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Paul Morris announced in a Facebook group that the shop where he manufactures wax concert cylinders was destroyed by fire. He lost everything including his equipment, tools and all stock.
Send him a note if you know him. Contact information below:
http://www.paulmorrismusic.co.uk/WaxCylinders.asp
Paul Morris Shop Fire
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Re: Paul Morris Shop Fire
I clicked the link, and this comes up:
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"The phonograph is not of any commercial value."
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"No one needs a Victrola XX, a Perfected Graphophone Type G, or whatever you call those noisy things."
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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: Paul Morris Shop Fire
Works OK for me.-
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Re: Paul Morris Shop Fire
I am very sad to her about the fire. I have several of his records and they are great. I wish him well and hope he had sufficient insurance.
The link doesn't work for me either.
Dan
The link doesn't work for me either.
Dan
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Re: Paul Morris Shop Fire
That is terrible news! He was planning to come to Union next month, with new Concert cylinders.
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Re: Paul Morris Shop Fire
Wow poor guy. Maybe we could set up a gofund account or something for donations if he is lacking in insurance.
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Re: Paul Morris Shop Fire
The link works fine from here.
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Re: Paul Morris Shop Fire
EdisonWizard That is a great idea. I'm in.
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Re: Paul Morris Shop Fire
I second that motion! We shalln't leave a collector and producer like Paul in a ditch. I'd be willing to give some money, or even create a drive and sell some phono-related things for his cause.EdisonWizard wrote:Wow poor guy. Maybe we could set up a gofund account or something for donations if he is lacking in insurance.
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Re: Paul Morris Shop Fire
Indeed, I know I would appreciate it! I've never created one but I'll pull it up and look into it shortly, unless someone else closer to him wants to give it a whirl. I'm sure it's self explanatory. Maybe the money from donations will help replace some of his equipment so he can continue to make the cylinders some love. I have never owned a concert phono (yet) so I haven't dealt with him, but from what I'm seeing people appreciate his work!RolandVV-360 wrote:I second that motion! We shalln't leave a collector and producer like Paul in a ditch. I'd be willing to give some money, or even create a drive and sell some phono-related things for his cause.EdisonWizard wrote:Wow poor guy. Maybe we could set up a gofund account or something for donations if he is lacking in insurance.
Edit: I'm looking into it now. Can someone PM me his information? Not sure what I'll need yet but I'll make a description etc.
Double edit: also I need a goal to reach for the fund! Any suggestions?
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