I'll second that. Steve Farmer is the best. He can be reached at:
[email protected]
> From: [email protected]
> Date: Sat, 1 May 2010 06:56:47 -0400
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Another Stanton's update
>
> hi ken
> look to steve farmer
> he does a great job
>
>
>
> In a message dated 4/30/2010 11:10:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> [email protected] writes:
>
> As expected, the recent Stanton's auction was an exciting experience.
> There were many high end machines there that brought a wide variety of
> bidding excitement. The Edison Idelia was very impressive but brought
> only
> $20K when the presale expectations were much higher. The Edison Class M in
> the upright cabinet only went for a little over $10K. Music boxes were a
> bit soft on prices. The very nice Reginaphone went for around $4K. Many
> of
> the front mount Victors were in the $1,200 to a high of around $2,500 for
> the MS. If anyone has a chance to take in an auction at Stanton's, I would
> highly recommend it.
>
> I ended up with three more Victors for my collection along with a nice
> record cabinet, Edison Standard, Babson Brothers flowered cylinder horn,
> and
> many small items. One of the Victors was a Rigid Arm R. The arm has been
> resoldered where it attaches to the piece in the back bracket and the
> finish
> has been buffed off almost completely. The anodizing on the back bracket
> is
> weak but visible. My question is, Does anyone know anyone that restores
> the
> anodized finish on parts? Is it hard to do yourself? Thanks in advance
> for
> any advice.
>
> Ken Brekke
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