In my case, I'll take my Triumph with a wood Cygnet horn. When I first started
collecting over 20 years ago, my first cylinder machine was a Fireside. It
plays good and is compact. I was living in the barracks at the Bremerton Navy
yard. I still have that machine. I really didn't care if I had a Triumph or not
I couldn't afford one. A few years down the road, I got a Triumph Model D with
the oak Cygnet horn and reproducer really cheap. I like the Cygnet horn because
it doesn't take up a lot of room like a Triumph morning glory horn will take.
That about the closest I'll have to an Opera. Maybe I'll get lucky and stumble
into an Opera.
Harvey Kravitz
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From: Dennis Back <back...@yahoo.com>
To: Antique Phonograph List <phono-l@oldcrank.org>
Sent: Sun, April 18, 2010 6:05:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Which would you choose - Opera or Fireside?
Opera or Fireside? Let me think about it. ;-)
But seriously, yes.....for my first cylinder machine, 28 years ago, I picked an
Edison Standard A over a 4 clip Standard. It was pointed out to me that the
particular 4 clip was a much quieter machine, not to mention probably more
valuable as it was older than the Standard A. They were both the same price.
As I said, I picked the Standard A because it had the nice, large Edison banner.
BTW....my wife bought this for me as a wedding present 28 years ago.
:-)
Dennis
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