Columbia AK (no tone arm)



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The AK, one of Columbia's first disc machines, was introduced in 1902. The initial version accepted a standard tone arm. Depicted here is the second version, with a bracket on the horn serving in place of the tone arm.

Columbia Graphophone Type AK
This example has a green oak cabinet. Larger image		AK front view
Bracket swivels in the support arm. Larger image
Ak horn and elbow
The elbow is quite distinctive; one would expect a leather elbow in a machine of this vintage. Larger image		 AK reproducer
Details of the reproducer. Larger image