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...but a little pricey. Still, very cool!
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Very Cool "Orthophonic" Era Sonora on Detroit Craigslist
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Re: Very Cool "Orthophonic" Era Sonora on Detroit Craigslist
Sonora phonograph 1920s - Working condition - $1200 - AND it comes with records... 
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"The phonograph is not of any commercial value."
Thomas Alva Edison - Comment to his assistant, Samuel Insull.
"No one needs a Victrola XX, a Perfected Graphophone Type G, or whatever you call those noisy things."
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Thomas Alva Edison - Comment to his assistant, Samuel Insull.
"No one needs a Victrola XX, a Perfected Graphophone Type G, or whatever you call those noisy things."
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Re: Very Cool "Orthophonic" Era Sonora on Detroit Craigslist
That's the Sonora Symphony model, circa 1926.
Top of the line, and designed to compete with the Victrola Credenza, so I don't know if the price is unrealistic, considering its quality.
There are a number of videos on YouTube, for instance -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd14J8yI9ZA
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Top of the line, and designed to compete with the Victrola Credenza, so I don't know if the price is unrealistic, considering its quality.
There are a number of videos on YouTube, for instance -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd14J8yI9ZA
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Re: Very Cool "Orthophonic" Era Sonora on Detroit Craigslist
Do the twin grilles conceal a bifurcated horn, and is it made of metal or wood?
Earlier Sonoras were marketed in the UK by the well known music publishers Keith, Prowse & Co.Ltd, but these later models are almost unknown over here. I wonder how they compare with a Cortez, a Credenza or a big Re-Entrant HMV.
Earlier Sonoras were marketed in the UK by the well known music publishers Keith, Prowse & Co.Ltd, but these later models are almost unknown over here. I wonder how they compare with a Cortez, a Credenza or a big Re-Entrant HMV.
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Re: Very Cool "Orthophonic" Era Sonora on Detroit Craigslist
There are some excellent photos on this thread, showing the bifurcated wooden horn, etc. -- http://forum.talkingmachine.info/viewto ... =2&t=13932epigramophone wrote:Do the twin grilles conceal a bifurcated horn, and is it made of metal or wood?
Earlier Sonoras were marketed in the UK by the well known music publishers Keith, Prowse & Co.Ltd, but these later models are almost unknown over here. I wonder how they compare with a Cortez, a Credenza or a big Re-Entrant HMV.
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Re: Very Cool "Orthophonic" Era Sonora on Detroit Craigslist
That Nat Cole album should sound pretty rough on that Sonora! 