Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone???
hi scott and denise you should have called auction hunters they would have put it on tv such a deal they would have found incidently you did great on that show when you were on and also on the flea market one good advertising for your business hope you got good feedback from it zono -Original Message- From: Scott and Denise Corbett sdcorb...@earthlink.net To: 'Antique Phonograph List' phono-l@oldcrank.org Sent: Mon, Sep 17, 2012 9:30 pm Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? We gladly purchased a genuine Crap-O-Phone from a man who had bought it and found out it was fake. He purchased a nice Victor III from us and asked if I would pay him $40 for his Crap-O-Phone because he never wanted to see it again. I gave him the $40 because it had a Victor III-IV motor and cast iron turntable! We saw another one that had an Edison TRIUMPH motor (yes really). They added a gear for a spindle. I did not wish to pay his $425.00 price Triumph motor or not. Once, we were offered 300 Crap-O-Phones at $30 each. I didn't even want one, let alone a big pile of Crap (-O-Phones)! :-) We dubbed them Franken-phonos because they were made from dead phonograph parts. One more story: I knew a man who traveled to India now then to visit his wife's family. He went by a place that makes the C- O- Phones purchased items that they removed from other 'dead' phonographs and couldn't use. His suitcase was weighed down with original Victor back brackets, bullet brakes, concert reproducers, etc, all for next to nothing! Scott Denise Corbett -Original Message- From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of Dennis Back Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 4:31 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? Anyone on the list ever knowingly buy a Crap-O-Phone? As in...on purpose? Fess up. :-) Ok. I'll be first. Years ago, I saw an octagonal cased crap-o-phone that I thought was kind of cool looking. Someone from this list or the Phonolist said that they would order a bunch of them and the price was reasonable, as I recall. So I bought one. It had the usual portable motor and turntable, petaled brass horn and the usual cobbled tone arm and reproducer. Not a bad sounding reproducer, either. I still have it and I point out to visitors that these things are still being made, albeit poorly. Anyone else ever buy one and if so, why? Dennis ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone???
I would expect that if you put a good soundbox on it, an HMV or Victor Exhibition, Victrola no. 2 or 4, or any decent generic mica-diaphragmmed piece, the machine would actually sound pretty fair - better than most portables, for instance, as at least you've got an external horn. With the portable motor, you might even be able to put in a stronger spring in the barrel and you'd have even more functionality. P. Carli From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] on behalf of harvey kravitz [harveykrav...@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 8:19 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? Yes, I bought one years ago. It had a very attractive case and just looked cool. I paid about $50.00 for it. Mine, too, sounds halfway decent. I'm sure I'll get a lot of flack for this, but I consider them to be a part of the history of phonographs. Harvey Kravitz From: Dennis Back back...@yahoo.com To: Antique Phonograph List phono-l@oldcrank.org Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 4:30 PM Subject: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? Anyone on the list ever knowingly buy a Crap-O-Phone? As in...on purpose? Fess up. :-) Ok. I'll be first. Years ago, I saw an octagonal cased crap-o-phone that I thought was kind of cool looking. Someone from this list or the Phonolist said that they would order a bunch of them and the price was reasonable, as I recall. So I bought one. It had the usual portable motor and turntable, petaled brass horn and the usual cobbled tone arm and reproducer. Not a bad sounding reproducer, either. I still have it and I point out to visitors that these things are still being made, albeit poorly. Anyone else ever buy one and if so, why? Dennis ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org This email message and any attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you are prohibited from using the information in any way, including but not limited to disclosure of, copying, forwarding or acting in reliance on the contents. If you have received this email by error, please immediately notify me by return email and delete it from your email system. Thank you. ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone???
