That looks like the identical reproducer on my General Phonograph Model
E, all right. But it's got to be a replacement on that 1925 portable
because it couldn't have been made until after the RCA/Victor merger.
I found a couple more examples of this same tonearm. Here is one on a
Birch: http://www.phonophan.com/portable.html
And here is one on a US Army Special Services phono (go to the last row
on the right, third picture from the bottom):
http://www.phono-fun.com/index.php/collection/view_cat/33
I hope somebody somewhere has a Model E with an original tonearm just to
see it. For the time being I discovered I will have to raise this one
about 9/16" to make the soundbox stand up vertically.
Chris
Steven Medved wrote:
Will we ever see your smiling face in one?
Yes, that be mine, and that be me !! heh heh
Hello Bruce,
I really appreciate the link because I have two of the reproducers, but I have never seen the machine they came from. Is it yours?
Steve
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77jOOKxXUhg
Here is a Victor Suitcase Victrola with the same or very similar sound box and Tone Arm playing on Youtube. I don't have exact dates for the mfg. of this Victrola but always assumed it was sometime in the 1930's.
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