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What do you think about the Columbia BG cylinder phonograph?
Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2019 9:20 pm
by cheryla
I’ve got Edison and Victor phonographs but no Columbia cylinder players. I saw an attractive Columbia BG...not for sale...YET. What do you think about them? Desirable or not?
Re: What do you think about the Columbia BG cylinder phonogr
Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2019 9:28 pm
by phonogfp
Absolutely. I'm looking for one myself...hopefully one surfaces at Wayne.
Four-mainspring motor, Lyric reproducer, and no pot metal to be found - - the B-series of Columbia Graphophones are sweethearts. Easy on the eyes, too.
Good luck!
George P.
Re: What do you think about the Columbia BG cylinder phonogr
Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2019 6:02 am
by FellowCollector
cheryla wrote:What do you think about them? Desirable or not?
I think they're WONDERFUL! I have a Columbia BGT featured here in this Forum post a while back:
http://forum.talkingmachine.info/viewto ... =2&t=26956
and I enjoy it very much. The nickel plating against the mahogany cabinet is a stunning combination. Good luck and hope you can get it.
Doug
Re: What do you think about the Columbia BG cylinder phonogr
Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2019 10:10 am
by Jerry B.
The Columbia BG or BGT is a wonderful machine. The cabinet is beautiful and the mechanism does not suffer from pot metal issues. I highly recommend the BE, BF, and BG series.
Jerry Blais