Clint: The correct spelling of his name is Al GERICHTEN, of 23 Waldo Ave., Bloomfield, NJ. He was, indeed, the major phono parts supplier in the Northeast in the 70's.
Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l at oldcrank.org> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 8:10 AM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Collectibles - How's That For Originality? > Hello Clint, > > Let me know what "Mom" has to say, I checked with Charley Hummel & he > confirmed that Al G. was more than likely your source back then as he was > for most collectors of that time. > > Regards, Jim > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "Clint Spaar" <clint.spa at gmail.com> > >> Hi Jim, >> You could be correct, I'll have to see if my mom remembers any further >> specifics, I for some reason thought the town was Orange or East >> Orange. >> >> Thanks for the name of the guy, that will be helpful. >> >> Clint >> >> > Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:42:39 +0000 >> > From: edisonstuff at comcast.net >> > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Collectibles - How's That For Originality? >> > To: Antique Phonograph List >> > Message-ID: >> > >> <081720081842.4166.48A8711F000385E700001046220588636000009A9B9C02019C070B0A >> at comc >> ast.net> >> > >> > Content-Type: text/plain >> > >> > Hi Clint, >> > >> > I think you may be thinking of Al Gerlichtin of Bloomfield, NJ but as >> > far as I >> know he never worked for Edison. But he had a whale of a lot of >> phonograph >> machines & stuff in his basement around back of his house, That was the >> place to >> go way back in the 60's & 70's to get Phono's & parts. Hope that helps ! >> > >> > Jim G. >> > >> > -------------- Original message -------------- >> > From: "Clint Spaar" >> > >> >> Originality is when you could buy phonographs, cylinders, and parts >> >> from guys that worked with Edison... >> >> I remember going with my mother back in the ealy 1970's sometime I >> >> think around 1972 to a house in East Orange, NJ, She was looking for >> >> Concert cylinders, since she just acquired a Concert player from her >> >> great grandmother. An antique dealer told her the only place she >> >> would probably find some good concert cylinders was from these guys >> >> who lived in East Orange, NJ, they had worked in Edisons factory, and >> >> still had a basement full of phonographs, cylinders and parts. I >> >> remember going too the house, around back, and going down the cellars >> >> stairs, and there in the basement were shelves of Edison phongraphs, >> >> and boxes & boxes of cylinders, and parts. I was only 12 then, so I >> >> couldn't really understand the magnitude of all of this, but my mother >> >> did pick up 4 concert cylinders, a tube of Edison gear oil, and an >> >> Edison phonograph catalogue, and my brother & I bought about 10 black >> >> regular cylinders to play on a Standard we had bought. Maybe someone >> >> here on the list might have some further information about these guys? >> >> I'm sure they are long gone, they were both in theri golden years >> >> back then. >> >> >> >> Clint >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >
