this is a good thread to pick up, i think. i've been lucky enough to get to see numerous collections all over the country, and it's very interesting to see how folks address the question of how to best display...and in some cases, how to best use...their machines. here's a list of types of displays i've seen. if you recognize yourself, don't worry, it might not be you!
- crammed into a corner of the basement; some things in cabinets or shelves, but then others piled up in front or on top - entire basement devoted to phonos, as designed when house was built - entire house filled with phonos; navigate rooms by walking the aisles between them; cylinder cabinets, filled, in bathrooms; some clothing storage of owner in lowboy consoles - multiple phonos in every room of house, but room for beds and chairs - one floor for "her" collectibles; one floor for "his" phonos and records - and all with tinfoil on top to protect against the tropical birds flying freely inside - house as normal, except for one very large room packed solidly and haphazardly and precariously with phono memorabilia and machines of all descriptions - one tiny room, packed artfully with the rarest of machines - two upstairs rooms, unwalkable but filled with fantastic records and machines - an entire separate building: top floor = collection storage/display; bottom floor = workshop - machines sprinkled throughout house as part of decor, with one room holding the greatest concentration - some machines in house, including a shelf filled with Columbia Qs and Eagles in breakfast nook, with attached 2-car garage devoted to phonos - machines stored throughout basement rooms, not displayed but accessible to be shown - large metal farm building, unheated and no A/C, with floor filled with consoles and a wall of metal shelves filled with tabletops. each console also had a tabletop model on top of it. On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 16:24:43 -0700 'Fred Williams' <[email protected]> wrote: > Honest Ray, I have dreams about having a room like that. Maybe when My = > kids move out... > Fred > ----- Original Message -----=20 > From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>=20 > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ; = > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>=20 > Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 2:01 PM > Subject: [Phono-L] Phono collection > > > Hello all: My move from New Orleans to Roswell, GA went well and all = > phonos and records made the move with only a few minor problems. = > Packing and unpacking all the machines, records, and horns was a real = > chore. I now have much more room than I had before and the phono room = > is almost set up. If you would like to see it and get an overview of my = > collection, I have posted a few photos at the following URL: > = > http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-phonos<http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-ph= > onos> =20 > Regards, > Ray Wilenzick > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > Phono-L Archive > = > http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/<http://www.oldcrank.org/piperm= > ail/phono-l/> > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/ > -- -- Peter [email protected]
