I was among those who were shocked by the selling price of that Capehart, and I hope like crazy, that it's in loving hands.
The Capehart I have is a 114 N2 (?), which is 78 only, and with a Pfanstiehl pickup. I bought it in the seventies, and the chassis needs re-capping like nothing I've ever done! Mine has the 6L6 amplifier, and I confess, I've never looked to see what speaker is in it. Long ago, I was at a radio meet, and a guy was toting in, one of the Capehart amplifiers, with the 2A3's and all. I asked the price, and he said $2.00! No hesitation, I bought it. I am strange at times. > [Original Message] > From: Bruce Mercer <[email protected]> > To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> > Date: 3/31/2010 12:55:25 PM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] O/T: Capehart 414N-1 > > > > Judging from the price paid and looking at what the buyer has previously > bought, I would say the Capehart is in good hands. I've seen that WE speaker > go for almost 3K. A 41-E changer (not w/L.P.) went for about 1300.00 a > couple weeks ago. I bought an identical one for about 300.00 three or four > years ago. One of my Capeharts is the 414-N (78's only) and operates smooth > as silk, once it's adjusted properly. I did go through a few junk records to > get it that way however. With the GE pickup it is extremely kind to some > very expensive records I play on it. I reserve the 405-E for just the > occaisonal play as it 'is' hard on records because of the weight of the > pickup. The 1935 cabinet is more heavily built (if that is possible) and > just has a charm of its own. Each machine sounds spectacular. > I think the one recently sold was worth every penny considering very few > were made that played > 33 1/3 albums. I also have to say that is a feature I would not pay a > premium for. Maybe, finally the collecting public has awakened from their > sleep or lack of knowlege of these wonderful phonographs and save them from > gutting and having their parts end up across the Pacific or here, for the > almighty $. > Bruce > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Douglas Houston" <[email protected]> > To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 3:07 PM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] O/T: Capehart 414N-1 > > > > Well, the Capehart sold for $6100.00. I had planned on bidding, but the > > bids topped 2 grand before I would have bid. I only hope that the buyer > > treats the set with the affection that the price suggests. > > > > I sort of think that it had a little too much publicity in these posts. > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
