Myself, I would always go with a horn machine before an upright with a few exceptions. A rare upright with a unique finish or something rare like a Vic XX would be attractive to me. In this case I would get the Vic II. But that's just my taste in machines.
Dan On 12/4/06, john robles <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am trying to decide between two machines, and I thought it would be fun > to throw the question out there - > Given a choice of a one-family, TOTALLY unrestored Victor II Humpback with > an aftermarket horn with 12 petals lacquered red, green and gold and bearing > a 4 digit serial number, OR a Victrola 130 (late model Victrola XVII with > the little drawer for used needles) with beautiful gold hardware, nice > original finish, either of which you could have for $1150-1250, which would > you choose?? > John Robles > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ > > Support Phono-L > http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank >
