I forgot to ask: did you get any good records?
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 22:05:13 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Travesty...
>
>
> Nothing like some steel wool and maybe a little cleanser to really bring out
> the shine in gold leaf... :)
>
> > Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 18:58:42 -0800
> > From: [email protected]
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: [Phono-L] Travesty...
> >
> > Hey everyone!
> > I went to buy some records locally that were being sold by the daugher of
> > the man that owned them. He passed away 20 years ago and all has been in
> > storage. The real story is that she had sold his phonographs a few years
> > back, and one was a...well, she said "there was this one Victrola that was
> > all gold leafed.." I asked if it had paintings on the front and sides. She
> > said it did. So it was a Vernis Martin...and she sold it to some guy for
> > $7500.00. he flew to LA to see it, and she said he was sorta disappointed
> > in the condition on one side because "My mother tried to clean it with
> > steel wool"!!!!!!!!!! he bought it anyway though.
> > John Robles
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