In this manner, Lin traveled to India a total of six times, purchasing over 40 gramophones. In the course of his collecting, one of these machines, a miniature gramophone from the 30s, prompted him to make three trips there.
就這樣，他前後六次遠赴印度，買回四十餘部留聲機，在收藏過程中，一部約於一九三○年代生產的袖珍型留聲機，更讓他專程到印度三趟。