Vintage Black Mango Wood Gramophone

This gramophone is not worth what I paid for it. There is a Crack along the joint of wood to the other...as pictured, the threaded adjusting screw for raising the Brass Arm ,( is tin not brass),is stripped in the Arm and will not tighten so the sound box and needle does not set onto record properly . Cannot use this phonograph at all ! Refund required for this purchase.

Dimensions are deceiving. Was well packed for shipping. Returned because the horn was not included.

The gramophone had a lot of detail, looked exactly like the real thing. I was very pleased with this tchotchke, but I would suggest the manufacturer use longer screws to attach the horn to the base. The screws that came with the gramophone were to short to hold the horn, I barely moved the item and the horn fell off the base. Was difficult trying to find similar screws (4) they needed to be a bit longer, and screws needed to have a sharp tip to get through the base.

Not as sturdy as the originals; but, not the heavy price tag , either! The instructions could be a bit better but I got it together just fine with a bit of logic and patience. Was sad the record had a crack in it ; but, it still plays. Lovely old scratchy sound comes through quite loud. Love it! Packing box was dinged quite a bit in a few areas but the unit was very well insulated and packed that no damage was seen on the gramophone at all. REALLY well packaged.

I think visually - from a very far distance, this is a passable as a gramophone. In practice, the table is wobbly, the items (2x) came to me damaged / used / not in original packaging. If you do get one, it likely is a return/refund refurb. If you ever get it assembled, the turntable wobbles due to the poor bottom welding. The reproducer also sounds awful on the supplied record. IMO, you're better off buying a used gramophone than this one.