In a Nutshell
Space-saving cabinet - plays two 12" shellac 78 rpm records with one wind-up

Introduction:
In 1907 - following the lead of its competitor Victor Talking machine and their internal horn Victrola models - the Columbia Graphophone Company introduced their internal horn machines under the name Grafonola. In 1927 - again following Victor's orthophonic second generation of acoustic machines - Columbia offered their version under the name Viva-tonal. Many collectors seem to consider the Viva-Tonal to surpass the Victor Orthophonic in acoustic fidelity. The model series 123, 124, 125, 126 are middle class compact mini-consoles from 1928, in oak or mahogany and with large or small record storage flaps. With its motor board elevation of 28" this gramophone can be operated even by a child. It features a double-spring super-quiet horizontal Garrard motor "Columbia 100", the large 2½" dia. sound box No.9 with very thin aluminum diaphragm, and the new "plano-reflex" tonearm (suffix a in model number). This graphophone is an eye candy and - at the same time a workhorse player, with its unfussy plain and spartanic control board, and its 12" turntable platter especially suited to play classical music, two cups for new needles and one covered one for used needles. The pivoting tonearm bracket was originally from deteriorating pot metal, but mine is an improved black painted steel bracket. All the 120 series consoles have the then new internal "bifurcated" folded "stereoscopic" exponential horn, which allegedly has a length of 9 feet, if straightened out.

Additional information:
ref.1: https://grammophon-platten.de/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?22123 (in German)
ref.2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHQM307OiT8

About my graphophone:
The quarter sawed oak cabinet is in original near mint condition including all original decals. The machine has been thoroughly cleaned and in-depth serviced. The chrome fittings of all parts (bed plate, needle cups, plano-reflex tonearm, No.9 sound box, etc.) have no corrosion. The often damaged pivoting tonearm bracket with its ball bearings is in pristine condition. The turntable has its original felt cover. The sound box has been refurbished with new gaskets. The gramophone plays loud and clear without any motor noise. I made a youtube video (click on pict.34 or go to ref.2) with the graphophone playing first the first movement of Mozart's violin sonata No.15 with Jascha Heifetz and after that excerpts of Elvis Presley's "Too Much" and some Boogie-Woogie. The camera used for the movie is a Canon Rebel T5i, the microphone of which is not prepared to accept the dynamics offered by the graphophone, as it flattens it due to its AVC (automatic volume control). Please e-mail me (Kris) for any questions, ich spreche Deutsch, je parle Français.

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