The arm joints and horn joints are quite sloppy. Improving them improves the sound.I fit a Victor acoustic arm onto mine and it sounded quite authentic. Ron L -Original Message- From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of Philip Carli Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 11:58 AM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? I would expect that if you put a good soundbox on it, an HMV or Victor Exhibition, Victrola no. 2 or 4, or any decent generic mica-diaphragmmed piece, the machine would actually sound pretty fair - better than most portables, for instance, as at least you've got an external horn. With the portable motor, you might even be able to put in a stronger spring in the barrel and you'd have even more functionality. P. Carli From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] on behalf of harvey kravitz [harveykrav...@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 8:19 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? Yes, I bought one years ago. It had a very attractive case and just looked cool. I paid about $50.00 for it. Mine, too, sounds halfway decent. I'm sure I'll get a lot of flack for this, but I consider them to be a part of the history of phonographs. Harvey Kravitz From: Dennis Back back...@yahoo.com To: Antique Phonograph List phono-l@oldcrank.org Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 4:30 PM Subject: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? Anyone on the list ever knowingly buy a Crap-O-Phone? As in...on purpose? Fess up. :-) Ok. I'll be first. Years ago, I saw an octagonal cased crap-o-phone that I thought was kind of cool looking. Someone from this list or the Phonolist said that they would order a bunch of them and the price was reasonable, as I recall. So I bought one. It had the usual portable motor and turntable, petaled brass horn and the usual cobbled tone arm and reproducer. Not a bad sounding reproducer, either. I still have it and I point out to visitors that these things are still being made, albeit poorly. Anyone else ever buy one and if so, why? Dennis ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org This email message and any attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you are prohibited from using the information in any way, including but not limited to disclosure of, copying, forwarding or acting in reliance on the contents. If you have received this email by error, please immediately notify me by return email and delete it from your email system. Thank you. ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone???
Unfortunately some have motors so weak a normal sound box will not work. From: philip_ca...@pittsford.monroe.edu To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:58:15 + Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? I would expect that if you put a good soundbox on it, an HMV or Victor Exhibition, Victrola no. 2 or 4, or any decent generic mica-diaphragmmed piece, the machine would actually sound pretty fair - better than most portables, for instance, as at least you've got an external horn. With the portable motor, you might even be able to put in a stronger spring in the barrel and you'd have even more functionality. P. Carli From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] on behalf of harvey kravitz [harveykrav...@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 8:19 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? Yes, I bought one years ago. It had a very attractive case and just looked cool. I paid about $50.00 for it. Mine, too, sounds halfway decent. I'm sure I'll get a lot of flack for this, but I consider them to be a part of the history of phonographs. Harvey Kravitz From: Dennis Back back...@yahoo.com To: Antique Phonograph List phono-l@oldcrank.org Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 4:30 PM Subject: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? Anyone on the list ever knowingly buy a Crap-O-Phone? As in...on purpose? Fess up. :-) Ok. I'll be first. Years ago, I saw an octagonal cased crap-o-phone that I thought was kind of cool looking. Someone from this list or the Phonolist said that they would order a bunch of them and the price was reasonable, as I recall. So I bought one. It had the usual portable motor and turntable, petaled brass horn and the usual cobbled tone arm and reproducer. Not a bad sounding reproducer, either. I still have it and I point out to visitors that these things are still being made, albeit poorly. Anyone else ever buy one and if so, why? Dennis ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org This email message and any attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you are prohibited from using the information in any way, including but not limited to disclosure of, copying, forwarding or acting in reliance on the contents. If you have received this email by error, please immediately notify me by return email and delete it from your email system. Thank you. ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone???
What have we come to Crap-o-phone discussions... sheesh! Steven Medved wrote: Unfortunately some have motors so weak a normal sound box will not work. From: philip_ca...@pittsford.monroe.edu To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:58:15 + Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? I would expect that if you put a good soundbox on it, an HMV or Victor Exhibition, Victrola no. 2 or 4, or any decent generic mica-diaphragmmed piece, the machine would actually sound pretty fair - better than most portables, for instance, as at least you've got an external horn. With the portable motor, you might even be able to put in a stronger spring in the barrel and you'd have even more functionality. P. Carli From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] on behalf of harvey kravitz [harveykrav...@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 8:19 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? Yes, I bought one years ago. It had a very attractive case and just looked cool. I paid about $50.00 for it. Mine, too, sounds halfway decent. I'm sure I'll get a lot of flack for this, but I consider them to be a part of the history of phonographs. Harvey Kravitz From: Dennis Backback...@yahoo.com To: Antique Phonograph Listphono-l@oldcrank.org Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 4:30 PM Subject: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? Anyone on the list ever knowingly buy a Crap-O-Phone? As in...on purpose? Fess up. :-) Ok. I'll be first. Years ago, I saw an octagonal cased crap-o-phone that I thought was kind of cool looking. Someone from this list or the Phonolist said that they would order a bunch of them and the price was reasonable, as I recall. So I bought one. It had the usual portable motor and turntable, petaled brass horn and the usual cobbled tone arm and reproducer. Not a bad sounding reproducer, either. I still have it and I point out to visitors that these things are still being made, albeit poorly. Anyone else ever buy one and if so, why? Dennis ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org This email message and any attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you are prohibited from using the information in any way, including but not limited to disclosure of, copying, forwarding or acting in reliance on the contents. If you have received this email by error, please immediately notify me by return email and delete it from your email system. Thank you. ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone???
