Bought at auction October 2023 A good condition Edelweiss mechanism set into a beautifully inlaid case See more
Thorens AD30 4.5" disc player
36 note disc player bought with five discs included. The tone is not as rich as a cylinder musical box or polyphon. The clasp was missing from the lid, but I managed to find an exact replacement. I have since acquired nearly 100 discs and a box to keep them all in. I have a few duplicate discs for sale. See Sales page for more details.
Instrument box converted to store Thorens discs
Monopol Upright Piano Disc player with 30 note comb by Paul Ehrlich - 1890's
A rare smaller Monopol Manivelle type disc player in good working order with a lovely rich tone. It needed a good clean, the drive cog required adjusting, the handle needed to be straightened and the top needed new, longer, brass pins. Came with 18 - size 33 or 7 ½" discs (from a plaque on another example) Tunes include: Killarney, Bonnie Dundee, Ye Banks & Braes' Valse Bleu, La Matrehicho, Annie Laurie, Robin Adair, Once We Were Sweethearts, Sweet Rosie O'Grady, The Harp that Once, Laughing Water, The Togo, Just One Girl, The Absent Minded Barber
Killarney
Bonnie Dundee
45 note Polyphon with 1 x 9 9/16" disc
For sale Another Polyphon purchased cheaply, but for good reason. Very similar to one restored by Steven Kember on The Repair Shop. It has a rather badly restored case and non functional mechanism with some damage to the star wheels and comb. A challenge for sometime in the future as it needs a lot of restoration.
40 note Polyphon with 11 8 1/4" discs
For sale Plays well, but needs some restoration to replace a missing section of soundboard and the star wheels and teeth need attention. Other than that, the mechanism needs a good clean and service and the case needs some polish. One for the workshop, but not a priority.