I am an acquaintance of the seller and have seen this machine. As described, the interior has been professionally repainted and color matched to the original. The felt has been replaced. The exterior paint is real. It appears to have been done at the factory. It may not be your cup-of-tea, but it is not "a horrid, amateurish paint job." It is old and has been meticulously and professionally painted in the Asian style of the day. You may not like it, but there is no need to disparage either the seller or the machine.
>From: "Robert Wright" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> >To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Asian Victor >Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 04:17:15 -0500 > >The kind of people who bid on crapophones think this is real. What a >horrid, amateurish paint job. It's an embarrassment. At least he made >REAL sure the new felt stuck to the turntable. > > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Mercer" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 11:46 PM >Subject: [Phono-L] Asian Victor > > >http://cgi.ebay.com/ASIAN-Case-VICTOR-VICTROLA-Oriental-Finish-Very-RARE_W0QQitemZ330173994759QQihZ014QQcategoryZ38030QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > >Do people really believe this thing is for real? I love Chinoiserie >cabinetry but this thing >could not be more amateurish. It looks like an ugly 60's attempt, hardly >"original" as stated >in the listing. The nickel hardware is a real plus too not to mention the >battleship grey interior. >We all know how the inside deteriorates so much more quickly on most >phonographs than >do the exteriors, the reason given for the paint job by the previous owner. >I hope the buyer >contacts me, I have some lovely waterfront property to sell. > >Bruce >_______________________________________________ >Phono-L mailing list >http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > >_______________________________________________ >Phono-L mailing list >http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
