Hi John, What are you more interested, sound or looks? Would it sell for at least what you paid for it when you find a better one? Answer these two questions and it will be easy to make your decision. Steve
>> Min has those repairs about 3/4 of the way around. It is true that the >> repairs are perfectly smooth and seem to be of the same age as the rest of >> the horn. I mean as far as grain patterns, etc. In person the horn is not >> shiny at all, and has a couple of repaired seams, but all that patched in >> veneer is well done and not hokey.> Actually, re the auction, it was up ten >> days and I was the only bidder, and did a buy-it-now. Perhaps I should have >> wondered why no one else snapped it up at that price....> J> From [email protected] Wed Jul 11 14:31:51 2007 From: [email protected] (Albert) Date: Wed Jul 11 14:33:53 2007 Subject: [Phono-L] SMOOTH HORNS References: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <001a01c7c402$e4f9bfe0$c801a...@albert> I also bought a smooth oak Vic 3 from the family of the original owner. The horn looked like a jigsaw puzzle, wild looking yet pretty. Lots of triangular pieces put together, undoubtedly it was a factory Victor horn. Al Menashe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Stitt" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 10:45 AM Subject: [Phono-L] SMOOTH HORNS > Many years ago I purchased a Vic IV with a smooth mahogany horn. It > was all original and looked it. The horn was composed of many smaller > triangular pieces. > I asked Jerry Blais what he thought of this, his theory is that the > machine was very late and horned machines were on the way out, dying. It > was btw a very late IV. He felt the factory had relegated this type > machine to "have to make 'em" status. He figured and it makes sense that > the horns were pieced together out of scraps as horned machines were no > longer the company's premium line. What ever the case maybe they do exist. > I have a smooth oak example of this as well. > Thoughts? > Mike > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
