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Brown(?) 5a Soundbox
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 11:40 am
by Teak
Re: Brown(?) 5a Soundbox
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 12:18 pm
by poodling around
Could it maybe just have had the chrome removed - leaving a brass effect ???????
Re: Brown(?) 5a Soundbox
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 12:24 pm
by Inigo
Nah, I believe it's one of those oxidised finishes used in several hmv machines, as the 1A, 152/3 and others...
Re: Brown(?) 5a Soundbox
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 12:36 pm
by Teak
Ah yes, those where the ones.
Re: Brown(?) 5a Soundbox
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 12:43 pm
by soundgen
Re: Brown(?) 5a Soundbox
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 12:57 pm
by Inigo
Anyone knows which horns did these machines bear? Were they the same horns as the 163, etc?
Re: Brown(?) 5a Soundbox
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 1:05 pm
by Teak
No, they had saxophone style horns, like the 511 etc.
Re: Brown(?) 5a Soundbox
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 1:28 pm
by Inigo
Ah, thanks.
Re: Brown(?) 5a Soundbox
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 4:20 pm
by Orchorsol
I could be mistaking it for another finish, but I think that soundbox is Florentine Bronze.
Re: Brown(?) 5a Soundbox
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2022 4:24 am
by epigramophone
Teak wrote: Mon Apr 11, 2022 1:05 pm
No, they had saxophone style horns, like the 511 etc.
No, both the 153 and the 158 had a version of the 157 horn.
The 153 had the No.5a soundbox and the 158 had the No.16, both in Florentine bronze.