at the end of the day, it comes down to Studebaker vs Nash, but those gutta-percha diaphragms on the Cheneys don't age well, combined with the stair-step sound passages, makes 'em pretty rough for most folks. don't get me wrong, i love 'em - but for comic relief (read the ads!) and visual appeal rather than wholesome aural enjoyment. pathes aren't all ugly, and mostly sound pretty great. the late great Bob Waltrip spent many hours trying to improve the Cheney sound, including the styrofoam approach, and well, lets just say he tried. best part is the claim how with age the wood of the "tone chamber" would age to mellow the tone, not unlike the finest stradevarii... On Jan 12, 2008, at 2:32 AM, estott wrote: > Excuse me, but my Cheney console sounds QUITE nice, and the cabinet > is much more attractive than the typical boxy Pathe (I'm speaking of > the American Pathe models) > > Eric Stott > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Fraser" <pjfraser at alamedanet.net > > > To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l at oldcrank.org> > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 12:21 AM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Another new member (Why Majestic?) > > >> gaaaaahhhhhhh! >> >> to look at, to laugh at, but surely not to listen to! >> >> proof: http://www.nipperhead.com/old/graphics/ephemera/cheney/cheney06.jpg >> >> "The universal delight which the Cheney brings to users..." erm, no. >> >> may i suggest, for more fulfilling vertical pleasure... >> >> perhaps, nay, probably: Pathe! >> >> On Jan 11, 2008, at 6:25 PM, estott wrote: >> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Wright" <esroberto at hotmail.com >>> > >>> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l at oldcrank.org> >>> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 7:59 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Another new member (Why Majestic?) >>> >>> >>>> I had a beautiful 1919 Sonora upright (not the elaborate one >>>> with the wooden tonearm or anything, but a really nice one >>>> nonetheless, in amazing original condition), but it couldn't >>>> make the trip from TX to Nashville with me in '99, so a friend >>>> has it on display in their living room. I wish I had it now >>>> because I've since found an original sapphire ball stylus, and >>>> now I have no swivel-soundbox phonograph to use it with. And >>>> I've amassed a substantial collection of vertical records to >>>> play in the last 8 years! >>>> >>> >>> Sir, may I suggest that what you need is a CHENEY. >>> >>> Eric Stott >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Phono-L mailing list >>> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >> > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
