Demonstration of my Victrola 4 A soundbox

[nippers_lounge]

 

[Henry]

Very nice, nipper! Looks like you have a VV-XI of somewhat later vintage than my 1917 model G. Mine still has the original "skinny" tone arm and Exhibition, but I see yours has the "fat" arm, for which the no. 4 is a better match, acoustically speaking. Could you give details about the recording: label, group, title, etc.? Thanks.

[nippers_lounge]

21 hours ago, Henry said:

Very nice, nipper! Looks like you have a VV-XI of somewhat later vintage than my 1917 model G. Mine still has the original "skinny" tone arm and Exhibition, but I see yours has the "fat" arm, for which the no. 4 is a better match, acoustically speaking. Could you give details about the recording: label, group, title, etc.? Thanks.

Actually it’s a Victrola VV-X from 1913. The record is a Victor Batwing of “ Baltimore Buzz “ by Eubie Blake and His Shuffle Along Orchestra : 1921

 

Paul 

[Henry]

Gosh, I didn't realize that VTMCo was using that speed indicator window thingy as early as 1913!  IOW, being an early model., your machine still has the original "skinny" arm, too. 

 

Thanks for the info on the recording, and thanks for posting!

 

 

[nippers_lounge]

50 minutes ago, Henry said:

Gosh, I didn't realize that VTMCo was using that speed indicator window thingy as early as 1913!  IOW, being an early model., your machine still has the original "skinny" arm, too. 

 

Thanks for the info on the recording, and thanks for posting!

 

 

This is actually the third iteration of this model. The first being a table top model from 1910, then open leg or spider leg from 1912. 
 

You’re Welcome!

[CrackedWormgear]

19 hours ago, nippers_lounge said:

This is actually the third iteration of this model. The first being a table top model from 1910, then open leg or spider leg from 1912. 
 

You’re Welcome!

That X is much later than a 1913. 
 

The Victor-Victrola Page shows it has the attributes of being post 1917.

 

www.victor-victrola.com/X.htm

 

Check the serial number against the database.

 

 

[Henry]

I thought as much. My copy of the data book is upstairs and I failed to check it. If OP would post the serial number we could pin it down more precisely.

Edited Thursday at 09:15 PM by Henry

[nippers_lounge]

3 hours ago, CrackedWormgear said:

That X is much later than a 1913. 
 

The Victor-Victrola Page shows it has the attributes of being post 1917.

 

www.victor-victrola.com/X.htm

 

Check the serial number against the database.

 

 

I didn’t know we were going to scrutinize my machine? 
 

Serial number: 487281

[CrackedWormgear]

#487281 

 

This puts it around 1919. Still a nice example of a VV-X.

 

With the fatter tonearm it can belt out the tunes from the #4 sound box!