I have seen this machine and it is nice. The spruce horn is in fact stunning! Mike aka oldcranky
I would buy it but as refinancing the house under present conditions can be brutal. lol On Feb 5, 2008 11:45 AM, brice paris <[email protected]> wrote: > I decided a month or so ago to part with my Edison Idealia. I offerd it > to some of my close phongraph friends, but have had no takers. I have now > decided to offer it to the list before I ebay it or??? > > From [email protected] Tue Feb 5 13:33:27 2008 From: [email protected] (Bob) Date: Tue Feb 5 13:33:39 2008 Subject: [Phono-L] Herzog Peg Layout References: <000601c86819$e97a0be0$0200a...@office><[email protected]> <[email protected]> Message-ID: <01f101c8683e$bfed9a60$6500a...@your4dacd0ea75> That's a Columbia 161. It's also my favorite portable. I've owned two of them and several Victor ortho portables and I always preferred the Columbia. RMV ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Wright" <[email protected]> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 4:03 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Herzog Peg Layout > Only rule I can think of is never trust the original handle! I've always > liked the Victor Orthophonic suitcase models, but there's a Columbia > Viva-Tonal model out there that sounds almost hi-fi, like a Credenza. > Anyone know which one I'm talking about? Here's a pic: > > http://pagesperso-orange.fr/jlf/pho/18.jpg > > And here's the page associated with the pic, with a sound clip of it > playing. > > http://pagesperso-orange.fr/jlf/enphonos.htm > > I don't know how this gent mic'd the phono or anything, but the bottom end > on this machine appears to be pretty amazing. Where's Greg Bogantz? I > bet he knows about this machine. > > Best, > Robert > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Thatcher Graham" <[email protected]> > To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 1:48 PM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Herzog Peg Layout > > >> And while I'm tapping the great knowledge bank that is the phonolist, are >> there any basic rules of thumb be applied to buying a portable >> phonograph? What types of problems are common/endemic to certain models? >> What's impossible to repair and should be inspected before purchase? >> What's a generally good make/model? etc >> >> >> >> >>> [email protected] >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Phono-L mailing list >>> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >> > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
