If the cabinet fits your house and you like it buy it...there are also wooden needles available for these old phonos that are easy on the records...one thing you will find is the sound can get your attention...it's a sound all it's own...like Rudy vallee singing with his megaphone or Vaughn Monroe without one...also a nice conversation piece...will be a big hit at a party...and you won't lose any money as they don't go down in value...good luck and enjoy if yoy buy it ,,,trader128
Sliding down the 78 rpm slippery slope....help
I was in a local antique shop and they had an Amphion New Phonola Model X 78 rpm player for sale. It had been restored and was in a gorgeous cabinet. The front opened up to reveal the speaker cloth. There was a big crank on the right hand side...it came with a bag of "needles" that looked like sharp pieces of metal. Unfortunately the antique guy only had what looked like a trashed country 78rpm recording to demonstrate the unit. It worked fine and actually was pretty loud. So....the guy wanted 500 bucks for it...anyone know anything about these? He claimed it was from the l920s....if I had some rare jazz 78s would I play them on this contraption or would it trash them?....I live an a 100 year old house...it would look pretty cool in the den....anyhow I need some guidance....I am a vinyl guy deciding whether I need to become a shellac guy....