Actually, Steve, the price is high but think of the high end Victor machines that sold for more than the average annual salary when they were new... it's all relative. Back in the early 1900's you could buy a hundred acre farm for the average price of a good quality phonograph or gramophone.
> From: vinyl.visi...@live.com > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:08:30 -0400 > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Who has THIS kind of money? > > Who had the MultiPhone for sale, do you know? The only one that I have seen > recently was Paul Baker's, which he brought to our March show in Charlotte. > It was for sale for $150,000. The only other one I know of is in a house > about 5-6 miles from here... and it's not in as good a condition as Paul > Baker's. That being said, they are incredible machines, but definitely WAY > out of my price range... > > > From: srsel...@aol.com > > Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:08:13 -0400 > > To: Phono-l@oldcrank.org > > Subject: [Phono-L] Who has THIS kind of money? > > > > > > I just heard that at Stanton's auction this weekend the Multiphone upright > > 24 cylinder phonograph sold for $77,000.00. > > > > Okay, it probably is neat to have but it sure is a lot of money! (oh yes > > there was a buyers premium too!). That's a year's take home pay a "middle > > class" white collar worker. > > > > > > Anyone on list go? How was attendance? > > > > > > Steve > > _______________________________________________ > > Phono-L mailing list > > http://phono-l.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
