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Restored 1929 Columbia Grafonola Viva-tonal graphophone No. 123a - $399 (Chilliwack)

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condition: excellent
make / manufacturer: Columbia England
model name / number: Grafonola Viva-tonal 123a
size / dimensions: 16½" x 18¼" x 34¼"
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Have a look at my extended documentation at ref.1. This 1928 gramophone, made by the British branch of the Columbia Graphophone Company is a representative of Columbias "Grafonola" line (like Victrola an internal horn machine), and their "Viva-tonal" line (like Victor's Orthophonic high-end acoustic gramophone). Model 123a is one of their middle class compact mini-consoles, in oak and with a small record storage flap. It features a double-spring super-quiet horizontal "Columbia 100" motor made by British Garrard, the 2½ inch wide Columbia sound box No. 9, the new "Plano-reflex" tonearm and a large bifurcated folded metal internal "stereoscopic" horn, that if straightened would be 9 feet long. The motor is utterly quiet, as shown in a youtube video (ref.2), in which we play the first movement of Mozart's violin sonata No.15 with violin virtuoso Jascha Heifetz on a 12" record, and after that excerpts of Elvis Presley's "Too Much" and some Boogie-Woogie on two 10" shellac records.
This machine is fully restored, serviced and 100% working - and a wonderful present. Pickup in Chilliwack is recommended, where you could have a look also on several other gramophones, phonographs, vintage radios, music cylinders and shellac and vinyl records. Make me a counter offer, if you think my reduced price is unfair.

ref.1: https://www.radio-antiks.com/IndexRadio-Antiks_Columbia_123a.htm
ref.2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHQM307OiT8

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