Exhibition soundbox with twin needle chuck.

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Exhibition soundbox with twin needle chuck.

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A UK dealer has this extraordinary soundbox for sale. I have never seen another one like it.

https://www.windupgram.co.uk/gramphone- ... -soundbox/
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Very cool! I've never seen anything similar. Jerry B.

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The second chuck is an add-on accessory piece that clamps onto a standard Exhibition. Therefore, there's nothing special about the reproducer itself, except that it's fitted with this accessory. All that said, very unusual and very interesting!! :shock:

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Wow! Never seen that one before!

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Very cool! I have never seen anything like it.

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John Sleep has had that for sale on his website for a long time, and I've looked at it with great interest on a number of occasions. I'm grateful to have it pointed out that it's an accessory and not an unusual soundbox - it's immediately obvious when pointed out, with the block's fixing screw clearly visible, but I hadn't spotted that at all!
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