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Creative Victrola on , (you have to see it to appreciate it)
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 7:58 pm
by Django
https://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-VINTAG ... SwZFJcgAhO
Someone did a creative "upgrade" on a lidless Victrola. It looks like they put some effort into it. The hinge screws are slotted, so I don't think that it was a recent alteration. Maybe it was an aftermarket upgrade kit? I like it, but I won't be buying it.
Re: Creative Victrola on , (you have to see it to appreciate
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 8:13 pm
by CharliePhono
. . . looks like a little casket to me . . .
Re: Creative Victrola on , (you have to see it to appreciate
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 8:19 pm
by gramophone-georg
CharliePhono wrote:. . . looks like a little casket to me . . .
"The Dracuola"
Re: Creative Victrola on , (you have to see it to appreciate
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 8:28 pm
by Django
CharliePhono wrote:. . . looks like a little casket to me . . .
It’s funny that you say that. Most lidded tabletop machines have always reminded me of a casket.
Re: Creative Victrola on , (you have to see it to appreciate
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 1:27 pm
by Benjamin_L
That lid looks really too nice for homemade, but I don't know.
Re: Creative Victrola on , (you have to see it to appreciate
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 1:34 pm
by emerson
Think it came from The Winchester Mansion----just needed a few more additions
Re: Creative Victrola on , (you have to see it to appreciate
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 7:39 pm
by Phonofreak
I think this was done a long time ago by either a skilled woodworker or a cabinet maker. To me, this is a very special piece, well worth the price. In one of the Compendium books, I remember seeing an after market kit to put a lid on a VV VI. George, can you post the picture and which volume this was in?
Harley Kravitz
Re: Creative Victrola on , (you have to see it to appreciate
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 8:20 pm
by phonogfp
Phonofreak wrote: In one of the Compendium books, I remember seeing an after market kit to put a lid on a VV VI. George, can you post the picture and which volume this was in?
Harley Kravitz
Not a VV-VI, but a similar machine, from
A World of Antique Phonographs:
George P.
Re: Creative Victrola on , (you have to see it to appreciate
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 9:25 pm
by Phonofreak
Thanks for posting. Was there a similar attachment for a VV VI?
Harvey Kravitz
Re: Creative Victrola on , (you have to see it to appreciate
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 11:43 am
by phonogfp
Phonofreak wrote:Thanks for posting. Was there a similar attachment for a VV VI?
Harvey Kravitz
You're welcome, Harvey. If we pictured a VV-VI similarly modified, I don't remember it...but with over 3750 photos in the 8 books, it's challenging to remember everything!
George P.