Most Modernola machines I have seen go for around $1500-2000. There have been some on Ebay in the past and a sold locally here in PA.
I am about 45 minutes from Adamstown. I am guessing you bought it from a booth inside the Rennigers market? Vince ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carter, Keith" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 9:29 AM Subject: [Phono-L] sending question on Modernola again > Hello all, > For some reason my e-mails don't go through so I am re-sending it again. > > I just got a "MODERNOLA" and could use some information on it. I'm still > trying to figure out why I bought the thing. I don't collect inside horn > machines anyway. I'm blaming it on Audra for wanting me to buy it right > now > being she liked the lamp shade on the thing. > I can crank it to about 28 full cranks, so I take it that it's a single > barrel? > What is the average price these machines are going for? I believe I paid > too > much for the thing. This is the first one I have actually seen other then > the picture in the book on Antique Phonographs. > The condition is really pretty good. The lamp shade is NOT original but > looks pretty nice with the machine. > The only thing I know about it is that it was made close to Adamstown, > Pa.where I bought it yesterday and not many models were made from the > company. If a motor problem would come due, would they be hard to fix? The > tone arm is pot metal. > Any information on the machine would be great! > Thanks for your help, > Keith > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/ >
