Re: [Phono-L] What's wrong with this picture?

2010-11-25 Thread harvey kravitz
Besides the needle cups, how about the price? Hee Hee Hee! From: "john9...@pacbell.net" To: Antique Phonograph List Sent: Thu, November 25, 2010 6:27:59 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] What's wrong with this picture? Also, the gear cover is gone. This is an

Re: [Phono-L] What's wrong with this picture?

2010-11-25 Thread john9ten
Also, the gear cover is gone. This is an Amberola VI A mech..probably screams like a banshee!! -Original Message- From: "DanKj" Sender: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2010 19:31:50 To: Antique Phonograph List Reply-To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] What'

Re: [Phono-L] What's wrong with this picture?

2010-11-25 Thread john9ten
Amberolas don't use steel needles, so no need for the needle cups or needles! -Original Message- From: Graham Newton Sender: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2010 16:03:40 To: Reply-To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] What's wrong with this picture? On Thu,

Re: [Phono-L] What's wrong with this picture?

2010-11-25 Thread DanKj
I happened to see this last night, and almost choked on my cocoa. The NEEDLE CUPS on a cylinder machine should set off the first alarm. It is an Amberola mechanism shoved into a chopped-down, cheapo disc cabinet. Gross-buckets, as they used to say in Bloom County. . Maybe the machinery is wort

Re: [Phono-L] What's wrong with this picture?

2010-11-25 Thread Mike Stitt
Makes life easy, http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_rdc=1&item=250728912186&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fmotors.shop.ebay.com%3A80%2Fi.html%3F_nkw%3D250728912186%26_sacat%3D%26_odkw%3D250728912186.%26_osacat%3D0%26bkBtn%3D%26_trksid%3Dp4506.m270.l1313%26_fvi%3D1&viewitem= Or not. Oldcranky On Thu

Re: [Phono-L] What's wrong with this picture?

2010-11-25 Thread Dennis Back
>>>What did I miss... something serious? I'll give you a hint.  It has something to do with the pack of replacement needles on the right and the needle cups on the left.   ;-) Happy Turkey Day to all, Dennis ___ Phono-L mailing list http://p

Re: [Phono-L] What's wrong with this picture?

2010-11-25 Thread Graham Newton
On Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:23:14 -0800 (PST) john robles said... More ebay follies, folks, This is laughable. Number is 250728912186. Hello John and all... Now I admit I don't know beans about cylinder phonos, or acoustic phonos in general, and I must be particularly thick, but I looked at this

Re: [Phono-L] Stanton Auction results

2010-11-25 Thread Mario Frazzetto
Hi Greg, How perfect was the Idelia? Looked great from what one could tell from the photos. Was it all original and in great condition, because that went at a lot less than I thought it would. Mario Sent from Mario's iPhone On 25/11/2010, at 9:40 AM, "Gregory Cline" wrote: > I have compiled

Re: [Phono-L] Columbia Grafonola Favorite

2010-11-25 Thread Michael and Suellen Funk
Hi Sue, You will love your Favorite. I bought mine more than 15 years ago for $25 dollars and it plays wonderfully. I call it my "workhorse". When my husband and I played records for a World War One Symposium we used the Favorite and the whole auditorium could hear the recordings very well. You

Re: [Phono-L] Columbia Grafonola Favorite

2010-11-25 Thread hexaphone
Hi Sue!  Welcome.  The items you need are readily found.  There are a number of individuals on the list who will be happy to assist. Just wait for the replies :) By the way, you will be able to easily install these items yourself.  If you have any hesitation or questions, just ask!   Have a Joyo

[Phono-L] Columbia Grafonola Favorite

2010-11-25 Thread Susan Odom
Hi, I'm new to this list and I hope you can help me! I have what I think is a Columbia Grafonola Favorite about 1911-1920 I think, but I am not sure. It is missing a hand crank and the hard ware piece (attaches with two screws) that encircles the whole where the crank goes. I think it is in fine

Re: [Phono-L] Stanton Auction results

2010-11-25 Thread bruce78rpm
You are correct, even some of the big ticket, rare and ornate items as well. I can remember a few years ago, a couple of Herzog FULL Barrel Tiger Oak Cylinder Cabinets selling on Ebay for nearly double what the one at the Stanton Auction sold for. - Original Message - From: "john roble

Re: [Phono-L] Stanton Auction results

2010-11-25 Thread john robles
Wow, the phono market is really depressed right now.  I remember when a lot of these machines went for twice the listed price. Jon Robles --- On Wed, 11/24/10, Gregory Cline wrote: From: Gregory Cline Subject: [Phono-L] Stanton Auction results To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Date: Wednesday, November

[Phono-L] What's wrong with this picture?

2010-11-25 Thread john robles
More ebay follies, folks, This is laughable. Number is 250728912186. Have a great Thanksgiving, everyone! John Robles ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org