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I can't find it anywhere on the Victrola model site.

Steve

Consolette?

I wonder what it says on the metal tag (upper left of the motor board). Maybe a close up photo might be helpful to assist identification.

poodling around wrote:I wonder what it says on the metal tag (upper left of the motor board). Maybe a close up photo might be helpful to assist identification.

It's for sale cheap and the owner has not gotten back to me yet.

It's a 4-3 aka Consolette. Nice little machine that performs well for its size, especially with a rebuilt Orthophonic reproducer. You may want to seal the horn, but with a horn that size it may not matter as much.

I don't know why this style is not show on the victor-victrola site. If you Google "VV 4-3" and click on Images, you will see others like this.

Definitely worth picking up for cheap.

stetam wrote:Consolette?

Right. Also see LFTD, p. 168.

stetam wrote:I can't find it anywhere on the Victrola model site.
Steve

I just looked over the page profiling the Consolette (4-3) and you're right.

Instead of the later model 4-3, there's a photo of the similar looking 4-7, which unlike the Consolette had a small folded horn.

4-3: http://www.victor-victrola.com/4-3.htm
4-7: http://www.victor-victrola.com/4-7.htm

Someone should contact the site's administrator about this.

OrthoFan

OrthoFan wrote:

stetam wrote:I can't find it anywhere on the Victrola model site.
Steve

I just looked over the page profiling the Consolette (4-3) and you're right.

Instead of the later model 4-3, there's a photo of the similar looking 4-7, which unlike the Consolette had a small folded horn.

4-3: http://www.victor-victrola.com/4-3.htm
4-7: http://www.victor-victrola.com/4-7.htm

Someone should contact the site's administrator about this.

OrthoFan

The Consolette/4-3 came in 3 different cabinet styles. The earliest had no grill. Later ones had either a "square" grill similar to the one used on the 4-7 or the "angled" grill like the one shown above. I'm not sure which of these came first, but I can see why someone might confuse them.

Quite correct, it is an error on the page pointer for that model. I will make the corrections over the weekend. Thanks for the inputs!

Paul Edie
www.victor-victrola.com