Gramophonic Reevolution's video: Symphonista Excellent Gramophone Ugly Duckling Wonkaphone Reborn A Swan @ Kleister s Sounds Essex

The Ugly Duckling Wonky Black Horn Gramophone has turned into a beautiful swan :) All credit to Andrew @ Kleister's Sounds Of Yesteryear, Battlebridge, Essex, UK. Gorgeous restoration. Once upon a time I bought a ratty looking unloved and bashed black horn gramophone which can be seen here https://youtu.be/MvYIwgnJTrg and here https://youtu.be/fs_8iASY74c It was named Wonkophone. It was a rough little thing, limping along and in need of much love and tlc. Having too much to do as always, I did the soundbox gaskets, made a couple of videos and then sold it to Andrew @ Kleister's Sounds. It had issues with speeding and a few other things too. Well now it's had a bath and a thorough make over and although it still needs a new spring which is on order Andrew he has got it playing enough to share a video or 2. Much work has already been done which included stripping back the horn revealing the original paint scheme. Andrew has colour matched it and returned it to the original colour spec. It looks beautiful once again. Turns out that beneath the thick black paint was a Symphonista "Excellent" Disc Machine priced £2-2-0 when new. I have an image of a record sleeve which I will include on the next video as the thumbnail. Here it is playing Am I Blue? ~ Ben Selvin & His Orchestra vocal Smith Ballew. Columbia 5591 from 1929. Andrew owns and runs Kleister's Sounds Of Yesteryear at the Battlebridge Antiques Centre, Essex, UK. His facebook page is here https://www.facebook.com/kleisterssoundsofyesteryear/ with full contact details. Friendly, lovely man :) If you need parts, any help, player servicing for gramophones, vintage radios, radiograms or record players etc or want to buy machines or spares he can certainly help. HIghly recommended. Enjoy :)