Maroon Gem?? LOL The II is nice because it is completely unrestored and yet is very restorable. The horn, I believe, is marginal. The Victrola 130 was sold only once, and the finish, while dirty, is very smooth, so I think some cleaning will reveal a very nice original finish. I think it may have lived with a smoker. The interior is as nice as you can find, good clean goldplate, and that little drawer for used needles is sooo cute... This is such a hard decision!! I do have concern about the Vic II horn though, that it will never be very nice because although the colors are there and not flaking like paint (it is colored lacquer), the texture of the petals is very rough with surface rust, I believe. The tin under the lacuer is polished very highly, and the lacquer could be removed to expose the bright silver metal...or would that be blasphemy??? Is a damaged lacquer finish better than none at all??? John
DeeDee Blais <[email protected]> wrote: Sounds like the horn on the Vic II is marginal. I'd buy the big beautiful VV-XVII if it's in nice unrestored condition. Those upper end Victrolas sold in small numbers and it adds interest to a collection. The Vic II sold in huge numbers (for horn models) and it would have to be in really nice condition to be a keeper. The machines are quite different but equal in value so buy the one in the best condition. If they both need help buy my maroon Gem! Jer On the topic of hauling...if you need a bicycle moved, I'd recommend Brice. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list [email protected] Phono-L Archive http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ Support Phono-L http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank
