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Referral purchase: Trademark Berliner
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 6:37 pm
by Phono-Phan
Re: Referral purchase: Trademark Berliner
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 6:49 pm
by Sidewinder
Wow, congratulations!
Re: Referral purchase: Trademark Berliner
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 8:12 pm
by EarlH
I've always thought, by the time something like this happens, you've earned it! Congratulation! Maybe lightening will strike again soon. It's really hard to believe some of the phonograph items that are still turning up that have just been sitting somewhere for many years or decades, doesn't it? In a church not far from here a really nice Victor V turned up on the top shelf in a closet. They put it on an auction and it sold for WAY more than it should have, but the people in town were bidding against each other on it, and I don't remember now what they were going to do with the money.
Re: Referral purchase: Trademark Berliner
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 8:35 pm
by Curt A
Probably, some old guy died and his family would have thrown it away, but decided to at least get a yard sale price for it...
I think that may be happening more and more as estates are being settled by minimalist millennials who inherit stuff other than IKEA furniture, iPads and big screen TVs...
As far as I am concerned, if someone is not interested in researching the value or desirability of items they inherit, their loss is our gain... and we do not have any responsibility to educate them... they would just blow it on a new iPhone anyway...
Also, please remember to refer potential sellers in NC, SC and surrounding states to me... Thanks!!!
Re: Referral purchase: Trademark Berliner
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 11:03 pm
by Steve Levi
Incredible find!! Thanks for sharing here.Steve L.
Re: Referral purchase: Trademark Berliner
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 11:53 pm
by colmike1
What an impressive find. I need to know what rummage sale it came from. It intrigues the bargain hunter in me
Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Congratulations.
Mike
Re: Referral purchase: Trademark Berliner
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 8:48 am
by fran604g
Many congratulations! It's encouraging to see this sort of thing, and realize there are still treasures out there that haven't been picked over by the vultures!
Cheers,
Fran
Re: Referral purchase: Trademark Berliner
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 10:25 pm
by JimN
Ken, thanks for showing me this machine at Union. It is very impressive.
Jim Nichol
Re: Referral purchase: Trademark Berliner
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2018 10:01 am
by Phono-Phan
I took some time to totally go through and clean all the parts of this Berliner. The parts polished up very nicely. This has the brass gear and not the fiber gear that drives the governor. I wonder when the transition was made to the fiber gear.
Ken
Re: Referral purchase: Trademark Berliner
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2018 6:10 pm
by Zwebie
Ken,
When I saw your pictures it reminded me of a factory fresh machine!
About as NOS as you can find.
Great purchase, and you have it looking Great!
Bob S.