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Certainly unusual. I like the general 'look' of the wood but wood worm is always a big 'no' to me. Even if it is (apparently) long gone.epigramophone wrote: Sat Jun 10, 2023 9:33 am An unusual machine to find in the UK, but with a few condition issues including :
Significant woodworm damage to the plinth, some paint loss on the horn and the ball sapphire stylus is missing.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285323560270
I not only like but own a variant of the above machine, the Salon 5 - very similar but without the columns of the nr 7. It is great to play the 50 cm discs, its motor is very powerful, the same as the one fitted on the Concert A (which has an external horn). It is also aesthetically pleasing to my eyes, in line with the changing times that made external horn machines fall from grace - certainly much nicer than any internal horn contemporaneous competitors, but as you say, taste is subjective. There are several variants of this machine, some in ornate 1.80 meter-tall cabinets with a great looking muse hiding the horn, others that look like a church confessional including a curtain, and the rarest of all, a unique ornate cabinet model electrically-powered that is automatic, coin-operated and only plays bespoke records (numbered and of a diameter made only for that machine). I have seen this model at work in the private museum of a fellow collector.poodling around wrote: Sat Jun 10, 2023 11:13 am
Might be interesting to hear from anyone who likes this gramophone ? Or doesn't.
I'm with you. I love these machines; they are the very epitome of French cafe chic, although I'm slightly biased as I like most Pathé machines. It's such a quirky design but it makes so much sense.CarlosV wrote: Sat Jun 10, 2023 1:35 pmI not only like but own a variant of the above machine, the Salon 5 - very similar but without the columns of the nr 7. It is great to play the 50 cm discs, its motor is very powerful, the same as the one fitted on the Concert A (which has an external horn). It is also aesthetically pleasing to my eyes, in line with the changing times that made external horn machines fall from grace - certainly much nicer than any internal horn contemporaneous competitors, but as you say, taste is subjective. There are several variants of this machine, some in ornate 1.80 meter-tall cabinets with a great looking muse hiding the horn, others that look like a church confessional including a curtain, and the rarest of all, a unique ornate cabinet model electrically-powered that is automatic, coin-operated and only plays bespoke records (numbered and of a diameter made only for that machine). I have seen this model at work in the private museum of a fellow collector.poodling around wrote: Sat Jun 10, 2023 11:13 am
Might be interesting to hear from anyone who likes this gramophone ? Or doesn't.
Did it actually have any bids in the first place ?
Oh, that's a shame. There may also have been one or two bidders ready to bid right at the end as well.Steve wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2023 7:49 am Yes, 2 bidders, 3 bids with 2 days to go. Was only at £205 though so I suspect seller impatience played a part in decision to end prematurely.