For Sale: E.M.Ginn Expert Senior Gramophone
Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 3:06 pm
Some personal happenings have brought me to start selling a few things, chief among which is my Expert Senior.
This Expert senior was bought (shortly before I acquired it) from the original family who were based in Taastrup, Denmark, the original family brought it to Denmark in the 1930's so it's likely that this Senior spent all of it's life in Denmark until I purchased it, for this reason I have always referred to it as Bjorn the horn.
This is a fine example of the Expert Senior, of course, 28" horn, it has it's original 4 spring Expert soundbox, it is an electric motor, fitted with a Collaro electric motor, this has been re-wired with a fresh power cable, the soundbox has also been rebuilt and tuned.
This one holds the address 64 Frith Street, which would date it to roughly 1936-39, a rare feature here is the original matching stand which the machine is sitting on, a very low stand, clearly ordered for a purpose by the original owner, perhaps to make the horn at head height while in an armchair, it's likely we will never truly know as with many of the quirks of these rare handmade gramophones.
The horn had previously suffered a split in the paper just above the casting, this has been restored, reinforced with fiberglass and is now almost invisible and is stronger than ever.
The asking price is £5,000 and it is based in North Shields in North East England.
Collection please unless you have a mover of your choice able to pick the machine up and blanket wrap it, I could package the soundbox to avoid damage, there is a chance of the machine finding it's way south but that would be in the near future if it were to happen.
Any questions send me a PM or email, equally any photos desired let me know, I will link some videos of the Expert in action, a sound quality to be expected!
Senior with Meltrope 3 Soundbox, Steel needle
This Expert senior was bought (shortly before I acquired it) from the original family who were based in Taastrup, Denmark, the original family brought it to Denmark in the 1930's so it's likely that this Senior spent all of it's life in Denmark until I purchased it, for this reason I have always referred to it as Bjorn the horn.
This is a fine example of the Expert Senior, of course, 28" horn, it has it's original 4 spring Expert soundbox, it is an electric motor, fitted with a Collaro electric motor, this has been re-wired with a fresh power cable, the soundbox has also been rebuilt and tuned.
This one holds the address 64 Frith Street, which would date it to roughly 1936-39, a rare feature here is the original matching stand which the machine is sitting on, a very low stand, clearly ordered for a purpose by the original owner, perhaps to make the horn at head height while in an armchair, it's likely we will never truly know as with many of the quirks of these rare handmade gramophones.
The horn had previously suffered a split in the paper just above the casting, this has been restored, reinforced with fiberglass and is now almost invisible and is stronger than ever.
The asking price is £5,000 and it is based in North Shields in North East England.
Collection please unless you have a mover of your choice able to pick the machine up and blanket wrap it, I could package the soundbox to avoid damage, there is a chance of the machine finding it's way south but that would be in the near future if it were to happen.
Any questions send me a PM or email, equally any photos desired let me know, I will link some videos of the Expert in action, a sound quality to be expected!
(Double-click the video above or click this link to go to the video on YouTube.)
Senior with Expert 4 spring soundbox, Ebony needle, acoustic record(Double-click the video above or click this link to go to the video on YouTube.)
Senior with Expert 4 spring, thorn needle, Venuti!(Double-click the video above or click this link to go to the video on YouTube.)
Senior with Expert 4 spring, thorn needle, Violin(Double-click the video above or click this link to go to the video on YouTube.)
Senior with Expert 4 spring, thorn(Double-click the video above or click this link to go to the video on YouTube.)