I find it interesting and fun. you can't take this hobby to seriously. Harvey Kravitz From: Paul Christenzen pic...@gmail.com To: Antique Phonograph List phono-l@oldcrank.org Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 12:36 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? What have we come to Crap-o-phone discussions... sheesh! Steven Medved wrote: Unfortunately some have motors so weak a normal sound box will not work. From: philip_ca...@pittsford.monroe.edu To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:58:15 + Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? I would expect that if you put a good soundbox on it, an HMV or Victor Exhibition, Victrola no. 2 or 4, or any decent generic mica-diaphragmmed piece, the machine would actually sound pretty fair - better than most portables, for instance, as at least you've got an external horn. With the portable motor, you might even be able to put in a stronger spring in the barrel and you'd have even more functionality. P. Carli From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] on behalf of harvey kravitz [harveykrav...@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 8:19 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? Yes, I bought one years ago. It had a very attractive case and just looked cool. I paid about $50.00 for it. Mine, too, sounds halfway decent. I'm sure I'll get a lot of flack for this, but I consider them to be a part of the history of phonographs. Harvey Kravitz From: Dennis Backback...@yahoo.com To: Antique Phonograph Listphono-l@oldcrank.org Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 4:30 PM Subject: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? Anyone on the list ever knowingly buy a Crap-O-Phone? As in...on purpose? Fess up. :-) Ok. I'll be first. Years ago, I saw an octagonal cased crap-o-phone that I thought was kind of cool looking. Someone from this list or the Phonolist said that they would order a bunch of them and the price was reasonable, as I recall. So I bought one. It had the usual portable motor and turntable, petaled brass horn and the usual cobbled tone arm and reproducer. Not a bad sounding reproducer, either. I still have it and I point out to visitors that these things are still being made, albeit poorly. Anyone else ever buy one and if so, why? Dennis ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org This email message and any attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you are prohibited from using the information in any way, including but not limited to disclosure of, copying, forwarding or acting in reliance on the contents. If you have received this email by error, please immediately notify me by return email and delete it from your email system. Thank you. ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone???
That's why I had suggested a stronger spring could be put in the barrel, probably at minimal cost. (I had a special spring put in my 30s Thorens portable and it came to around $60 plus shipping. Plays 12 discs like gangbusters now.) And as for discussing crap-o-phones, the one external-horn disc machine I have is a Victor Jr., and even with a restored soundbox and a Monarch spring in the barrel it sounds thin and modest - such is its nature - so if you want an external horn machine that can, with some modification, sound fairly good and look attractive at a minimal cost, why not buy a crap-o-phone? The only point of a Victor Jr. is _having_ one, not listening to it - so what if it's original? From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] on behalf of Steven Medved [steve_nor...@msn.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 2:03 PM To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? Unfortunately some have motors so weak a normal sound box will not work. From: philip_ca...@pittsford.monroe.edu To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:58:15 + Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? I would expect that if you put a good soundbox on it, an HMV or Victor Exhibition, Victrola no. 2 or 4, or any decent generic mica-diaphragmmed piece, the machine would actually sound pretty fair - better than most portables, for instance, as at least you've got an external horn. With the portable motor, you might even be able to put in a stronger spring in the barrel and you'd have even more functionality. P. Carli From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] on behalf of harvey kravitz [harveykrav...@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 8:19 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? Yes, I bought one years ago. It had a very attractive case and just looked cool. I paid about $50.00 for it. Mine, too, sounds halfway decent. I'm sure I'll get a lot of flack for this, but I consider them to be a part of the history of phonographs. Harvey Kravitz From: Dennis Back back...@yahoo.com To: Antique Phonograph List phono-l@oldcrank.org Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 4:30 PM Subject: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? Anyone on the list ever knowingly buy a Crap-O-Phone? As in...on purpose? Fess up. :-) Ok. I'll be first. Years ago, I saw an octagonal cased crap-o-phone that I thought was kind of cool looking. Someone from this list or the Phonolist said that they would order a bunch of them and the price was reasonable, as I recall. So I bought one. It had the usual portable motor and turntable, petaled brass horn and the usual cobbled tone arm and reproducer. Not a bad sounding reproducer, either. I still have it and I point out to visitors that these things are still being made, albeit poorly. Anyone else ever buy one and if so, why? Dennis ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org This email message and any attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you are prohibited from using the information in any way, including but not limited to disclosure of, copying, forwarding or acting in reliance on the contents. If you have received this email by error, please immediately notify me by return email and delete it from your email system. Thank you. ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone???
