1927 His Master's Voice Colonial Gramophone Model 31A playing Chistmas Oratorio скачать в хорошем качестве

1927 His Master's Voice Colonial Gramophone Model 31A playing Chistmas Oratorio

His Master's Voice is the British arm of the Victor family. It had about the widest network of International subsidiaries, both for manufacturing and marketing. The branch in Colonial India was The Gramophone Company of India Ltd., Calcutta, with production facilities in Dum Dum. Several HMV external horn machines, notably models No. 25, 29, 31 through 34, were exported exclusively to India, equipped with British HMV hardware and locally built cabinets, preferentially from Teak wood. All were orthophonic machines and most of them had the 1921 powerhouse 2-spring motor No. 32, used also in many British HMV models. Reproducers were the HMV 5A and 5B, as well as original Victor Talking Machine orthophonic sound boxes. Model 31 has an automatic brake and the A version has a "large bore" tonearm. My machine has the HMV 5A sound box upgraded to a Victor orthophonic sound box. The 11-petal 21" morning glory horn was typically used in many HMV gramophones of the era. There are at least 5 youtube videos demonstrating this wonderful gramophone, some of them comparing or combining it with EMG gramophones, but none by playing classical music. Let's listen to contralto Marian Anderson, singing Johann Sebastian Bach's Christmas Oratorio No. 4 "Bereite Dich, Zion". This precious record is played with a bamboo fibre needle to protect it. Bereite dich, Zion, mit zärtlichen Trieben, Den Schönsten, den Liebsten bald bei dir zu sehn! Deine Wangen müssen heut viel schöner prangen, Eile, den Bräutigam sehnlichst zu lieben! Make yourself ready, Zion,with tender desires to see with you soon him who is most beautiful, most dear! Your cheeks must today befar more beautifully resplendent, hasten, to love your bridegroom with the greatest longing! The gramophone is for sale at radio-antiks.com