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Model: "The Hawthorne"
Built: c. 1915
Case: Mahogany
During my
travels, I had been watching for a nice phonograph. This beautiful
piece had been nicely refinished, but it needed some mechanical
work when I bought it. The
turntable is powered by two large mainsprings and is wound
with the crank on the right side. There is a speed control dial
which, using the instruments in my home, I've determined is about
6 RPM too fast -- setting it at 72 RPM yields accurate pitch on
78 RPM recordings. Behind the front grille, there's a gorgeous
spruce horn. Spruce is the preferred wood for guitar and violin
tops, and the spruce they used in The Hawthorne has a desirable
even grain. There's even a volume control (remember, there are
no electronics in this phonograph)! It's a baffle, controlled
by a knob and shaft that protrude from the right side behind the
crank. When you pull the knob out, the baffle partially blocks
the sound waves coming from the diaphragm.
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