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I saw a photo of an Emerson upright and it looks like a Baby Music Master horn in the cabinet. Is that likely? Jerry Blais

Yep - check the article here:

http://www.antiquephono.org/brand-talki ... j-wakeman/

You'll see ad ad by the Emerson listing (#115) that shows a console model equipped with what's described as an "Emerson Music Master Horn."

George P.

Hello Jerry, Emerson used the music master horn on most models and in later years they also used round cardboard/papermache? horns plastered over and white. Depending on the model , they were either nickel or gold plated tonearms, turntables, and hardware. Lower end models had a plain wood horn opening----not round. The brand Rivoli used a music master horn with two-tone wood strips---making it really stand out.

I have this butchered, er, re-purposed upright cabinet with a Music Master badge on the back. I thought it may have been a Grafonola, now maybe an Emerson? Was Music Master a "go-to" for internal horns for other than Emerson?

wjw wrote:I have this butchered, er, re-purposed upright cabinet with a Music Master badge on the back. I thought it may have been a Grafonola, now maybe an Emerson? Was Music Master a "go-to" for internal horns for other than Emerson?

Unless Music Master horns were indeed made in Sturgis, MI, I believe that this "Music Master" is just one of the many hundreds of off-brand names that were around at the time.

JerryVan wrote: Unless Music Master horns were indeed made in Sturgis, MI, I believe that this "Music Master" is just one of the many hundreds of off-brand names that were around at the time.

Ah! See, I never would have thought of that. Thanks, Jerry.