Cool or ugly?
Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2023 7:07 pm
I can't decide if this is cool or ugly, any idea what it started life as? https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 635059355/
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Cool or ugly?
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Re: Cool or ugly?
Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2023 7:16 pm
Why can't it be both? That's how my wife thinks of me, I'm sure.
Re: Cool or ugly?
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2023 8:16 am
Worst case the brake is worth the asking price. It probably has an early motor and turntable along with a nice female crank. If it was closer I would jump on it.
To answer the question, I think that it is ugly and kind of cool too. It’s a perfect parts machine because the original machine is already gone and then parts can be used to finish some original machines. The old Mahogany cabinet could be useful as well.
To answer the question, I think that it is ugly and kind of cool too. It’s a perfect parts machine because the original machine is already gone and then parts can be used to finish some original machines. The old Mahogany cabinet could be useful as well.
Re: Cool or ugly?
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2023 8:25 am
If this didn't start life as a European machine.... it almost looks like one of those very early upright Grafonolas.... I will glance at the book later to see if I can spot the cabinet. Either way, I agree with the others - the price isn't that bad for what you're getting. At least, your buddy won't have the same machine in his collection... LOL
Re: Cool or ugly?
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2023 8:53 am
Those of you with a copy of "His Master's Gramophone" can view a similar HMV cabinet on Page 103, Fig 4.15.
It did not appear in British catalogues, but here is it's British cousin the HMV Junior Grand.
It did not appear in British catalogues, but here is it's British cousin the HMV Junior Grand.
Re: Cool or ugly?
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2023 9:03 am
Very cool I think.
Is it made from Mahogany ? Well worth one hundred dollars - to me any-way.
A veritable Brad Pitt of gramophones !
(I wouldn't mind owning the house it is photographed in as well !).
Is it made from Mahogany ? Well worth one hundred dollars - to me any-way.
A veritable Brad Pitt of gramophones !
(I wouldn't mind owning the house it is photographed in as well !).
Re: Cool or ugly?
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2023 9:38 am
(I wouldn't mind owning the house it is photographed in as well !).
The interior is nice, but deceiving... the exterior is another story...
The interior is nice, but deceiving... the exterior is another story...
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Re: Cool or ugly?
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2023 10:23 am
As Chevy Chase once said, "Oh, it's not so bad. A little spackle, a little paint, a little napalm..."Curt A wrote: Tue Nov 14, 2023 9:38 am (I wouldn't mind owning the house it is photographed in as well !).
The interior is nice, but deceiving... the exterior is another story...
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Re: Cool or ugly?
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2023 12:26 pm
It looks too much like an icebox for my tastes _ those hinges. 
Re: Cool or ugly?
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2023 12:40 pm
Ha ha !!! Good one !Curt A wrote: Tue Nov 14, 2023 9:38 am (I wouldn't mind owning the house it is photographed in as well !).
The interior is nice, but deceiving... the exterior is another story...
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