It's interesting that I recently had Peter rebuild an Edison C and Columbia Eagle and George rebuild a Columbia D-2. Indeed, they are the best. All the reproducers sound great.
Phil Stewart From lherault Fri Apr 2 07:49:15 2004 From: lherault (Ron L'Herault) Date: Sun Dec 24 13:10:38 2006 Subject: [Phono-L] Victor Needle Display Case In-Reply-To: <fba84a1b-8450-11d8-97b4-000393c78...@alamedanet.net> Message-ID: <nhbblpolelmeebaifohfkeeeecaa.lhera...@bu.edu> And that is why I say test first. Cracked/crazed paint should probably be left alone. But really, should we revel in dirt? -----Original Message----- my opinion is that the paint could easily be convinced to flake off, and so to not monkey with it, at all! i'll repeat my personal phono collecting mantra: "ENJOY THE PATINA!" On Apr 1, 2004, at 6:43 PM, Ron L'Herault wrote: > I'll bet it would respond to waxing well after the wash too. Whatever > you do, test small areas with the cotton swab first. Painted metal > probably reacts like a painted car -wash and wax to keep it looking > good > 8-). > > Ron > >> see if any color comes off though. >> >> Ron L >
