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I am desperate to know this harmony talking machine is real
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2018 7:45 am
by Uaisgood
Someone help me
Re: I am desperate to know this harmony talking machine is r
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2018 7:52 am
by HisMastersVoice
Yes, it is real.
Re: I am desperate to know this harmony talking machine is r
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2018 8:06 am
by Phono-Phan
And it is "Really Nice" What are your other concerns about it?
Re: I am desperate to know this harmony talking machine is r
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2018 10:27 am
by victorthesixth
The good thing about the phonograph hobby is that with a very few rare exceptions the fake machines are painfully and utterly obvious as of now. Google crapophone.
Re: I am desperate to know this harmony talking machine is r
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2018 11:13 am
by OrthoFan
Uaisgood wrote:I am desperate to know this harmony talking machine is real... Someone help me
Here's a good, albeit brief, primer about Harmony Talking Machines --
https://www.intertique.com/HarmonyID.html
OrthoFan
Re: I am desperate to know this harmony talking machine is r
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2018 4:26 pm
by Uaisgood
Thanks, I love this machine,
Re: I am desperate to know this harmony talking machine is r
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2018 4:28 pm
by Uaisgood
I am self educated in identifying fakes, the brain is amazing, Frederick Douglass and President Fillmore (as much as he sucked) taught themselves to read.
Re: I am desperate to know this harmony talking machine is r
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2018 6:49 pm
by Phonofreak
This is a Harmony Columbia Client machine, circa 1909-14. It's hard to tell the condition of the decal in front. The horn has been repainted. Original horns were a blue translucent color with gold stripes. Regular 78's won't fit the spindle. However, Harmony records are fairly common. Nice machine.
Harvey Kravitz
Re: I am desperate to know this harmony talking machine is r
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2018 7:09 pm
by Uaisgood
Thanks Harvey, yea it’s been restored, the guy I bought it from on eBay said it was and I can tell. Yep, Columbia like pretty much any big corporation was greedy and only wanted people to buy harmony records.
Re: I am desperate to know this harmony talking machine is r
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2018 7:32 pm
by gramophone-georg
Uaisgood wrote:Thanks Harvey, yea it’s been restored, the guy I bought it from on eBay said it was and I can tell. Yep, Columbia like pretty much any big corporation was greedy and only wanted people to buy harmony records.
JAS Antiques sometimes offers a straight swap regular spindle turntable for these on eBay.
Snag this... problem solved. You lift the Harmony TT off and slip this one on.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/10-Standard-Ta ... Sw-a9ZhHlc