Dorry for the misspelling! I actually had it spelt 'Fraser' but it didn't look right, then I added the 'i'... When I lived in SF I thought nothing of a trip to Folsom or Benicia to hunt phonos. Ah, those were the days... John
Peter Fraser <[email protected]> wrote: I'm the one you're referencing, although misspelled. essentially: nothing to see here, move along. Folsom is hours away, in the Sierra foothills, actually. That place out in the Haight is slim pickings. When you do find something in an antique mall, it's usually a victrola x with peeling veneer for $950. It's all ebay now. You can try Dan Choffnes, who is a dealer near Berkeley - he's usually got some nice stuff. He's the son of Al Choffnes, who is a big time music box guy in Chicago. Prices are usually pretty high but he does let some stuff go at reasonable prices sometimes. Pauline's Antiques on Park St in Alameda sometimes has stuff - it's an old-timey junk store, all dusty and jumbled. I'd have you visit (and most of the rest of youse, probably) but we're leaving for vacation this weekend! What are you looking for, generally? -- peter On Jul 26, 2007, at 6:32 PM, john robles wrote: > I don't know if it is still there, but when I lived in San > Francisco there used to be an antique shop on Waller street in the > Haight Ashbury district, and it was called 'Seawall/Antiques in the > Rough. They always had phonographs and music boxes, and I bought > some of each there. Every time I go back I have gone there, except > for the last two times in the last three years. > They used to have a huge store in Benicia, in the East Bay, but > that town, which used to be chock full of antiques shops, has > changed quite a bit from what I understand. > If you have time to go, the town of Folsom, also in the East Bay, > also has lots of antiques shops, at least one or two of which have > phonographs. > Last time I was in San Francisco, there weren't many antiques > shops left, but there was a large Antiques Center, I believe on > Potrero Avenue. > Maybe PJ Frasier can correct me - I believe he lives there or in > the area. > John Robles > > [email protected] wrote: > hi all > i am heading to san francisco next week > what is there to see there in phonos or music boxes > zono > > > > ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all- > new AOL at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
