My jaw is on the floor, Ken. I remember having nightmares from those first
two photos. As inspiring as these pictures are, that cetainly doesn't mean
I'm gonna attempt that kind of restoration if ever (God forbid) the need
arises -- I'm gonna send that sucker to you instead.
Amazing work,
Wow, an amazing restoration. I did'nt think it was possible. I know where my
impossible restorations will land.
Sometimes I've walked by basket cases because I've thought that it was
unrestorable!
now i know better
It was a pleasure just looking at the after pics
thanks
Rob
On 2/2/07,
Ken, people like you give hope to the rest of us. What an amazing
transformation. And what satisfaction you must have from having saved a machine
that many of us might have given up on. Congrats and bravo!
John Robles
Ken Danckaert k...@lemur.org wrote:
Awhile back one of the members posted
I remember those first pictures very well. I'm pretty absent minded,
and for a relatively young person of 45, have a rotten memory, but
those destruction photos are still engraved in the back pages of my
mind. Ken, your work is not only healing that precious machine, but
a bit of my
How about some before/after shots of that one, Bob?
Ron L
-Original Message-
From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On
Behalf Of Bob Johnson
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 10:42 AM
To: 'Antique Phonograph List'
Subject: RE: [Phono-L] Columbia AS reborn
That is very, very impressive. And how wonderful to know that such a fine,
rare machine was brought back from the dead. Superb work!
Best regards,
Rene Rondeau
From lo...@oldcrank.com Fri Feb 2 09:29:59 2007
From: lo...@oldcrank.com (Loran Hughes)
Date: Fri Feb 2 09:56:02 2007
Subject:
Awhile back one of the members posted some pictures of a Columbia AS
that had been demolished in shipping due to virtually no packing in the
box when shipped. The first two URLs show the machine as it was
received from the Post Office. Most people would have given up at that
point. It was
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