This an
instrument of SUBSTANCE. The turntable is 12" in diameter. It has a
triple-spring motor into which we incorporated THREE BRAND NEW
MAINSPRINGS, to assure the greatest power for listening to your 78s.
The Hawthorne & Sheble flower
horn is breathtaking. Notable, as
well, is the quarter-sawn oak
cabinet. The Victor V is
an impressively constructed machine -- it dominates a
room. What is a Hawthorne & Sheble horn? Hawthorne
& Sheble of Philadelphia was
the largesst suppliers of custom horns back in the day. The firm
pioneerred the "sprays of flowers" on an intense field of color design
that you see here. When we got this horn the original
decoration had succumbed to the ravages of time, and flaked off.
However, Tim is, to put it lightly, OCD and insisted on accrately
and authentically recreating the precise look of the original motif. AND HE DID IT! (After weeks of effort.) Our meticulous
restoration historically correct in every detail.
Phonophan is the only company on earth which has produced
painstaking restorations to precise historical standards such as you
see here.
Stunning
figures in the wood, sparkling,
bright and brilliant hardware. Our restorations exceed the competition
by a mile! Note the charming "His Master's Voice" serial plate on the
front panel.
The condition of the components is clean, clean, CLEAN! The decorative back-bracket has its original fancy gold filigree. We have professionally rebuilt the soundbox to produce round, full-throated music. By comparison, the average "eBay" restoration job typically involves no disassembly of the soundbox -- they just slap a new white gasket in front of the mica diaphragm to make it "look" like something has been done. Just to fool the suckers. Over the past 55 years we have worked on a vast number of instruments that have been given this kind of pointless "doll-up." Whereas, at phonophan we take the soundbox down to its smallest constituent parts, check and calibrate each one. No shortcuts.
Another thing, equally pointless, that amateur handymen like to do is remove the mainsprings, clean and regrease them. Unfortunately, the springs are often worn out from age. Putting them back into the motor is like putting worn brakes back on your car. A waste of time. At phonophan we put in new mainsprings when necessary. SPOTLESS, clean and well-tuned triple-spring motor with nickel-plated components. Fresh, smooth-running, minutely adjusted. No "online auction" surprises here! With phonophan, you don't have to worry about what horrors might have been "overlooked" by an inexperienced seller. Needless to say, an instrument of this size and importance is not easy to pack and ship UNLESS you have 55 years of experience, as we do!
As always, we cleaned, tweaked, tested, lubricated, adjusted every component. This is an especially beautiful instrument, with an especially important horn.
Price: $2850.00, plus shipping and handling. (NY State residents must pay sales tax, if applicable.)
E-mail: phonotim@gmail.com
Telephone: 585-244-5546
US Post: Tim Fabrizio
phonophan
PO Box 747
Henrietta, NY 14467 USA
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