I saw it. I laughed my a$$ off. Check out the Victor IV from the same seller. This one is a real hoot!!! Harvey, Washington State
--- On Mon, 12/22/08, Jeffry Young, D.O. <jeff...@prevea.com> wrote: From: Jeffry Young, D.O. <jeff...@prevea.com> Subject: RE: [Phono-L] Frankenstien-o-phone To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l@oldcrank.org> Date: Monday, December 22, 2008, 6:23 AM Check this one out! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120352963369&_trksid= p2759.l1259 Zonophone base, Columbia back bracket and elbow, Victor reproducer, and sawed off after-market cylinder phonograph horn! It's Frankenstien-o-phone! All for the low, low, buy-it-now price of $2750! Merry Christmas to all! Jeff Wisconsin _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org From phonofo...@aol.com Tue Dec 23 09:56:35 2008 From: phonofo...@aol.com (phonofo...@aol.com) Date: Tue Dec 23 09:57:06 2008 Subject: [Phono-L] [Fwd: [CBI] Wet 78s and broadcast equipment - needrestoration help In-Reply-To: <83c9753b7b794bcebea956de976f7...@gbhpa1514n> References: <494fd531.40...@mediaguide.com> <83c9753b7b794bcebea956de976f7...@gbhpa1514n> Message-ID: <8cb333eedabc477-21c...@webmail-mb03.sysops.aol.com> If the 78s are only warped and not cracked they can still be saved. You can actually flatten them out in the sunlight or in an electric oven using a low temperature. -----Original Message----- From: Greg Bogantz <gbogan...@charter.net> To: Antique Phonograph List <phono-l@oldcrank.org> Sent: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 1:32 pm Subject: Re: [Phono-L] [Fwd: [CBI] Wet 78s and broadcast equipment - needrestoration help] Well, assuming that the 78s weren't exposed to heat from the steam pipe break and that they have only a water soaking, there's probably nothing wrong with them except for some potential label damage. Check for obvious warpage or cracking and dispose of those records. The ones that appear undamaged otherwise should be removed from any damaged paper sleeves and rewashed as quickly as possible to remove any wet paper residue while protecting their labels from the washing. Shellac records (or vinyl or styrene 45s) are not damaged by washing in water. They should then be thoroughly rinsed with distilled water, dried, and returned to new record sleeves.? ? ? The analog audio equipment is another story. About the only thing to do is to dry it out COMPLETELY, then check each piece carefully for any signs of water damage. Older equipment that does not contain circuit boards may well survive with little more than a good drying out, then maybe a brushing out of any foreign residue from the chassis. Circuit boards need to be checked for evidence of water stains that can cause short circuits. These stains can often be cleaned off with alcohol and a stiff brush. Some of the capacitors might need to be replaced, but that needs to be determined on an individual basis. Mechanical equipment such as turntables and tape decks will need to have their mechanics cleaned and relubricated. But most of this equipment is probably recoverable if there is interest in doing it.? ? Greg Bogantz? ? ? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thatcher Graham" <thatc...@mediaguide.com>? To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l@oldcrank.org>? Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 12:58 PM? Subject: [Phono-L] [Fwd: [CBI] Wet 78s and broadcast equipment - needrestoration help]? ? >A heartbreaking story of damaged 78s in Atlanta.? > If any of you have experience in this matter please let me know.? >? >? >? > -------- Original Message --------? > Subject: [CBI] Wet 78s and broadcast equipment - need restoration help? > Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:21:38 -0500? > From: Thomas Shanks <tsha...@gatech.edu>? > Reply-To: College Broadcasters, Inc <c...@listserv.syr.edu>? > To: c...@listserv.syr.edu? >? >? >? > From The Collegiate Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI) Listserv>>? >? > Our radio station's storage area was steamed in a sauna from a broken > steam > pipe for probably 7 days before we were informed last week. We have > a full > complement of high-quality used analog studio equipment (an entire > > disassembled old studio) and a few hundred 78s that were too wet to handle > > until today as the room was dried with a dehumidifier. They are still > damp, > so it's time to do what we need to do to save what can be saved.? >? > What should we do to save the 78s?? >? > What should we do to save the reel tape?? >? > And the audio equipment?? >? > Thank you for any help you can give,? >? > Thomas Shanks? > Chief Engineer? > WREK Georgia Tech Student Radio? >? >? > -- > Thatcher Graham? > Senior Field Engineer? > Mediaguide? > 640 Freedom Business Ctr. STE 305? > King of Prussia, PA 19406? >? >? > _______________________________________________? > Phono-L mailing list? > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org ? _______________________________________________? Phono-L mailing list? http://phono-l.oldcrank.org?
