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Just FYI...

http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/clt/1238494859.html

Is that a weird-looking horn, or just the perspective of the photo?

I too am wondering the same thing...

Looks like a radio horn, maybe even a metal one..

Radio horn . . . Operas always had wooden horns (with the sort-of exception of the Opera-like 'School' Phonograph).

John M

But a hearty handshake and $xxxx would get a nice Don Gfell horn that would still make it a good buy... depending how far over $2500 you'd have to go.

If they're selling an Opera phonograph and aren't aware of the wrong horn, or are hiding the fact, I'd be a bit suspicious of other problems with the machine.