Most of the gramophones he collected in India had flower-shaped horns and were made of aluminum, steel, tin or wood. Because the gramophones took up lots of space and were easily crushed, Lin was forced to check them in at the airport but take their horns with him as carry-on luggage.
在印度收藏的留聲機大多是花型喇叭，材質有鋁、鐵、銅和木頭，由於佔空間、易壓壞，因此只能託運機身，喇叭則要隨身攜帶。