lots of hand-wringing going on over this! what i always do is ask myself whether the object is something that pleases me and whether i can live with it - either long- or short-term - until a nicer one comes along. and then i decide whether i think the price paid is good value or not.
and from there i keep or return it. and if it's a stop-gap, it gets rolled over when the nicer one comes along. buy the new nicer one and sell the old lesser one. this can range from getting a reproducer with nicer plating, to selling the old solid-door Victor 10-50 and replacing it with one with a glass panel in the left door. this practice has served me well over the years. we've got a decent collection, costs are minimized, and the house isn't full of too much extra junk or duplicates. so if you like looking at it, and feel the value is reasonable, keep it, otherwise send it back. -- peter john robles wrote: > Seeing the other horns it is hard for me to tell what's right and what's > not...hmmm..What really amazes me and makes me think twice is that the > great majority don't seem to feel the veneer pattern oddities are a great > concern, I am finding that the seams are more a concern. > John > > [email protected] wrote: > > HI John: > > > I can tell you are not happy with the ebay horn. I say return it bacause > you will never be happy with the way the horn is veneered on the outside. > Note that Marty's horn, shown on his website,?is split at the bell. > > Be patient a good horn will come your way. They are not rare. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: john robles > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 12:00 pm > Subject: [Phono-L] FInal Determination re Oak Horn > > > > > Hi All > Here is a link to two photos. Horn A is mine, Horn B is on sale by Marty > Roenigk. Not the difference - his has staves without the patched in areas > that > are evident on mine. SO I take it that those long triangular areas on mine > (horn > A) ARE repairs, correct??? > http://s197.photobucket.com/albums/aa39/john9ten/Oak%20Horn/ > Thanks!!! > John > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free > from AOL at AOL.com. > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >
