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Victor & Columbia Merger

Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2016 4:39 pm
by dutchman
http://www.ebay.com/itm/121856073031?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

What is this machine named? Columtor or Victorbia?

This thing is 20 minutes from me think I'll go get it, be something to practice stuff on... :D

Bill K

Re: Victor & Columbia Merger

Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2016 7:33 pm
by JohnM
dutchman wrote:http://www.ebay.com/itm/121856073031?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

What is this machine named? Columtor or Victorbia?

This thing is 20 minutes from me think I'll go get it, be something to practice stuff on... :D

Bill K
Not a merger, just a marriage.

Re: Victor & Columbia Merger

Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2016 7:49 pm
by victorIIvictor
Ah, but is it a romantic union, an arranged marriage, or a marriage of convenience? :-)

Re: Victor & Columbia Merger

Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2016 8:24 pm
by oldphonographsteve
This reminds me of a frankenphone I saw in an antique store when I was visiting a friend in Maryland. There was this Grafonola with a Victor tone arm and reproducer, it was $300. Definitely overpriced.

-Steve :coffee:

Re: Victor & Columbia Merger

Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2016 1:00 am
by Lucius1958
JohnM wrote:
dutchman wrote:http://www.ebay.com/itm/121856073031?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

What is this machine named? Columtor or Victorbia?

This thing is 20 minutes from me think I'll go get it, be something to practice stuff on... :D

Bill K
Not a merger, just a marriage.
Yep: probably had a broken potmetal arm, and they couldn't find a proper replacement... :roll:

Bill

Re: Victor & Columbia Merger

Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2016 7:28 am
by FloridaClay
Shouldn't be too hard to find a proper Columbia tone arm and reproducer for it, but I wouldn't pay any more than the $100 starting price for it given that it needs to be put right.

Clay

Re: Victor & Columbia Merger

Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2016 6:28 pm
by estott
JohnM wrote:
dutchman wrote:http://www.ebay.com/itm/121856073031?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

What is this machine named? Columtor or Victorbia?

This thing is 20 minutes from me think I'll go get it, be something to practice stuff on... :D

Bill K
Not a merger, just a marriage.
More like a cohabitation

Re: Victor & Columbia Merger

Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2016 12:11 am
by De Soto Frank
Columbia "Jewel" / "35".

Takes the brass tapering arm and elbow with two limit-screws, #6 Columbia reproducer.



Wonder how the tracking geometry is with the Victor arm and reproducer ?

:coffee: