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Wanted for my W&MC-33 Edison Diamond Disc phonograph (WILLIAM & MARY Console) a complete grill. Please see attached photo of a complete machine I found on the Internet.

Thanks,
GREEN MOUNTAIN BILL

Since I own a WM-19 and a WM-33 like yours, I can tell you to be careful in buying a grille as the grille on my upright William and Mary will not fit the console version. Also, I once bought a WM grille at a swap meet, and was surprised that it didn't fit my WM-19 or my console. I figured it must fit the WM-250. But they all look very similar.

Thanks for the advice. I see that it won't be easy to find the correct one for my machine.

Bill

Bill

Are you looking for an original or a repro?

If a repro, Tom Rutkowski does great work:

http://www.grampstreasures.com/index.html


John

marcapra wrote:Since I own a WM-19 and a WM-33 like yours, I can tell you to be careful in buying a grille as the grille on my upright William and Mary will not fit the console version. Also, I once bought a WM grille at a swap meet, and was surprised that it didn't fit my WM-19 or my console. I figured it must fit the WM-250. But they all look very similar.

My W-250 came with a beat up grille, but I was able to find one from a member who was parting out another W-250. The "new" grill was nearly ⅛" too wide for my cabinet! I suppose it's a matter of cabinets being made by different companies.

Hello again: I am still looking for an original console W&M-33 grill and hope that someone in the group may have one to sell.

Thanks, G.M. Bill

I think your best bet is to get a repro from Tom. Just mention it's a WMC-33, and include accurate measurements of the opening in the case (perhaps including the slot in the bottom).

Bill