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Regina Phonograph...Is it worth it?
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Re: Regina Phonograph...Is it worth it?
I have the matching Regina record that I will sell to the buyer of this machine for only $1,500... 
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Thomas Alva Edison - Comment to his assistant, Samuel Insull.
"No one needs a Victrola XX, a Perfected Graphophone Type G, or whatever you call those noisy things."
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Re: Regina Phonograph...Is it worth it?
Not worth it in anyone's wildest imagination!!!
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Arthur W. J. G. Ord-Hume's Laws of Collecting
1. Space will expand to accommodate an infinite number of possessions, regardless of their size.
2. Shortage of finance, however dire, will never prevent the acquisition of a desired object, however improbable its cost.
1. Space will expand to accommodate an infinite number of possessions, regardless of their size.
2. Shortage of finance, however dire, will never prevent the acquisition of a desired object, however improbable its cost.
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Re: Regina Phonograph...Is it worth it?
If I owned it and had it at the CAPS show, I would price it at $200 and hope for $150. Jerry
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outune
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Re: Regina Phonograph...Is it worth it?
Small world--- maybe?? I live about 30 to 35 minutes from where that Regina phono is being sold. Many years ago I sold the same model at a yard sale. I sold it for $200. There are some things about that machine that sure look familiar--It's been many years, but I am truly wondering if that was 'my' machine many years ago. Gee--at $37k, I sure wish I had kept it!
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estott
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Re: Regina Phonograph...Is it worth it?
They are interesting because of the name - that's it - and the tone arm has been replaced on this one.
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FloridaClay
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Re: Regina Phonograph...Is it worth it?
For posterity, here is a picture for the listing. And no, it is not mine. I would not have the hutzpah.
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Arthur W. J. G. Ord-Hume's Laws of Collecting
1. Space will expand to accommodate an infinite number of possessions, regardless of their size.
2. Shortage of finance, however dire, will never prevent the acquisition of a desired object, however improbable its cost.
1. Space will expand to accommodate an infinite number of possessions, regardless of their size.
2. Shortage of finance, however dire, will never prevent the acquisition of a desired object, however improbable its cost.
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FloridaClay
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Re: Regina Phonograph...Is it worth it?
While Regina certainly made most of its own stuff, I am wondering if this might be a "client" machine made for them by someone else. It looks familiar.
Clay
Clay
Arthur W. J. G. Ord-Hume's Laws of Collecting
1. Space will expand to accommodate an infinite number of possessions, regardless of their size.
2. Shortage of finance, however dire, will never prevent the acquisition of a desired object, however improbable its cost.
1. Space will expand to accommodate an infinite number of possessions, regardless of their size.
2. Shortage of finance, however dire, will never prevent the acquisition of a desired object, however improbable its cost.
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estott
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Re: Regina Phonograph...Is it worth it?
Definitely a client machine.I suspect something with swiss partsFloridaClay wrote:While Regina certainly made most of its own stuff, I am wondering if this might be a "client" machine made for them by someone else. It looks familiar.
Clay
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Re: Regina Phonograph...Is it worth it?
I would say "Yes". The price is fair, but only if I was the seller and you were the buyer! It could also be that the seller fell asleep at the keyboard as he was typing the price and put in a few extra zeros. It's happened before!