The early MS had the brass belled horn. But I consider that any option that was available at the time is just as appropriate today, i.e. updated horns, Edison 2 minute machines converted to 2/4, etc. It's a matter of taste I think. John
--- On Tue, 3/22/11, Dan Kj <[email protected]> wrote: From: Dan Kj <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Monarch Special for sale To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2011, 3:29 PM I've been considering 'sell or fix' for mine, for a long time. The cabinet is nearly perfect - all I did was clean it with Murphy's Oil Soap (the jelly form) and very fine steel wool. The back bracket, tone-arm, horn clamp, and reproducer are there. (Your friend's pics don't show the crank side, but mine is the slotted type) When I bought the thing, long ago, the junk shop owner searched for the horn but couldn't find it - she even let me look through her entire house! Main problem, besides needing a horn: the shaft onto which the turntable mounts is slightly bent, enough to prevent running the motor. How that happened, I know not. So it needs either a replacement or the expert attention of a machine shop. Should these have a black & brass, petal, or wooden horn, or does that depend on date of maufacture? ----- Original Message ----- From: "john robles" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 6:03 PM Subject: [Phono-L] Monarch Special for sale Hi Guys A friend of mine is selling a beautiful oak Monarch Special. What's a fair price these days?? I'd love to buy it but it's not in my realm at the moment... John Robles _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
