I just measured my Victor III tone arm from the very back of the horn hole to the where the reproducer attaches and it measures about 11 inches. If you need any other measurements on it in other areas let me know.
Bruce ----- Original Message ----- From: "john robles" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 3:49:13 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [Phono-L] Victor III HEEEEEEELP! I swear I am going to chop this Vic III to BITS....I am so frustrated... I got this Vic III a couple of year ago. Nice machine. It had a Vic IV horn, which I sold and then purchased a really nice Victor III horn. I finally took it to sell at a GSPS meeting. Someone pointed out that the beck bracket and tonearm were from a Victor II. I took it off the market because I didn't want to be dishonest and say it was all original. I searched and searched and found a kind person who traded me the Vic II bracket, arm and elbow (and a small amount of cash) for a Vic III bracket and arm (no elbow). The bracket has new decals, but looks ok. The II arm had lost most of the decals. Also the new tonearm looks great. Except for one thing. It is too long. I don't know what it is from - it is obviously a Victor outside horn tonearm, but if I line it up to the center of the spindle and put the reproduce down, the needle touches down about an inch out front of the spindle, instead of on center which it should do. I am about at the end of my rope. I've spent a lot of time and money to the point where I will have to keep this for awhile til values go up - as is I would need $2400 for it. Anybody got a true Vic III tonearm that they can send me the measurements to? Anybody got a true Vic III/IV/V tonearm available??? Save me!!!! Thanks John Robles _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org From [email protected] Thu Mar 12 13:23:34 2009 From: [email protected] ([email protected]) Date: Thu Mar 12 13:23:13 2009 Subject: [Phono-L] Victor III HEEEEEEELP! Message-ID: <1305162723-1236889397-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-19488310...@bxe1250.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> That's what mine measures..strange... ------Original Message------ From: [email protected] Sender: [email protected] To: Antique Phonograph List ReplyTo: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Victor III HEEEEEEELP! Sent: Mar 12, 2009 12:59 PM I just measured my Victor III tone arm from the very back of the horn hole to the where the reproducer attaches and it measures about 11 inches. If you need any other measurements on it in other areas let me know. Bruce ----- Original Message ----- From: "john robles" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 3:49:13 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [Phono-L] Victor III HEEEEEEELP! I swear I am going to chop this Vic III to BITS....I am so frustrated... I got this Vic III a couple of year ago. Nice machine. It had a Vic IV horn, which I sold and then purchased a really nice Victor III horn. I finally took it to sell at a GSPS meeting. Someone pointed out that the beck bracket and tonearm were from a Victor II. I took it off the market because I didn't want to be dishonest and say it was all original. I searched and searched and found a kind person who traded me the Vic II bracket, arm and elbow (and a small amount of cash) for a Vic III bracket and arm (no elbow). The bracket has new decals, but looks ok. The II arm had lost most of the decals. Also the new tonearm looks great. Except for one thing. It is too long. I don't know what it is from - it is obviously a Victor outside horn tonearm, but if I line it up to the center of the spindle and put the reproduce down, the needle touches down about an inch out front of the spindle, instead of on center which it should do. I am about at the end of my rope. I've spent a lot of time and money to the point where I will have to keep this for awhile til values go up - as is I would need $2400 for it. Anybody got a true Vic III tonearm that they can send me the measurements to? Anybody got a true Vic III/IV/V tonearm available??? Save me!!!! Thanks John Robles _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry From [email protected] Thu Mar 12 13:26:25 2009 From: [email protected] (Ron L) Date: Thu Mar 12 13:28:54 2009 Subject: [Phono-L] Phono forum problem In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> References: <100696611-1236826484-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-7700764...@bxe1210.bisx.prod.on.blackberry><[email protected]> <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Different guy. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Peter Fraser Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 2:52 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Phono forum problem Nope, he's been dead since 2005. You can verify it on the Social Security Death Index (google "SSDI" to find it), plus he hasn't posted on the list (or board or listserv or whatever), or responded to any requests since that time. The cat part isn't as easy to verify but every time I've been told of his death that's been part of the story. Happens a lot when lonely people with pets die and nobody finds them for a while. On Mar 12, 2009, at 5:55 AM, "Ron L" <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't think he's talking about phonolist which is a mailing list > and not a > message board. Phonolist was and is Paul's list. He made the rules > and > worked hard to keep the list spam/spammer free. Yes it was a PITA > to get on > the list. Then he got busy with work. He is still alive and it is > still > HIS list. However, someone else is helping him check out new > applicants, so > there is little wait time to get on the list, and it is still spam > free. > > Ron L > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected] > ] On > Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 10:55 PM > To: Antique Phonograph List > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Phono forum problem > > I'd say poetic justice, but that's too cruel. > ------Original Message------ > From: Peter Fraser > Sender: [email protected] > To: Antique Phonograph List > ReplyTo: Antique Phonograph List > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Phono forum problem > Sent: Mar 11, 2009 7:50 PM > > Are you talking about that a-hole Paul Something-or-other of > phonolist? He abandoned them for a few years, effectively shutting it > to any membership changes...and I heard he later was found dead in his > manhattan hovel, partially eaten by his cats. > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- Peter > [email protected] > > On Mar 11, 2009, at 6:50 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >> Hopefully it replaced the one where this crazy old coot thought he >> was the end all be all of phonograph board leaders. If you said >> anything he didn't agree with, you got flamed like crazy. Once he >> called me all these names off list and some on list. That was the >> only phono guy I could say I hate. He was a vicious, rabid dog who >> regularly victimized board contributors. >> ------Original Message------ >> From: DanKj >> Sender: [email protected] >> To: Antique Phonograph List >> ReplyTo: Antique Phonograph List >> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Phono forum problem >> Sent: Mar 11, 2009 5:35 PM >> >> Seems to be so many of these messageboards, now .... which one did >> this >> replace, if any? >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Daniel Melvin" <[email protected]> >> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 7:01 PM >> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Phono forum problem >> >> >>> Try this... >>> >>> http://victrolagramophones.proboards.com/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >> >> >> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
