For the Edison Standard on display at our local museum, I used a very short 5-40 allen head set screw. This was placed in the carriage and tightened down before the real reproducer set screw was put on. It is not likely a thief would have an allen wrench of that size unless he reads this and comes prepared. I always did this if I placed a machine on consignment, too. Never lost a reproducer. Dave
--- On Mon, 11/8/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Vandalism To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, November 8, 2010, 11:19 AM Have already adopted this precaution. Jim Cartwright Immortal Performances, Inc. [email protected] > [Original Message] > From: Jim Nichol <[email protected]> > To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> > Date: 07-Nov-2010 4:30:28 PM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Vandalism > > One of the antique malls I've been in does not leave reproducers attached to any of the machines. If you want buy the phono, you have to ask one of the attendants to fetch you the reproducer. > > Jim > > On Nov 6, 2010, at 6:29 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > > Just returned from The Antique Gallery in Round Rock, Texas where I rent a stall to sell antique records & the occasional phonograph. All of the dealer's in antique phonographs have had their machines vandalized by theft of soundboxes, reproducers & tone arms. Stolen from my booth were the "gun-metal" finish Diamond Disc Reproducer from an Edison Baby Console Phonograph, the Diamond B Reproducer from an Edison Fireside Model B Phonograph & a Victor No. 2 Soundbox from a Victrola 100. These were shiny & all-original (except for gaskets in the No. 2) in excellent condition & played extremely well, especially the Diamond B. A few months ago a Victor No. 2 Soundbox (which I replaced) from the Victrola 100 & one of its horn door knobs were stolenThe thief did not take two Gold-Plated Diamond Disc Reproducers, one from an A-250 & the other from a C-250. These were less shiny that what was stolen. (I understand that a Diamond Disc Reproducer, a Columbia tone arm with > S > > oundbox & whatever Soundbox was on a Haywood Wakefield wicker upright made for some other company were stolen from other dealers at The Antique Gallery.) > > > > I have a replacement for the Victor No. 2 Soundbox (finish not as nice as on one that was stolen) but need to replace the Diamond B & "gun-metal" Diamond Disc Reproducers. > > And, to report this to Police I would like to know what such all-original excellent sounding Reproducers should be valued at. The manager of The Antique Gallery does not know when these items were taken but they were still there when I was at the Mall about 6 weeks ago. Have they turned up on "E-bay" or "Craigslist?" > > > > Let me know if anyone has a good Diamond A & Diamond Disc Reproducer for sale. Thanks! > > > > Jim Cartwright > > Immortal Performances, Inc. > > > > > > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > 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
