The Columbia Graphophone Company first introduced "Grafonola" internal horn machines in 1907, 100 years ago to this date the Grafonola "Favorite". Unfortunately it had front doors, like a Victrola, that the Talking Machine company didn't like too much. Columbia had to change to louvers instead, and with some more improvements came out in 1915 with this model 50.
This graphophone is a beauty and - at the same time a workhorse player, with its unfussy plain and spartanic control table, its 3-spring motor, its elegant "Perfected" tonearm with 2 inch reproducer No. 6, and its 12 inch turntable platter, especially suited to play classical music.
I recommend strongly to use diamond or sapphire tipped steel needles, to protect your precious records from wear and to save money long term.
Let's play Art Mooney's "Piper's Junction" on Vogue picture disk No. R730, which is part of the album V101, and after that Artur Schnabel (Harold C. Schonberg: "the man who invented Beethoven") playing a part of Beethoven's piano concerto No.5, the "Emperor Concerto", recorded July 22nd, 1942.
The camera used is an old Kodak C643, the microphone of which is not prepared to accept the dynamics offered by the phonograph, as it flattens it due to its AVC (automatic volume control). It causes some high-pitched sounds, as well.
The graphophone (and the Beethoven album) is for sale: [ Ссылка ]

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