Yes, the door frame was removed long ago to get it down there. Seems like a lot of work to me to store it at that time. Present owners are not inclined to mess with a house they are trying to sell. Anyone want to buy an old house in Newton, MA?
Ron L -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Douglas Houston Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 4:24 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Entombed Victrola I suppose this will be a stupid question, but the Victrola would have to been carried in the basement some time ago. It would surely have been in the main floors of the house at one time. From the way you describe, the door must have been installed in the place after the Victrola was in the basement. So, it appears that even to get it from the basement into the main floor of the house, it has to pass through that narrow door casing. Well, H--l, what's so hard about carefully pulling the door casing apart, then reassembling it, after the Vic is out? I'm sure that the obstacle is the place's owner. Dismantling a Victrola cabinet would do a lot of damage to it. Pulling a door casing would not do anywhere near the damage, because it's nailed together, and in place. If the critical dimension of the door casing , is the molding where the door closes, maybe they guy could be sweet-talked into just pulling the molding, and replacing it. That could be done and never be noticed. D'ya suppose he might consent to cutting a hole in the floor, and lifting the Vic into the house, then out the front door? > [Original Message] > From: Ron L'Herault <[email protected]> > To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]>; Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> > Date: 8/19/2009 3:52:02 PM > Subject: [Phono-L] Entombed Victrola > > A friend has turned up an upright Victrola in the basement of a house being > sold. The current owners of the house do not want the Victrola, or were > unwilling to take it out of the basement, which is where it was when the > bought the house. The problem is that in order to get the Victrola out, one > has to remove the door frame or dismantle the case of the Victrola. > > How hard is it to take a Victrola case apart? They are glued with hide glue > and screwed together also, right? Does one loosen hide glue with a hair > dryer, water, steam or what? > > Ron L > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