You guys have convinced me to buy one... that's scary. Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:19:54 -0700 From: harveykrav...@yahoo.com To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? I find it interesting and fun. you can't take this hobby to seriously. Harvey Kravitz From: Paul Christenzen pic...@gmail.com To: Antique Phonograph List phono-l@oldcrank.org Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 12:36 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? What have we come to Crap-o-phone discussions... sheesh! Steven Medved wrote: Unfortunately some have motors so weak a normal sound box will not work. From: philip_ca...@pittsford.monroe.edu To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:58:15 + Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? I would expect that if you put a good soundbox on it, an HMV or Victor Exhibition, Victrola no. 2 or 4, or any decent generic mica-diaphragmmed piece, the machine would actually sound pretty fair - better than most portables, for instance, as at least you've got an external horn. With the portable motor, you might even be able to put in a stronger spring in the barrel and you'd have even more functionality. P. Carli From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] on behalf of harvey kravitz [harveykrav...@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 8:19 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? Yes, I bought one years ago. It had a very attractive case and just looked cool. I paid about $50.00 for it. Mine, too, sounds halfway decent. I'm sure I'll get a lot of flack for this, but I consider them to be a part of the history of phonographs. Harvey Kravitz From: Dennis Backback...@yahoo.com To: Antique Phonograph Listphono-l@oldcrank.org Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 4:30 PM Subject: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? Anyone on the list ever knowingly buy a Crap-O-Phone? As in...on purpose? Fess up. :-) Ok. I'll be first. Years ago, I saw an octagonal cased crap-o-phone that I thought was kind of cool looking. Someone from this list or the Phonolist said that they would order a bunch of them and the price was reasonable, as I recall. So I bought one. It had the usual portable motor and turntable, petaled brass horn and the usual cobbled tone arm and reproducer. Not a bad sounding reproducer, either. I still have it and I point out to visitors that these things are still being made, albeit poorly. Anyone else ever buy one and if so, why? Dennis ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org This email message and any attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you are prohibited from using the information in any way, including but not limited to disclosure of, copying, forwarding or acting in reliance on the contents. If you have received this email by error, please immediately notify me by return email and delete it from your email system. Thank you. ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone???
Vinyl Visions vinyl.visi...@live.com wrote: You guys have convinced me to buy one... that's scary. Why buy one. You can MAKE one! ;-) And BTW, your IPod dock using the old wood was superb Dennis ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
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Thanks! While it should be good for our business, it really has little direct impact. We do these shows to promote the hobby in general. We all know the sad reality that we are aging and we need another generation to fall in love with these musical treasures. We see people every show how do fall in love with them and some even buy one, but they haven't advanced to collecting more than one. Because they are a visual AND audio antique, I believe they will endure. We jumped on an opportunity to work with the Los Angeles County Fair (largest fair in the US). Their main attraction this year is called GENIUS. They contacted the APS club here in California for help. The display (33,000 sq ft) focused on Henry Ford, Ben Franklin, Geo. Washington Carver, the Wright bros, Steve jobs and of course, Thomas Edison. They worked with our suggestions and there are over 100 Edison items on display for the 150,000 school kids and 1.5 million visitors to the fair. -Scott Denise -Original Message- From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of zonophone2...@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 2:29 AM To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? hi scott and denise you should have called auction hunters they would have put it on tv such a deal they would have found incidently you did great on that show when you were on and also on the flea market one good advertising for your business hope you got good feedback from it zono -Original Message- From: Scott and Denise Corbett sdcorb...@earthlink.net To: 'Antique Phonograph List' phono-l@oldcrank.org Sent: Mon, Sep 17, 2012 9:30 pm Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? We gladly purchased a genuine Crap-O-Phone from a man who had bought it and found out it was fake. He purchased a nice Victor III from us and asked if I would pay him $40 for his Crap-O-Phone because he never wanted to see it again. I gave him the $40 because it had a Victor III-IV motor and cast iron turntable! We saw another one that had an Edison TRIUMPH motor (yes really). They added a gear for a spindle. I did not wish to pay his $425.00 price Triumph motor or not. Once, we were offered 300 Crap-O-Phones at $30 each. I didn't even want one, let alone a big pile of Crap (-O-Phones)! :-) We dubbed them Franken-phonos because they were made from dead phonograph parts. One more story: I knew a man who traveled to India now then to visit his wife's family. He went by a place that makes the C- O- Phones purchased items that they removed from other 'dead' phonographs and couldn't use. His suitcase was weighed down with original Victor back brackets, bullet brakes, concert reproducers, etc, all for next to nothing! Scott Denise Corbett -Original Message- From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of Dennis Back Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 4:31 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? Anyone on the list ever knowingly buy a Crap-O-Phone? As in...on purpose? Fess up. :-) Ok. I'll be first. Years ago, I saw an octagonal cased crap-o-phone that I thought was kind of cool looking. Someone from this list or the Phonolist said that they would order a bunch of them and the price was reasonable, as I recall. So I bought one. It had the usual portable motor and turntable, petaled brass horn and the usual cobbled tone arm and reproducer. Not a bad sounding reproducer, either. I still have it and I point out to visitors that these things are still being made, albeit poorly. Anyone else ever buy one and if so, why? Dennis ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone???
