An EMG Mark XB 'Tropical' hand made gramophone with four-spring soundbox, Paillard GGR double-spring motor, crossbanded oak case and two-piece papier-maché horn --29½in.(74.5cm.) diam, by EMG Handmade Gramophones Ltd, 6 Newman St.

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An EMG Mark XB 'Tropical' hand made gramophone with four-spring soundbox, Paillard GGR double-spring motor, crossbanded oak case and two-piece papier-maché horn --29½in.(74.5cm.) diam, by EMG Handmade Gramophones Ltd, 6 Newman St.
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The two-piece horn, joined by a bolted flange, was designed to assist transport to far-flung destinations. E.M.Ginn considered the practice a compromise of acoustic principles and proudly advertises that no such desecration was available on Expert horns

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