Thanks, Stan. I have a mahogany Sonora Elite, with a wooden tone arm. Would that model have been a level (or two) below this one, then?
> From: s...@clarphon.com > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 17:48:24 -0700 > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Can anyone identify this Sonora? > > I think this is the Grand..............at least the grill looks like the > grill on the Grand from a Catalogue that I have. So it's the third one > down after the Supreme and Invincible. Stan Stanford > > -----Original Message----- > From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On > Behalf Of Richard > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 3:29 PM > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Subject: [Phono-L] Can anyone identify this Sonora? > > Can anyone tell me which model of Sonora phonograph this is? It looks to be > one of their higher-end bombe machines, but I've always had trouble > identifying particular Sonora models. If it is a higher-end machine, should > I be surprised that it doesn't have a wooden tone arm? (Do those wooden tone > arms really sound better, for that matter?) And am I the only one who's > never seen a Sonora in oak before? It seems to me every one I've ever seen > has been mahogany. Thoughts?Oh, and if anyone has one of these and would > like to share photos of it, I'd appreciate it; I'm especially curious about > what it's supposed to look like with the doors open. > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: mystery sonora.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 31338 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: > <http://oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/attachments/20140319/b6195a43/attachm > ent.jpg> > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