Thanks, Dennis - it works great and people are amazed that an acoustic horn can amplify a phone. Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:32:08 -0700 From: back...@yahoo.com To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? Vinyl Visions vinyl.visi...@live.com wrote: You guys have convinced me to buy one... that's scary. Why buy one. You can MAKE one! ;-) And BTW, your IPod dock using the old wood was superb Dennis ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
[Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone???
Anyone on the list ever knowingly buy a Crap-O-Phone? As in...on purpose? Fess up. :-) Ok. I'll be first. Years ago, I saw an octagonal cased crap-o-phone that I thought was kind of cool looking. Someone from this list or the Phonolist said that they would order a bunch of them and the price was reasonable, as I recall. So I bought one. It had the usual portable motor and turntable, petaled brass horn and the usual cobbled tone arm and reproducer. Not a bad sounding reproducer, either. I still have it and I point out to visitors that these things are still being made, albeit poorly. Anyone else ever buy one and if so, why? Dennis ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone???
I accidentally purchased a horn from one, I entered the starting bid ($15.00) to see how high it would go and I won it. I kept if for years before selling it to another collector who needed a horn. I took a loss on it but did not care as it was being used. Steve Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:30:31 -0700 From: back...@yahoo.com To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Subject: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? Anyone on the list ever knowingly buy a Crap-O-Phone? As in...on purpose? Fess up. :-) Ok. I'll be first. Years ago, I saw an octagonal cased crap-o-phone that I thought was kind of cool looking. Someone from this list or the Phonolist said that they would order a bunch of them and the price was reasonable, as I recall. So I bought one. It had the usual portable motor and turntable, petaled brass horn and the usual cobbled tone arm and reproducer. Not a bad sounding reproducer, either. I still have it and I point out to visitors that these things are still being made, albeit poorly. Anyone else ever buy one and if so, why? Dennis ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone???
Yes, I bought one years ago. It had a very attractive case and just looked cool. I paid about $50.00 for it. Mine, too, sounds halfway decent. I'm sure I'll get a lot of flack for this, but I consider them to be a part of the history of phonographs. Harvey Kravitz From: Dennis Back back...@yahoo.com To: Antique Phonograph List phono-l@oldcrank.org Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 4:30 PM Subject: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? Anyone on the list ever knowingly buy a Crap-O-Phone? As in...on purpose? Fess up. :-) Ok. I'll be first. Years ago, I saw an octagonal cased crap-o-phone that I thought was kind of cool looking. Someone from this list or the Phonolist said that they would order a bunch of them and the price was reasonable, as I recall. So I bought one. It had the usual portable motor and turntable, petaled brass horn and the usual cobbled tone arm and reproducer. Not a bad sounding reproducer, either. I still have it and I point out to visitors that these things are still being made, albeit poorly. Anyone else ever buy one and if so, why? Dennis ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone???
I actually thought about purchasing one, to convert to a dock for my iPhone, but better judgement took over. It would have to be under $100 to consider for another use... So, instead I made an iPhone dock out of old phonograph wood salvaged from Charles McCarn's dump. Here's a link to the pics: http://open1234.wix.com/camps-site#!__iphono From: steve_nor...@msn.com To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 19:52:24 -0400 Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? I accidentally purchased a horn from one, I entered the starting bid ($15.00) to see how high it would go and I won it. I kept if for years before selling it to another collector who needed a horn. I took a loss on it but did not care as it was being used. Steve Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:30:31 -0700 From: back...@yahoo.com To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Subject: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? Anyone on the list ever knowingly buy a Crap-O-Phone? As in...on purpose? Fess up. :-) Ok. I'll be first. Years ago, I saw an octagonal cased crap-o-phone that I thought was kind of cool looking. Someone from this list or the Phonolist said that they would order a bunch of them and the price was reasonable, as I recall. So I bought one. It had the usual portable motor and turntable, petaled brass horn and the usual cobbled tone arm and reproducer. Not a bad sounding reproducer, either. I still have it and I point out to visitors that these things are still being made, albeit poorly. Anyone else ever buy one and if so, why? Dennis ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone???
