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Hello All,

A few days ago I saw a post on craiglist regarding a victrola XVII, advertised for only 100 dollars; Upon closer inspection of the Ad it turned out to be in a dark oak finish. I immediately responded to it and set up a date to pick it up. When I got there a week later after a three hour drive, I was pleasantly surprised that it included a key, and the original packing slip. This is certainly the gem of my collection, love the grain figuring. I have included some pictures of it below.

Beautiful machine, Ben!! Well Done!

Brad Abell

outune wrote: Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:13 pm Beautiful machine, Ben!! Well Done!

Brad Abell

Hey Brad!
Good to hear from you! It was certainly a great find! I have a lot of cleaning up to do! When I get the chance, I need to shoot you some pics of that cygnet horn, I got all of that haze off! it looks great!!

Very nice machine. It is interesting that there was a hole in the record compartment. Was there a hole up to the turntable area to place a radio drive on the horn?

Skihawx wrote: Mon Jul 17, 2023 9:09 pm Very nice machine. It is interesting that there was a hole in the record compartment. Was there a hole up to the turntable area to place a radio drive on the horn?

From my understanding, this was a modern modification. The previous owners said that they had drilled that hole in order to run cables for a stereo system. I'm so glad they didn't think to pull the guts out. Phew!!

Stunning!! One of my favorite Victrola finishes. Nice buy. Congratulations!!!

Steve

Very very nice! I've seen more American Walnut XVII's than oak. Nice find.

Jerry B.

Great find Good luck with the restoration. Tom

Congrats on a really cool machine in a harder to find finish.

WOW!!!! That wood graining is great. Congrats!!!