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Just brought home my very first complete and functional Bush & Lane Duo-Vox phonograph with 2 reproducers. Cleaned, lubed, and tuned up the machine and I am amazed at the good sound reproduction. You can watch and listen on YouTube here:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lia5-J4T-7o[/youtube]
Very happy!
Cliff
My First BUSH & LANE Duo-Vox
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CDBPDX
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Cliff's Vintage Music Shoppe, Castle Rock, WA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIz_IpaVrW8
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barnettrp21122
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Re: My First BUSH & LANE Duo-Vox
The Duo-Vox Edison reproducers are nice! I have an identical one, branded "Claravox" and when used on a wooden-horn Victor I think it out-performs any Edison machine I own!
Bob
Bob
"Comparison is the thief of joy" Theodore Roosevelt
His Master's Voice Automatic 1A Exponential Gramophone Demonstration:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi70G1Rzqpo
His Master's Voice Automatic 1A Exponential Gramophone Demonstration:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi70G1Rzqpo
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Phono-Phan
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Re: My First BUSH & LANE Duo-Vox
VERY NICE!!! I had one of these phonographs years ago. It is one of the one's I wish I still had. It sounded great and the motor ran very quiet.
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CDBPDX
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Re: My First BUSH & LANE Duo-Vox
Were these reproducers made by Claravox? Also, did they use Edison diaphragms?
Cliff
Cliff
Cliff's Vintage Music Shoppe, Castle Rock, WA
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miker2001
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Re: My First BUSH & LANE Duo-Vox
Sounds and looks great, Cliff!
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CDBPDX
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Re: My First BUSH & LANE Duo-Vox
Here is a picture of the motor in this phonograph. Looks like a Heineman.Phono-Phan wrote:VERY NICE!!! I had one of these phonographs years ago. It is one of the one's I wish I still had. It sounded great and the motor ran very quiet.
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Victrolacollector
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Re: My First BUSH & LANE Duo-Vox
That is definitely a Heineman motor. I am wondering if the Edison stylus on the Duo-Vox can be changed? If it goes bad would a diamond need to be mounted into the bar like a Edison?
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Phonofreak
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Re: My First BUSH & LANE Duo-Vox
How did you get a Claravox on a Victor? I've never heard of that before. Sounds interesting(pardon the pun).
Harvey Kravitz
Harvey Kravitz
barnettrp21122 wrote:The Duo-Vox Edison reproducers are nice! I have an identical one, branded "Claravox" and when used on a wooden-horn Victor I think it out-performs any Edison machine I own!
Bob
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CDBPDX
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Re: My First BUSH & LANE Duo-Vox
Here are a couple 'before' pics of the tone arm. I wondered why the swing arms were so stiff.
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VintageTechnologies
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Re: My First BUSH & LANE Duo-Vox
Very nice, I am so envious 
When I was very young and had no money to speak of, I saw an upright cabinet model Bush and Lane at an antiques mall. It was shabby, non-functioning and vastly overpriced, but I was greatly intrigued by the double reproducer. I have never seen another since, except in pictures on the Internet. Did Victor sue them over the tapered tone arm, or had the patents expired by then?
When I was very young and had no money to speak of, I saw an upright cabinet model Bush and Lane at an antiques mall. It was shabby, non-functioning and vastly overpriced, but I was greatly intrigued by the double reproducer. I have never seen another since, except in pictures on the Internet. Did Victor sue them over the tapered tone arm, or had the patents expired by then?