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| I've recently acquired a Victrola in very nice shape, at a garage sale. Everything but the sound box (reproducer) is original. I suppose the Orthophonic Sound Box was replaced with something else, because it was probably unrepairable. It seems that the Orthophonics were made of inexpensive pot metal and deteriorate very rapidly. Anyway, I like my Victor Victrola model 2-55. I rebuilt the soundbox and it has a very natural tone. I also have a VV-X and a VV-VI. Both have been repaired and I must say, I really enjoy the sounds of the Roaring Twenties. It's like the 80's, sixty years before. After doing a bit of research, I've discovered that Victrola is a mechanical phonograph with a sound horn built into the cabinet, rendering it invisible. Victrola is a coined phrase of the Victor Talking Machine Company, but other companies adopted its usage for their new talking machines without those obtrusive sound horns. It seems that the ladies did not enjoy dusting them out every day. Would you like to hear some recordings I've done from my new 1929 Victor Victrola model 2-55? Well, click here.
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