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Posted: **Mon Feb 22, 2016 9:09 pm**

The following post includes photographs of the before and after of an early French Ideal (Zenith) phonograph.
The before photograph was from an earlier string in this category

Restoration would not be possible without the assistance of:

Jalal Aro
http://www.phonogalerie.com/lang-francais/

Julien Anton
http://www.phonorama.fr/

Larry Hawes

Posted: **Mon Feb 22, 2016 9:15 pm**

Absolutely spectacular!!!!

Rich Gordon

Posted: **Mon Feb 22, 2016 11:10 pm**

That is gorgeous. I would LOVE to have one like it. Beautiful machine.

Posted: **Mon Feb 22, 2016 11:31 pm**

Larry,
Lovely job!
Bruce

Posted: **Tue Feb 23, 2016 2:44 am**

Amazing restoration job!!

Posted: **Tue Feb 23, 2016 11:39 am**

Gorgeous! Looks like a bass trombone bell on there.

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