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I had told myself so many times: "do not bring home another incomplete machine, especially no off-brand". But to quote Britney Spears "oops I did it again" It just looked so cute and unusual, I just had to save it. So here it is, the empty shell of a "Celebrity" phonograph. I couldn't find anything on the web or in the Paul/Fabrizio books. It has some similarities with Tyrela phonograph, but there isn't much info out about those either.

I know it is a long shot, but I'm asking anyway: Does anyone have one of these Celebrity machines, or maybe a Tyrela and would be willing to share some close up pictures, especially of the top, the motor, tonearm, etc? Any other information, brand of motor and tonearm, catalog pictures, anything?

Thanks
Andreas

Here are a few pictures of what I have:

alang wrote:I had told myself so many times: "do not bring home another incomplete machine, especially no off-brand". But to quote Britney Spears "oops I did it again" It just looked so cute and unusual, I just had to save it. So here it is, the empty shell of a "Celebrity" phonograph. I couldn't find anything on the web or in the Paul/Fabrizio books. It has some similarities with Tyrela phonograph, but there isn't much info out about those either.

I know it is a long shot, but I'm asking anyway: Does anyone have one of these Celebrity machines, or maybe a Tyrela and would be willing to share some close up pictures, especially of the top, the motor, tonearm, etc? Any other information, brand of motor and tonearm, catalog pictures, anything?

Thanks
Andreas

Here are a few pictures of what I have:

Celebrity1.JPG

Celebrity5.jpg

Celebrity7.jpg

Celebrity6.jpg

Celebrity4.jpg

Hi Andreas

I'm new to all this, though perfectly understand your attraction to this"artwork".
I just typed "Tyrela record player" into google, but selected "images" as the search
button, and there were a couple of pics that came up and when I clicked on them,
it took me to recent-ish ebay sale and the pic was reasonably up close of the Tyrela barrel
record player (top part).

I also tried this with the Celebrity, using search strings that included phonograph, gramophone
and record player, though had no luck. I also looked at a few "lists" of phonograph brands/manufacturers
kept by people in the US, but couldn't spot anything there for "Celebrity".

Regards
Adrian (SydneyAde)

"But to quote Britney Spears "oops I did it again" "


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfBQ3bNNwHs

De Soto Frank wrote:"But to quote Britney Spears "oops I did it again" "


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfBQ3bNNwHs

Yes, that's actually my favorite version.

SydneyAde wrote: Hi Andreas

I'm new to all this, though perfectly understand your attraction to this"artwork".
I just typed "Tyrela record player" into google, but selected "images" as the search
button, and there were a couple of pics that came up and when I clicked on them,
it took me to recent-ish ebay sale and the pic was reasonably up close of the Tyrela barrel
record player (top part).

Regards
Adrian (SydneyAde)

Yep, that would be my ebay sale. Nothing else out there that I could find. That's why I was hoping someone here might have one. Still hoping...

Thanks
Andreas

There are some photos of a complete 'Celebrity' a few pages into the 'Orphan Makers' section here: http://www.phono-fun.com/ORPHAN-MAKERS/

Thank you very much John. It seems that the tonearm has been moved though? But it's a start. Can anyone verify if patent #27795/28 is for this phonograph?

Thanks
Andreas

The tonearm pictured does not look original to the machine. I think it would have been mounted in the rear of the turntable on what appears to be the tonearm mount... It looks like an easy (relatively) restoration using generic parts. The tonearm mount looks familiar, but not sure from what machine...

Trying again. Does anyone here own one of these Celebrity phonographs, or has seen a complete one, or has any more information about it? It has this nice and decorative barrel shape, so I can't believe that there are none left out there. I would really appreciate any additional information.

Thanks
Andreas

I'm wondering if you might have better luck posting in the UK section? These are British machines. I have a Tyrela, but it's a larger verion. If photos will help, I can dig it out of storage this week and take some photos for you.

Sean