Edison B-150 and the last? grained horn
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 2:56 pm
OK, so I recently acquired another DD machine. They just keep following me home 
But this is not about my addiction, it's about the grained horn. 
From what I can ascertain from Frow, they were using up the old parts by this time, so I am assuming the earlier model B-150's probably have grained horns, while the later one's would be the black horn. This model came with the standardized motor, record boxes(6, yes I have all 6) and grained horn.The only part that doesn't look original is the nickel reproducer on my machine, it should be gold. The horn is of the correct dimensions, so my question is to other B-150 owners. Do you have a grained horn or the "all black version". I believe there were around 3158 B-150's made.(Frow pg 105) I am trying to find a ballpark figure of those with grained horns. Since mine is sm1014, my guess is around half. Thanks Gary
ps Frow also mentions on pg 103 that "In early models the legs were robustly square, and these were replaced by lighter turned legs in some versions. This may have depended on the source of cabinets, as the B-150 at the Edison site has squared legs" I thought I would mention this one has the squared legs also.
But this is not about my addiction, it's about the grained horn. From what I can ascertain from Frow, they were using up the old parts by this time, so I am assuming the earlier model B-150's probably have grained horns, while the later one's would be the black horn. This model came with the standardized motor, record boxes(6, yes I have all 6) and grained horn.The only part that doesn't look original is the nickel reproducer on my machine, it should be gold. The horn is of the correct dimensions, so my question is to other B-150 owners. Do you have a grained horn or the "all black version". I believe there were around 3158 B-150's made.(Frow pg 105) I am trying to find a ballpark figure of those with grained horns. Since mine is sm1014, my guess is around half. Thanks Garyps Frow also mentions on pg 103 that "In early models the legs were robustly square, and these were replaced by lighter turned legs in some versions. This may have depended on the source of cabinets, as the B-150 at the Edison site has squared legs" I thought I would mention this one has the squared legs also.
