Post by grnday33 on Jan 24, 2013 13:03:34 GMT -6
Hi all, I am new here and to the phonograph world all together. I purchased my first machine about 2 weeks ago and it was a Sonora Nocturne model. It plays great but the finish on the outside is baked pretty good and a very dark brown. I bought it because I remember my Dad having an old cabinet Edison when I was a kid and having to sell it to pay some bills. So I bought it and brought it home along with about 50 78's in the cabinet. After doing some research and getting some new needles and such it was playing great. In the past 2 weeks I have acquired 350 78's and about 800 needles, needle tins, Old ad's with my machine in it, and also another Sonora phonograph.
The second Sonora I bought on e-bay with very little to go on, It only had one half blurry picture in the listing, but I could see it had the brass tone arm and a good reproducer so I figured it would at least be good for spare parts. It came as described in the auction and is pretty beat up, But I checked it out and added a little grease to the important stuff in the motor and cranked it up. It plays great as well. I can't find very much info at all on this one though. It is a Sonora portable/suitcase model that is covered in leather with a flip down flap to let the sound come out of the internal horn. O have only been able to find a few pictures online, one was an ended e-bay auction the other from snapfish. I also saw an ad with it in a 1924 Sonora models in Australia.
Any info you guys with more knowledge could send my way would be much appreciated. Hopefully I could contribute here in the future as well. Thank you.
I'll also post a few pictures when I get them taken.
The second Sonora I bought on e-bay with very little to go on, It only had one half blurry picture in the listing, but I could see it had the brass tone arm and a good reproducer so I figured it would at least be good for spare parts. It came as described in the auction and is pretty beat up, But I checked it out and added a little grease to the important stuff in the motor and cranked it up. It plays great as well. I can't find very much info at all on this one though. It is a Sonora portable/suitcase model that is covered in leather with a flip down flap to let the sound come out of the internal horn. O have only been able to find a few pictures online, one was an ended e-bay auction the other from snapfish. I also saw an ad with it in a 1924 Sonora models in Australia.
Any info you guys with more knowledge could send my way would be much appreciated. Hopefully I could contribute here in the future as well. Thank you.
I'll also post a few pictures when I get them taken.