WANTED: Any QRS records or portables

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WANTED: Any QRS records or portables

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I have a fascination with the QRS phonograph and record branch and would love to have any of their records or machines. I don't really know the value of these so I am open to looking at anything. I am located on Long Island, New York.
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Ho_Hum wrote:I have a fascination with the QRS phonograph and record branch and would love to have any of their records or machines. I don't really know the value of these so I am open to looking at anything. I am located on Long Island, New York.
I did a quick google search and found Music Trade Review pdfs (https://mtr.arcade-museum.com/MTR-1928- ... page_no=04 - I converted the images to jpg files to post here) at the website The International Arcade Museum Library, Inc. (https://www.arcade-museum.com/library/) below, if this helps.

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I saw one of these portables for sale not too long ago. If I can circle back and find it again, I will send the info your way....
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Wow, that looks a lot nicer with a lot of the birch part portables I've seen! An electric motor and proper branded soundbox, that would be a dream.
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I don't know what ultimately happened to it, but there used to be a N.O.S. QRS portable at the QRS player piano roll factory. It was in their mini museum. Along with a QRS vacuum tube. I believe their vacuum tube is even rarer than the phonograph or records. The tube dates from the pre AC set era. "QRS RED TOP TUBE"

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Any interest in the super rare 1930-31 era QRS red label records pressed by Cova in NYC out of the crappiest shellac ever? :D
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gramophone-georg wrote:Any interest in the super rare 1930-31 era QRS red label records pressed by Cova in NYC out of the crappiest shellac ever? :D
I have some Earl Hines solo records made for QRS, and although the records look unworn, the noise level is so high that it almost buries the piano.

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Yeah, I'll take almost anything at this point even if the shellac is.. undesirable
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Check your PM.

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Post by Frisco The Beagle »

I saw a couple of QRS player piano paper rolls in QRS boxes at an antique store a few days ago ($8 each).
Are you interested in those?

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