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Send me a photo of the reproducer or let me know what is says on the back, if
it is the one I think it is they are all brass and easy to rebuild. I will
take flak for this, but when I tested an Orthophonic No. 5 Victor and a
Viva-Tonal reproducer on my Victor VI the
YMMV of course, but I had a chance at this myself and passed due to too many
issues that I could see as well as envision.
I love the Viva-Tonals (I collect sand research Columbia exclusively) and
could have easily dealt with any issues involved getting the phonograph
operational, but I just did
You don't see too many of the Columbia Viva-tonals and I think a lot of what
you are seeing (oxidation for example) is an artifact of the photography.
The pics are probably a bit overexposed.
The sound nice especially in the mid range. Bass is not as good as the
Orthophonics. I have one of the
I have the Columbia 613 and 810, both VivaTonal models. The 600 series has
a simple curved wooden horn, nearly identical to those used in the small Victor
ortho machines such as the 4-3. And the small Columbias sound very similar to
the small Victors which is very good for their size. The
$225 seems fine for this one. I paid $125 for a 700 in nice shape, over 30
years ago. Their sound can be most excellent.
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From: Antique Phonograph List
To: phono-l@oldcrank.org
Sent: Friday, August 07, 2015 10:01 PM
Subject: [Phono-L] Columbia Viva-Tonal model
I am always happy to be corrected by an expert I respect. I really enjoyed
reading this, thanks Greg.
Steve
From: phono-l@oldcrank.org
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Columbia Viva-Tonal model 710
To: phono-l@oldcrank.org
Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 03:29:21 +
I have the Columbia 613 and
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