:-D I get it now. I put my title in caps but not the decription, I hate that too.
Robert Wright <[email protected]> wrote: Lol, not at all, John, I meant the item description, not the title. ..unless you have something to confess. ;-) (I feel my chain getting yanked.) r. ----- Original Message ----- From: "john robles" To: "Antique Phonograph List" Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 7:02 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Alva on eBay > Hmm, should I be offended? I list in all caps, only because I don't want to pay for bold type. :-) > John Robles > > Robert Wright wrote: > I couldn't agree more, George. Personally, I think the line about Edison > making machines to let other companies sell is clear evidence of this guy's > intent to deceive in a big way (no one who knows enough about Edison to > distinguish between models that thoroughly would ever believe Edison sold > generic machines for other companies to market). And frankly, as strange as > it may sound (and as much as I hate generalizations), I've found that people > who list in all caps are worthy of a bit of healthy suspicion and > skepticism. > > Best to all, > Robert > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George Glastris" > To: "Antique Phonograph List" > > Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 2:06 PM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Alva on eBay > > > > The whole piece looks suspicious to me. > > > > Firstly, the case is all wrong. > > Second, he states Edison let other companies sell his machines. Hardly! > > Edison rarely had anything to do with other companies. He didn't produce > > premium machines as did Columbia and Victor. He protected his trade mark > > more than he did his wife's honour. > > Thirdly, where is the on/off switch???? > > Fourth, the binding posts look wrong. > > > > This is the problem with Ebay. It's the blind leading the blind. I don't > > mean to say the seller is being intentionally deceitful, and seems to have > > done some homework, but perhaps that homework was done to fit the machine, > > not the other way around. > > > > Regards to all, > > George Glastris > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Steven Medved" > > To: > ; > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 11:01 AM > > Subject: [Phono-L] Alva on eBay > > > > > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6585961775 > > > > > > http://tinyurl.com/9k66c > > > > > > I have questions. > > > > > > Did the Alva always have a raised lower bedplate like the opera and > > > idelia? > > > > > > Did the Alva ever have an ID plate that said Triumph? > > > > > > Were LEFT OVER MODEL "B's" WERE RECASED IN OAK CASES WITH NO LID OR THE > > > EDISON BANNER TO BE SOLD BY OTHER PHONOGRAPH COMPANIES. > > > > > > I know Edison made model B's and D's at the same time Ref page 345 & 346 > > > Frow book Chapter 29. This is why some home B's have decals like the > home > > > D. Edison never wasted, but I have never heard of this, and I notice > the > > > trademark is still on the upper and lower bedplate. > > > > > > Did Model B phonographs ever come from the Edison factory with the 2/4 > > > upgrade installed? > > > > > > The new oak case seems a convenient way to get rid of the crank hole. > > > > > > I do not know the seller, nor am I making fun of him as he probably got > > > the > > > phono this way and is relaying what he was told. I will not write > sellers > > > as some are incredibly rude and I want to learn and share info, not > argue. > > > The last time I wrote an Edison console seller telling him what phono he > > > had > > > since he did not know he was horrible so I no longer waste my time. > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Phono-L mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > > > > Phono-L Archive > > > http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/ > > > > > > > > > -- > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > > Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.13.12/192 - Release Date: > 12/5/2005 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Phono-L mailing list > > [email protected] > > > > Phono-L Archive > > http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/ > _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list [email protected] Phono-L Archive http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/
