short catalogue life. It was listed in the 1920 HMV instrument catalogue at £175. It was produced some years before the arrival of the valve amplifier, but it does have electric drive to the turntable. It is believed to be the earliest HMV model with an electric motor. However sound reproduction is still acoustic. The horn aperture is the slatted oblong opening on the front of the case, behind a bottom-hinged mock cupboard door. The cabinet has cabriole legs with pad feet in solid walnut timber, quarter sawn on the lid.
Dimensions:
Width: 1085 mm
Height (lid shut): 980 mm
Depth (horn door shut): 518 mm
Horn aperture: 485 mm x 205 mm.

Did you know HMV patented a machine similar to this with a very long horizontal saxophone horn? The tone-arm and deck was at one end of the cabinet with the horn mouth at the other?

[quote="Steve"]Did you know HMV patented a machine similar to this with a very long horizontal saxophone horn? The tone-arm and deck was at one end of the cabinet with the horn mouth at the other?[/quote

I've never seen one ! Very interesting , wonder if any have survived