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Safe to assume this is a crapophone?
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 6:54 am
by TonyJ
Reproducer is obviously wrong, platter and other parts look painted and appears there is a gap in the connection to the horn. Is this whole machine just another crapophone?
https://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/atq/5988289321.html
Re: Safe to assume this is a crapophone?
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 8:30 am
by flashpanblue
Hello,
That is a real Victor V. It just has the wrong reproducer. It is worth at least $1000 and probably more.
Pete
Re: Safe to assume this is a crapophone?
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 8:34 am
by epigramophone
The horn looks authentic, but the gap where the connection should be will prevent much sound emerging from it.
Re: Safe to assume this is a crapophone?
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 8:36 am
by flashpanblue
Having a second look I think the lower portion of the tone arm is not correct for this machine. However the horn looks nice and has a decent decal and the cabinet is in good condition. It will cost you perhaps $200 for the correct tone arm and reproducer.
Pete
Re: Safe to assume this is a crapophone?
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 9:26 am
by mattrx
It might simply be missing the spring in the pin under the tone arm. Definitely wrong reproducer. Should be an exhibition-not hard to find. For that price, I'd grab it immediately before someone else does. With the exhibition in place, pass the extended tone arm/reproducer over the spindle. If the needle would touch the spindle, or almost, it is the right tone arm.
Good Luck,
Matt
Re: Safe to assume this is a crapophone?
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 11:38 am
by Torjazzer
That's an E. Toman reproducer. It's an orthophonic-type reproducer that fits onto pre-orthophonic machines so they can play electrics. They're ceramic and quite heavy but they work well.
Re: Safe to assume this is a crapophone?
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 1:09 pm
by PHONOMIKE
Just called about it and the guy said it is sold. It needed some help. It just freewheels when cranked, wrong reproducer and you can see that the turntable, back bracket, horn support clip, crank handle and maybe more have all been painted black. Still a good buy for someone.
Mike
Re: Safe to assume this is a crapophone?
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2017 2:29 pm
by TonyJ
PHONOMIKE wrote:Just called about it and the guy said it is sold. It needed some help. It just freewheels when cranked, wrong reproducer and you can see that the turntable, back bracket, horn support clip, crank handle and maybe more have all been painted black. Still a good buy for someone.
Mike
Just saw the same machine on eBay and bid is currently at over $700. Seller is in Holly also, I'm guessing someone must have told him the price he was asking on Craigslist was too low?