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My First BUSH & LANE Duo-Vox
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 4:57 pm
by CDBPDX
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:
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Very happy!
Cliff
Re: My First BUSH & LANE Duo-Vox
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 5:14 pm
by barnettrp21122
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
Re: My First BUSH & LANE Duo-Vox
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 5:50 pm
by Phono-Phan
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.
Re: My First BUSH & LANE Duo-Vox
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 6:44 pm
by CDBPDX
Were these reproducers made by Claravox? Also, did they use Edison diaphragms?
Cliff
Re: My First BUSH & LANE Duo-Vox
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 7:18 pm
by miker2001
Sounds and looks great, Cliff!
Re: My First BUSH & LANE Duo-Vox
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2014 1:07 am
by CDBPDX
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.
Here is a picture of the motor in this phonograph. Looks like a Heineman.
Re: My First BUSH & LANE Duo-Vox
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2014 1:18 am
by Victrolacollector
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?
Re: My First BUSH & LANE Duo-Vox
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2014 4:19 am
by Phonofreak
How did you get a Claravox on a Victor? I've never heard of that before. Sounds interesting(pardon the pun).
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
Re: My First BUSH & LANE Duo-Vox
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2014 11:10 am
by CDBPDX
Here are a couple 'before' pics of the tone arm. I wondered why the swing arms were so stiff.
Re: My First BUSH & LANE Duo-Vox
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2014 12:14 pm
by VintageTechnologies
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?