Yeah Ron! That was a nice machine! John Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 7, 2013, at 1:31 PM, Ron <[email protected]> wrote: > John, > > I still have the Victor III you sold me some (I think) 15 yrs ago! It's one > of my favorite machines. > > Ron > > -----Original Message----- > From: john robles > Sent: 2/7/2013 8:41 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Phono-L] Crisis of victrola conscience > > Hello all > I have a mahogany Victrola VI for sale on Craigslist. A woman has been making > serious inquiries on it. Her first question: Does it have a bracket and horn? > I > said no and I explained that Victrolas have the horns on the inside behind > the > doors. She writes back and says "A bracket, elbow and horn would amplify the > sound. Where are you located?". I said that adding those items to this > machine > would make it a fake, something it was never meant to be. My dilemma? I want > to > sell the machine, and I have had very little response. She's the first > serious > one. But I am concerned that if I sell to her she will mangle it. After > almost > 100 years of life, I don't want to be the one that sells it to Dr > Frankenstein. > Or am I just being too sentimental? I've sold lots of phonos in my time, and > I > don't know what happened to them after I sold them. I'd like to hear your > opinions! > John Robles > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
