I'm with ya all the way, Bill. I've passed the 80 mark, and while I can get around slowly, I haven't lost my zeal for electric phonographs. I'm just finishing a 1940 RCA High Fidelity record player model R-98. There are more things in process, like a Victor Electrola 12-25.
> [Original Message] > From: William Buchanan <ret.army...@yahoo.com> > To: Antique Phonograph List <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > Date: 3/23/2010 8:54:41 PM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] O/T: Capehart 414N-1 > > After reading the messages below I had to see what this looked like. > I must admit that I have never seen this model before. > Once I opened the item number I was in love!! > Anybody that would do harm to this unit is crazy. > It is a shame that people would do this to such piece, but we have all seen > it happened. > It would be a shame to loose such a piece for some body with more money than > brains. > I hope who ever buys this does not rip it apart. > > I have been very unlucky with bidding on electric phonographs in the past I > now have 4 different phonographs that all were supposed to be in working > order but once I opened the boxes I found out that I had been taken. > There are too many people on ebay that will rip you off and they know that it > cost too much to return the items so they can say what ever they want. > I would love to have a working phonograph from the 1940's but I only have > ebay as a way to look for this stuff and after 4 times of being ripped off I > won't do it again. > > In case you are wondering why I only use ebay, it is because I am a disabled > vet and I am mostly confined to a bed and a wheel chair. I am not able to get > out much to even hunt down leads or go to estate sales. > > I do have two table top Victor and one Edison Floor model, but I would one > day love to find a wooden table top phonograph with radio. > It is possible that one of the four units I have purchased may be able to be > repair but I am not able to do that type of work because of the injuries. > > Does anybody live in Lehigh Acres Florida that works on these? > > Thanks and lets hope that the Cape Hart finds the nice home that it deserves. > > Bill > > > > --- On Tue, 3/23/10, Douglas Houston <cdh...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > From: Douglas Houston <cdh...@earthlink.net> > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] O/T: Capehart 414N-1 > To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2010, 6:20 PM > > I'm with you all the way, Greg. I'll possibly bid on this thing, but I'll > most certainly get sniped out to outer space, and lose it. There are just > too many points of profit here for the hogs that look for them. Lately, I > have bid on a couple og things that might be nice, but was sniped far > beyond the bidding level. > > I've found that Craigslist is far and beyond the abominable eBay. > > My Capehart is similar, but different cabinet, P-P 6L6, and 78 only > changer. I'm trying to get a DVD for you, but this stupid computer won't > copy it. > > I have a Capehart 2A3 amp laying among my shrunken skulls. > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Greg Bogantz <gbogan...@charter.net> > > To: <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > > Date: 3/23/2010 5:46:56 PM > > Subject: [Phono-L] O/T: Capehart 414N-1 > > > > I realize that electronic phonos are a bit off-topic for this forum, but > for those of you who can really appreciate a fine Capehart, here's a rare > find: A 414N-1 with the VERY hard to find 41E-2 flipover changer: > > > > eBay Item #150426006960 > > > > This is the last version of the 41E changer that has the interchangeable > tonearms and plays both 78 and 33rpm microgroove records, circa 1949. I'm > posting this here to try to rescue this unit from the grimy clutches of the > Western Weenies who are going to buy this console ONLY to rip out the > Western Electric speaker from it so that they can mount it under glass and > drool over it. Note that there is already a bidder question posted about > wanting to see the speaker. Then they'll sell off the N-1 power amp with > the 2A3 output triodes to some golden ear tube yahoos. Then they'll simply > junk the rest of the console or turn it into a liquor cabinet. That would > be a particular shame since this is appears to be a really nice and > complete original example of a fine, RARE Capehart. Trust me: the 41E-2 > machines are RARE! Let's see one of our Phono-L members give this complete > unit the home it deserves. This model is particularly easy to enjoy while > you're not playing records as it has t > > he modern FM radio band which means you can actually listen to good > radio programs on it. In glorious monophonic sound, of course. I don't have > a problem with collectors mounting things under glass to admire, but to > destroy a perfectly good, working piece of fine equipment just to preserve > one part of it really grinds my gears. I'd bid on it, but I don't have room > for it. > > > > Greg Bogantz > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
