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Rare Oak DGAG / HMV Grammophon Upright in Texas
Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2021 8:27 am
by Garret
Re: Rare Oak DGAG / HMV Grammophon Upright in Texas
Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2021 12:15 pm
by AZ*
Very interesting ... and only an hour and a half drive away. But I think I'll pass.
Thanks for posting!

Re: Rare Oak DGAG / HMV Grammophon Upright in Texas
Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2021 5:53 pm
by Steve
Have the legs been shortened?
Re: Rare Oak DGAG / HMV Grammophon Upright in Texas
Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 1:43 am
by Garret
Steve wrote: Sat Nov 06, 2021 5:53 pm
Have the legs been shortened?

Why would you think that? It looks fine in the images?
Re: Rare Oak DGAG / HMV Grammophon Upright in Texas
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2021 4:28 am
by Steve
It doesn't look right at all. HMV never made a tall slim elegant model of this type without longer legs with some decoration and / or castors. At least I've never seen one anyway.
The legs look too short to me and at least one of them has some damage indicating something is afoot (sorry, couldn't resist that!) and might have been altered.
Look at how decorative it is otherwise. The whole thing looks too stubby and short. The record cupboard is too low down, almost on the floor.
I could be wrong but I think the legs are cut down and obviously missing their brass castors. Being very slender in section the long legs of these cabinets are vulnerable to breaking above the castors. Taking a saw to the leg would "solve" the problem!
Re: Rare Oak DGAG / HMV Grammophon Upright in Texas
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2021 8:06 am
by CarlosV
It looks like a German version of the Junior Grand without its castors.
Re: Rare Oak DGAG / HMV Grammophon Upright in Texas
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2021 8:34 am
by epigramophone
I agree with Steve that the legs have been shortened.
This machine resembles the Models G.A.O and G.A.M pictured on Page 103 of HMG more than the Junior Grand.
The legs are longer than the example under discussion and are fitted with castors.