The most wonderful part of the show was seeing Harry Ruer and his wife Sherry.
I purchased a Paul Baker K with a broken hinge block for $90, a near mint gold exhibition box with gold print for $20, the admission was $14 for my wife and I, but seeing Paul Baker's restored Multiphone and talking with Paul and meeting his wife was worth the price of admission. Mrs. Baker is like my wife, she is not very interested in phonographs but is wonderfully tolerant (while we discussed reproducers) to the point which is truly impressive. Ron Haring was there along with Charley Hummel, and Ron Sitko made a cameo appearance, and there were many other dealers who made the show very enjoyable. Bob Cole, who organized the show this year did an absolutely wonderful job. He continued the show in such a great way not changing the warm friendly atmosphere that the Ruer's have created. It may not be the biggest, but it is the most friendly show. I got the box for Ramona 5544, a March 1914 2 minute blank and its box in excellent condition that was likely for the ICS language course, it still sparkles in the gold, a D home 2/4 pulley and cylinder record brush for $20, and a nice book on Victor advertising with the Victor VI ad showing the brass horn 6 on the front. I have this ad so I could not resist the book at $7. At the show was a restored Multiphone, a Mahogany Triumph B with repeater, an early 3000 S/N spring motor with a standard speaker and an 'updated' early winged B reproducer with the serial number 1113, a Kalamazoo Duplex, and a Polyphone suitcase home. Perhaps next year I will remember to write things down to give a complete description of the show. Don Gfell and his wife were there along with their beautiful wooden horns, the Smiths were there with a lot of nice cylinder records and other items, the Rolfs did exceptionally well selling machines and because of Joan's sunny disposition, the rainy first day was hardly noticed. Don and his wife remind me of the horns they sell, ageless and are the nicest people you will ever meet. I walked the whole day until my feet were sore enjoying the show. Steve _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