We gladly purchased a genuine Crap-O-Phone from a man who had bought it and found out it was fake. He purchased a nice Victor III from us and asked if I would pay him $40 for his Crap-O-Phone because he never wanted to see it again. I gave him the $40 because it had a Victor III-IV motor and cast iron turntable! We saw another one that had an Edison TRIUMPH motor (yes really). They added a gear for a spindle. I did not wish to pay his $425.00 price Triumph motor or not. Once, we were offered 300 Crap-O-Phones at $30 each. I didn't even want one, let alone a big pile of Crap (-O-Phones)! :-) We dubbed them Franken-phonos because they were made from dead phonograph parts. One more story: I knew a man who traveled to India now then to visit his wife's family. He went by a place that makes the C- O- Phones purchased items that they removed from other 'dead' phonographs and couldn't use. His suitcase was weighed down with original Victor back brackets, bullet brakes, concert reproducers, etc, all for next to nothing! Scott Denise Corbett -Original Message- From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of Dennis Back Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 4:31 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? Anyone on the list ever knowingly buy a Crap-O-Phone? As in...on purpose? Fess up. :-) Ok. I'll be first. Years ago, I saw an octagonal cased crap-o-phone that I thought was kind of cool looking. Someone from this list or the Phonolist said that they would order a bunch of them and the price was reasonable, as I recall. So I bought one. It had the usual portable motor and turntable, petaled brass horn and the usual cobbled tone arm and reproducer. Not a bad sounding reproducer, either. I still have it and I point out to visitors that these things are still being made, albeit poorly. Anyone else ever buy one and if so, why? Dennis ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone???
The soundbox is remarkably light and has excellent sound when you consider its construction. They actually do sound good. I agree with Harvey, when sold as a reproduction they are part of the phonograph group and I know people who purchased them as they could not afford an outside horn machine. Steve Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:19:03 -0700 From: harveykrav...@yahoo.com To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? Yes, I bought one years ago. It had a very attractive case and just looked cool. I paid about $50.00 for it. Mine, too, sounds halfway decent. I'm sure I'll get a lot of flack for this, but I consider them to be a part of the history of phonographs. Harvey Kravitz From: Dennis Back back...@yahoo.com To: Antique Phonograph List phono-l@oldcrank.org Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 4:30 PM Subject: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? Anyone on the list ever knowingly buy a Crap-O-Phone? As in...on purpose? Fess up. :-) Ok. I'll be first. Years ago, I saw an octagonal cased crap-o-phone that I thought was kind of cool looking. Someone from this list or the Phonolist said that they would order a bunch of them and the price was reasonable, as I recall. So I bought one. It had the usual portable motor and turntable, petaled brass horn and the usual cobbled tone arm and reproducer. Not a bad sounding reproducer, either. I still have it and I point out to visitors that these things are still being made, albeit poorly. Anyone else ever buy one and if so, why? Dennis ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone???
I have one for about the same reason, to show what the fakes look like. I've also lent it out as a play prop. Ron L -Original Message- From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of Dennis Back Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 7:31 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? Anyone on the list ever knowingly buy a Crap-O-Phone? As in...on purpose? Fess up. :-) Ok. I'll be first. Years ago, I saw an octagonal cased crap-o-phone that I thought was kind of cool looking. Someone from this list or the Phonolist said that they would order a bunch of them and the price was reasonable, as I recall. So I bought one. It had the usual portable motor and turntable, petaled brass horn and the usual cobbled tone arm and reproducer. Not a bad sounding reproducer, either. I still have it and I point out to visitors that these things are still being made, albeit poorly. Anyone else ever buy one and if so, why? Dennis ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
Re: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone???
A Frankenphone (based on a Standard A) yes; crap-o-phone, no. The Frankard A was cheap, and I figured I might need the horn someday. Still waiting for that day. - Original Message - Subject: [Phono-L] Have YOU ever purchased a Crap-O-Phone??? Anyone on the list ever knowingly buy a Crap-O-Phone? As in...on purpose? Fess up. :-) ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
