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Cheney gramophone for auction in UK.
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2019 1:08 pm
by epigramophone
There cannot be many Cheney machines in the UK, so someone in East Anglia needs to save this monster :
https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auct ... 8d00f9a4a5
Re: Cheney gramophone for auction in UK.
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2019 2:59 pm
by OrthoFan
I don't know where they got "1940s" from!
This is the model 117 (the Abbotsford)....
.....circa, late teens, described here:
https://www.antiquephono.org/cheney-tal ... j-wakeman/
OrthoFan
Re: Cheney gramophone for auction in UK.
Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2019 3:19 am
by epigramophone
A quintessentially British name for a fine American machine.
Abbotsford was the home of the great Scottish novelist Sir Walter Scott, and this Cheney would not look out of place in a Gothic Revival castle.
Re: Cheney gramophone for auction in UK.
Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2019 4:39 pm
by soundgen
£60 what a bargain ,
Re: Cheney gramophone for auction in UK.
Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2019 6:31 pm
by Benjamin_L
That really is a great deal, I hope it isn't repurposed.
Re: Cheney gramophone for auction in UK.
Posted: Sun Jul 28, 2019 8:55 am
by jboger
An impressive array of chimneys on Abbotsford. The taller the chimney, the stronger the pull; necessary to heat such a large edifice. There are Gothic Revival mansions along the Hudson in New York State.