Unfortunately some have motors so weak a normal sound box will not work.
> From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:58:15 +0000 > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? > > I would expect that if you put a good soundbox on it, an HMV or Victor > Exhibition, Victrola no. 2 or 4, or any decent generic mica-diaphragmmed > piece, the machine would actually sound pretty fair - better than most > portables, for instance, as at least you've got an external horn. With the > portable motor, you might even be able to put in a stronger spring in the > barrel and you'd have even more functionality. P. Carli > ________________________________________ > From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf > of harvey kravitz [[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 8:19 PM > To: Antique Phonograph List > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? > > Yes, I bought one years ago. It had a very attractive case and just looked > cool. I paid about $50.00 for it. Mine, too, sounds halfway decent. I'm sure > I'll get a lot of flack for this, but I consider them to be a part of the > history of phonographs. > Harvey Kravitz > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Dennis Back <[email protected]> > To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 4:30 PM > Subject: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? > > Anyone on the list ever knowingly buy a Crap-O-Phone? As in...on purpose? > > Fess up. :-) > > Ok. > > I'll be first. > > Years ago, I saw an octagonal cased crap-o-phone that I thought was kind of > cool looking. Someone from this list or the Phonolist said that they would > order a bunch of them and the price was reasonable, as I recall. > > So I bought one. It had the usual portable motor and turntable, petaled brass > horn and the usual cobbled tone arm and reproducer. Not a bad sounding > reproducer, either. I still have it and I point out to visitors that these > things are still being made, albeit poorly. > > Anyone else ever buy one and if so, why? > > Dennis > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > > ________________________________ > > This email message and any attachments may contain confidential information. > If you are not the intended recipient, you are prohibited from using the > information in any way, including but not limited to disclosure of, copying, > forwarding or acting in reliance on the contents. If you have received this > email by error, please immediately notify me by return email and delete it > from your email system. Thank you. > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
