Hi, Ron. This story's been told thousands of times, I'll bet. One thing for sure, she's not going to have a stampede about the stuff!
> [Original Message] > From: Ron L <[email protected]> > To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]>; Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Date: 4/23/2008 9:31:34 AM > Subject: [Phono-L] Two VV IX for sale > > I was contacted by a woman who has two VV IXs to sell. One is an earlier > version, footless, a version C with the female crank. It looks like it is > mahogany. It is all there and working. Case is in very nice shape although > allegatored. It sits on a great matching record cabinet that, to me at > least, curiously opens from the long side rather than what would be the > front of the machine. There is a Vic 2 on a gold elbow sitting loose in > this machine. > > The second IX is a version G, also in nice shape. The wood looks a little > lighter and more like walnut but I don't think it is. It also is complete, > working and in nice shape. > > She is not sure what she wants for the machines and has a local paper's > syndicated Antiques column with a common looking Victrola upright valued by > the column author at $1000! I don't know if I've convinced her yet that the > author was greatly mistaken about that one. > > If anyone is interested in these machines, which are in Mansfield, MA, > please contact me off list. > > Thanks, > > Ron L > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
