I also bought a smooth oak Vic 3 from the family of the original owner. The horn looked like a jigsaw puzzle, wild looking yet pretty. Lots of triangular pieces put together, undoubtedly it was a factory Victor horn. Al Menashe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Stitt" <smstittt at mind.net> To: <Phono-l at oldcrank.org> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 10:45 AM Subject: [Phono-L] SMOOTH HORNS > Many years ago I purchased a Vic IV with a smooth mahogany horn. It > was all original and looked it. The horn was composed of many smaller > triangular pieces. > I asked Jerry Blais what he thought of this, his theory is that the > machine was very late and horned machines were on the way out, dying. It > was btw a very late IV. He felt the factory had relegated this type > machine to "have to make 'em" status. He figured and it makes sense that > the horns were pieced together out of scraps as horned machines were no > longer the company's premium line. What ever the case maybe they do exist. > I have a smooth oak example of this as well. > Thoughts? > Mike > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org