Hi, I'm new to gramophones and already have a small record collection. Can you advise whether it is worth buying such a gramophone? looks interesting and has a reflector. It's hard to tell from the video if it sounds better, maybe it's clearer in person. Is it better to choose between victor, columbia, hmv models?
Thanks ,yes have never seen one of these no doubt Mr Edison had a word to say regarding copyright on these , I guess they were sold from a chain of stores now long gone
Hi You can usually pick them up on E-Bay worth keeping an eye open The American E-Bay site E-Bay .com usually has a regular supply of these , however not so cheap now & posage has gone through the roof 🥶
the early one does have a collaro motor the early 30s machine fitted with garrard deck big differance in price between these & HMV 101 were £8.10 s for coloured portables & £11 for the leather covered one , the nat bands were £3.10S for single spring motor & £4 for 2 spring 😁
@@AlbertBenajam-ww1db Yep was quite surprised at the sound quality from these ,price of these new was around £4 whereas a HMV 101 would have set you back £8 for coloured rexine covered case
Yep most of the very early phonographs had this type of key wind system Edison favoured the crank style handle but used the key type on his early Gem Phonographs
yo that gramophone horn almost has the same horn as mine gramophone and nice work on it 👍 or you just bought it from amazon whatever you got it from but it looks good 😄
By sorting through the spare parts draw & some effort , you can correct all the poor workmanship & come up with a half decent machine which will play well
Very nice. There has been much speculation as to how much improvement these fakes would take, however you have done a excellent job in showing they really can be made to play very well! Thanks 😀 👍
Hi Thanks for the reply, the 4, main things on these is the 45 degree badly soldered elbow,rubbish repro soundbox , warped turntable & sloppy fit on tone arm to elbow , get these sorted & give the motor a good service clean & service & you are more then half way there to getting a reasonable machine
Interested to see how you use the autobrake on this. I have a Celebro portable with what looks to be a very similar configuration. I never have been able to get the brake to work properly, but I will try your technique as at least that would work as a manual brake. Thanks 😀👍
