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I've been keeping an eye out for a possible record cabinet/stand to keep a VV-VI machine on and spotted this locally:

http://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/fuo/4766366530.html

It's kind of plain but would probably work and just curious if the asking price is typically what something like these would go for. It's seems to be somewhat fitting with the period and don't want resort to one of those Crosley or similar stands. Thanks!

that's not a terrible price, but seems a little high, especially if it's a sheet music rather than record cabinet... it would help to see the inside, the type of shelves. are you sure the top surface is large enough, particularly with that lip in the back, to accommodate a VI?

With the back splash and the proportions I would assume it was a sheet music cabinet as well. It can be used to display your machine but will be a little awkward for larger machines and harder to store records. Sheet music cabinet typically have thin shelves just a few inches apart for stacks of music. single door record cabinets are more commonly (but not always) deeper than they are wide or square. The interior will also be set up for heavy record storage and many times include needle cups on the door.

All good feedback - I wondered about the ledge on the back with the arm support bracket too. I also thought I saw one and could have been an old posting in the forum that had a needle cup on the door. Appreciate the feedback!

I have a very similar cabinet that I bought this past summer. I intend to use it to display an Edison Home or Standard cylinder phonograph. If I were you, I would measure to make sure there would be enough room for a VI. At first glance that does not seem to be the case with mine.

The cabinet shelf spaces on mine are varying width. Some have room for cylinder records in boxes, some do not.

Check the back of the cabinet for a manufacturer and model number. You can use that info to search the web for possible prices.

Personally, given the condition of the cabinet, I would try to get the price down.

I would be a little cautious storing records in a sheet music cabinet- even if the records fit the thin shelves might warp and put uneven pressure on stacked records.

I use a fern stand for my Victor IV - I like the higher platform for cranking and changing needles.

Nat wrote:I use a fern stand for my Victor IV - I like the higher platform for cranking and changing needles.

Nat, I think he is looking for a stand with record storage for a VV-VI not a Vic-VI. Beautiful Vic IV machine though!

Another way to tell the difference between a sheet music cabinet and record cabinet is the thickness of the shelves. If the shelves are ¼" or thicker, they will be strong enough to hold records. If you notice Victrola, Columbia and other manufactures had horizontal shelves of ¼" or thicker. It would follow suit that independent manufacturers would have the same set up as the phonograph cabinets.From the early teens through the twenties, companies made cabinets that could either be used as sheet music or record cabinets. These were multipurpose cabinets to accommodate the customer. It reduced manufacturing costs, so one style cabinet can accommodate the customer. This was aimed for the budget minded consumer.
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