This machine as I said is all wrong. The one that appeared on ebay a couple of years ago was correct. It had the fiber tone and the correct reproducer, it was correct color but it was missing the Motor. This is definitely a CAROLA but it has definitely been altered from its original state. If you can live with that drastic alteration of the original then by all means shell out some dough, its whatever makes you happy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vinyl Visions" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 11:40:30 AM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Is this a children's phonograph??
Hi John,Even though my 2 cents is only worth 2 cents, I have a couple of questions: does the paint look re-done? Does it crank and play a record all the way through? Does the needle hit the center of the turntable spindle, as it would be very difficult to find another tonearm/reproducer that would be exactly the right length to fit this cabinet, if it has been altered from original. Why would anyone go to the difficulty of altering a cheap machine in the first place? A portable would have probably been more expensive in the past than this machine and these parts don't really look like a portable - look at other CrapoPhones for a comparison. Are there extra holes in the cabinet? These things were made in a time when variations were common, so the fibre arm may or may not have worked as planned or been too expensive, etc. and may have been factory altered with a metal tonearm... who knows? The graining looks good, but if it is actually supposed to be dark mahogany woodgraining, it looks wrong - again variations may have been made, which may still be original. Carola and other small machine makers did odd things sometimes and I am not sure that the product control was as good as other manufacturers. The crank does not appear to stick out too far, and fits the original hole/escutcheon from what I can observe... don't totally write it off without doing more research. I would email Tim Fabrizio, and ask if he has ever seen this machine, as oddballs turn up everyday. If anyone can give you an expert opinion on this, I believe that he can. If you believe that it might be worthwhile, give the seller a copy of these posts and see if he will come down on the price... $100?Curt > Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 03:48:17 -0700 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Phono-L] Is this a children's phonograph?? > > Hello all > There is a phonograph I am considering buying for resale, ostensibly a > children's phonograph that looks liks a small victrola. It is made of > woodgrained metal and is nice looking. Can anyone give me an idea of value? I > know some small phonographs weren't actually children's phonographs, and I am > interested in the history of this one. Pics can be seen here: > http://s197.photobucket.com/albums/aa39/john9ten/Mini%20Victrola/ > Thanks! > John Robles > _______________________________________________ > 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
