I am completely in favor of restoring and preserving these wonderful machines for future generations. I was simply commenting that the crew at American restorations ripped this guy off big time. $4,500.00? Please.... Their idea of restoring an Edison motor is to submerge it in solvent and scrub the outside to look shiny. That is not a proper restoration. That is setting the owner up for future headaches.
We have a multitude of talented, knowledgeable and kind hearted people on this list that could have helped him achieve his dream for a fraction of the price. Just one guys opinion... Tom Jordan -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of GAYLE VOISINE, BECKY VOISINE Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 10:39 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Phono-L Digest, Vol 9, Issue 147 In response to a lot of you dought sayers on the restoration of the diamond disc phono. I think , for one it is beter to restore than to junk! I like that they replaced the veneer, rather than try to patch the existing ,and look like Shit , like a lot of restorations look like. I fix and restore a lot of radios , phonographs and some juke boxes for myself and freinds, and I don't do shitty work. I won't do anything that I wouldn't want for myself, as far as finished quality. I get some terrible stuff from supposedly restorers who are on registered websites , that I would be ashamed to ask money for.You people need to get a life and not criticise people who are trying to keep something going on for others to enjoy instead of destroy , or tear apart and sell in pieces rather than sell as good working machine. I realize that there are alot of machines that are good for nothing but parts. I believe that we should try to keep thees machines going for eterninty, but they should work and look good not beat up and cobbled up! Stop being like a bunch of old women at a quilting bee, bitching about old men! Thank you! Mr. Voisine. > From: [email protected] > Subject: Phono-L Digest, Vol 9, Issue 147 > To: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:00:01 -0700 > > Send Phono-L mailing list submissions to [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://oldcrank.org/mailman/listinfo/phono-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Phono-L digest..." > > > If you reply, please change your subject line and don't include this entire digest in your message. > > Today's Topics: > > 1. American restoration. Edison Chippandale restoration (Tom Jordan) > 2. Re: American restoration. Edison Chippandale restoration (Jim > Nichol) 3. Re: American restoration. Edison Chippendale restoration > (DanKj) 4. Re: American restoration. Edison Chippandale restoration > ([email protected]) > 5. Re: American restoration. Edison Chippendale restoration > ([email protected]) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 22:25:31 -0500 > From: Tom Jordan <[email protected]> > To: "'Antique Phonograph List'" <[email protected]> > Subject: [Phono-L] American restoration. Edison Chippandale > restoration > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > So I was watching American Restoration tonight and a guy brought in an > Edison C-19 Chippendale phonograph to be restored. > Settled upon price for the restoration, $4,500.00. Hmmm... > > Tom > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 23:36:34 -0400 > From: Jim Nichol <[email protected]> > To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] American restoration. Edison Chippandale > restoration > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > How did it look after it was "restored"? > > Jim > > On Jun 13, 2012, at 11:25 PM, Tom Jordan wrote: > > > So I was watching American Restoration tonight and a guy brought in > > an Edison C-19 Chippendale phonograph to be restored. > > Settled upon price for the restoration, $4,500.00. Hmmm... > > > > Tom > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 01:34:54 -0400 > From: "DanKj" <[email protected]> > To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] American restoration. Edison Chippendale > restoration > Message-ID: <4694907304644AB1B139DBF72F77F888@moms> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; > reply-type=original > > Ack. Last time I saw them touch a phono, they soaked the motor in > industrial de-greaser, never opened the spring case, and did nothing > with the reproducer. They didn't even understand that it was run by a > spring - they said it was "a flywheel". To top it all, the horn got a > hideous paint job that only a clown could love! > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Jordan" <[email protected]> > To: "'Antique Phonograph List'" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 11:25 PM > Subject: [Phono-L] American restoration. Edison Chippendale > restoration > > > > So I was watching American Restoration tonight and a guy brought in > > an Edison C-19 Chippendale phonograph to be restored. > > Settled upon price for the restoration, $4,500.00. Hmmm... > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 05:07:41 -0400 (EDT) > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] American restoration. Edison Chippandale > restoration > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > wow > i will have to have my victrola 4 restored there what a bargain > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Jordan <[email protected]> > To: 'Antique Phonograph List' <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, Jun 13, 2012 11:42 pm > Subject: [Phono-L] American restoration. Edison Chippandale > restoration > > > So I was watching American Restoration tonight and a guy brought in an > Edison C-19 Chippendale phonograph to be restored. > Settled upon price for the restoration, $4,500.00. Hmmm... > > Tom > > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:23:57 +0000 (UTC) > From: [email protected] > To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] American restoration. Edison Chippendale > restoration > Message-ID: > <2099137540.98263.1339673037587.javamail.r...@sz0019a.westchester.pa.m > ail.comcast.net> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > And 99% of the non-phonograph collectors who watched it are saying "How Wonderful" ! and the rest of us are going absolutely nuts, that these so-called experts are being praised for such an outright crime ! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "DanKj" <[email protected]> > To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 1:34:54 AM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] American restoration. Edison Chippendale > restoration > > Ack. Last time I saw them touch a phono, they soaked the motor in > industrial de-greaser, never opened the spring case, and did nothing > with the reproducer. They didn't even understand that it was run by a > spring - they said it was "a flywheel". To top it all, the horn got a > hideous paint job that only a clown could love! > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Jordan" <[email protected]> > To: "'Antique Phonograph List'" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 11:25 PM > Subject: [Phono-L] American restoration. Edison Chippendale > restoration > > > > So I was watching American Restoration tonight and a guy brought in > > an Edison C-19 Chippendale phonograph to be restored. > > Settled upon price for the restoration, $4,500.00. Hmmm... > > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > > End of Phono-L Digest, Vol 9, Issue 147 > *************************************** _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
