Nothing like some steel wool and maybe a little cleanser to really bring out
the shine in gold leaf... :)
> Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 18:58:42 -0800
> From: john9...@pacbell.net
> To: phono-l@oldcrank.org
> Subject: [Phono-L] Travesty...
>
> Hey everyone!
> I went to buy some records locally that were being sold by the daugher of the
> man that owned them. He passed away 20 years ago and all has been in storage.
> The real story is that she had sold his phonographs a few years back, and one
> was a...well, she said "there was this one Victrola that was all gold
> leafed.." I asked if it had paintings on the front and sides. She said it
> did. So it was a Vernis Martin...and she sold it to some guy for $7500.00. he
> flew to LA to see it, and she said he was sorta disappointed in the condition
> on one side because "My mother tried to clean it with steel wool"!!!!!!!!!!
> he bought it anyway though.
> John Robles
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