ANSWER A QUESTION. ASK A QUESTION.
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Re: ANSWER A QUESTION. ASK A QUESTION.
We seem to be lacking a question.
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Re: ANSWER A QUESTION. ASK A QUESTION.
I was visiting with a friend and he expressed the desire to know anything that had been done to a machine right down to the rubber feet under the cabinet. It immediately occurred to me that I have represented machines as 100% original when in fact I have replaced gasket material or a spring or new rubber feet. My question...
If I sell what I describe as an "all original" Victor II, do you want it mentioned at the rubber pads on the bottom of the case were replaced? How about a new spring?
Jerry Blais
If I sell what I describe as an "all original" Victor II, do you want it mentioned at the rubber pads on the bottom of the case were replaced? How about a new spring?
Jerry Blais
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I would definitely mention it, even though I understand that there is a fine line between what is "consumables" vs parts. Where do you draw the line? Is a replaced diaphragm an issue? What about the original (hardened grease then? Nobody would say a car is not original, because you changed the air filter.Jerry B. wrote:I was visiting with a friend and he expressed the desire to know anything that had been done to a machine right down to the rubber feet under the cabinet. It immediately occurred to me that I have represented machines as 100% original when in fact I have replaced gasket material or a spring or new rubber feet. My question...
If I sell what I describe as an "all original" Victor II, do you want it mentioned at the rubber pads on the bottom of the case were replaced? How about a new spring?
Jerry Blais
My question is about record sleeves. When do you replace them when they start coming apart? And what do you do with those?
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I consider new rubber feet and gaskets to be a plus, but that's just me. If selling a machine, I'd say something like, "All original except for the rubber feet and diaphragm gaskets."
Question: Should we mention fresh lubrication when describing an offered machine as "All Original?"
George P.
Andreas and I are thinking identically!
Question: Should we mention fresh lubrication when describing an offered machine as "All Original?"
George P.
Andreas and I are thinking identically!
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Re: ANSWER A QUESTION. ASK A QUESTION.
I'll answer George's and Andreas's questions as they were put up at almost the same time.
Andreas - If a record sleeve gets too bad I put it in my paper recycler and will replace the sleeve when I get more.
George - I would mention anything new (gaskets, lube, springs, etc.) A antique car doesn't drop in value if you rebuild the carburetor but does if you repaint it.
Question: Do you collect all brands of phonograph and related items or just stick with 1 particular brand and if so which brand?
Mike
Andreas - If a record sleeve gets too bad I put it in my paper recycler and will replace the sleeve when I get more.
George - I would mention anything new (gaskets, lube, springs, etc.) A antique car doesn't drop in value if you rebuild the carburetor but does if you repaint it.
Question: Do you collect all brands of phonograph and related items or just stick with 1 particular brand and if so which brand?
Mike
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I woould buy a phonograph of any brand as long as i like it, but I would rather stick to Edison and victor/victrola. I would want a Brunswick, because it plays 78's and Edison dd's. I don't have many phonograph, and I don't even have a victor/bixtrola, but I'm looking for one for a good price that I could repair. I do have an amberola I'm working on, an ediphone, and a cecilian gramophone.PHONOMIKE wrote:I'll answer George's and Andreas's questions as they were put up at almost the same time.
Andreas - If a record sleeve gets too bad I put it in my paper recycler and will replace the sleeve when I get more.
George - I would mention anything new (gaskets, lube, springs, etc.) A antique car doesn't drop in value if you rebuild the carburetor but does if you repaint it.
Question: Do you collect all brands of phonograph and related items or just stick with 1 particular brand and if so which brand?
Mike
Q: When your restoring a phonograph, do you do everything yourself? Ex: would you send the reproducer to someone to fix? Or send the wood to a woodworker? I personally to reproducer rebuilds, and I might bring my amberola box to a local wood restorer that I know.
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MormonS:
I like to do most everything myself, but I have a nice little Amberola too...complete with Amberola cancer, which is peeling veneer and splintered molding. Time to call in the wood-working cavalry, methinks.
The question is, does anyone like 1910s music that isn't jazz?
I like to do most everything myself, but I have a nice little Amberola too...complete with Amberola cancer, which is peeling veneer and splintered molding. Time to call in the wood-working cavalry, methinks.
The question is, does anyone like 1910s music that isn't jazz?
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VanEpsFan1914 wrote:MormonS:
I like to do most everything myself, but I have a nice little Amberola too...complete with Amberola cancer, which is peeling veneer and splintered molding. Time to call in the wood-working cavalry, methinks.
The question is, does anyone like 1910s music that isn't jazz?
Yes, very much so. I am currently listening to a singer called Zona Vevey - I have several Zonophone records with her singing. A bit of information here:
http://www.musichallcds.co.uk/cdr26_page.htm
I love listening to acoustic records of this era - but have no jazz records at all.
Okay, a question. Do you use extra soft, soft, medium or loud needles and why ?
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Re: ANSWER A QUESTION. ASK A QUESTION.
Pretty much all recorded music in the 1910s wasn't jazz. Well, until 1917 anyways.VanEpsFan1914 wrote:MormonS:
I like to do most everything myself, but I have a nice little Amberola too...complete with Amberola cancer, which is peeling veneer and splintered molding. Time to call in the wood-working cavalry, methinks.
The question is, does anyone like 1910s music that isn't jazz?
Question: How do you clean your records?
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Being in the restoration biz I vehemently disagree!PHONOMIKE wrote:I'll answer George's and Andreas's questions as they were put up at almost the same time.
Andreas - If a record sleeve gets too bad I put it in my paper recycler and will replace the sleeve when I get more.
George - I would mention anything new (gaskets, lube, springs, etc.) A antique car doesn't drop in value if you rebuild the carburetor but does if you repaint it.
Question: Do you collect all brands of phonograph and related items or just stick with 1 particular brand and if so which brand?
Mike
Question that didn't get answered before: Do you USE your machines or just display/ dust them?
"He who dies with the most shellac wins"- some nutty record geek
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