An example of shipwright's disease is when a fellow needs to replace the gaskets in his reproducer. While he is at it, he replaces the diaphragm, and shines up the reproducer body. Then, to make it all look good, he shines the tone arm body but then the horn looks a little shabby so it gets repainted. This just points up the fact that the felt on the turntable has faded so it gets replaced. But having done that one notices how dull the finish of the case is so everything is take out/off so the wood can be refinished....etc. But all he intended to do was replace the sound box gaskets.
Ron L -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 5:17 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Phono-L] What do you think of this restoration? In a message dated 4/20/2006 2:16:04 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Did not remember reading that. Of course there are degrees of "good condition" too. And then there is shipwright's disease. It strikes a lot of antique car enthusiasts. Ron L That must affect dental workers also! Never heard of it. But I'm sure I know what you're talking about. I flunked shipwright's disease in medical school! l:) ---Art _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list [email protected] Phono-L Archive http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ Support Phono-L http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank
