Any idea how many of these were sold? :) Dave --- On Mon, 11/8/10, Vinyl Visions <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Vinyl Visions <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Vandalism To: [email protected] Date: Monday, November 8, 2010, 7:10 PM Dave, I think it was a small trip wire fastened to the pin on a hand grenade concealed inside the phonograph. It was very effective at stopping the thief, but the main problem was the totally destroyed phonograph... :) Curt > Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 09:14:47 -0800 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Vandalism > > I remember Karl Frick used to advertise something that he said stopped > reproducer theft. I always wondered what that was. > 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, 11:35 AM > > > Neal Maken used to sell what he called a reproducer locking screw to prevent > theft. Same thing, I imagine. Good idea! > John Robles > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Dazer <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 08:28:58 > To: Antique Phonograph List<[email protected]> > Reply-To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Vandalism > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
