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Hiya folks,
Y'all should check out their new website, here: https://www.gillettphonograph.com/
Incredible!
Cheers,
Fran
Pedro Martinez Diaz's fabulous Gillett Electric Phonograph
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Pedro Martinez Diaz's fabulous Gillett Electric Phonograph
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"Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while" - the unappreciative supervisor.
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Re: Pedro Martinez Diaz's fabulous Gillett Electric Phonograph
That's amazing. I can't wait to see a video of a completed machine.
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Re: Pedro Martinez Diaz's fabulous Gillett Electric Phonograph
Wonderful, will follow with great interest. Thanks for letting us know about this! Lee
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Re: Pedro Martinez Diaz's fabulous Gillett Electric Phonograph
Interesting, but for 10K Euros I think I'll wait for our own member's Wilson Home to come to fruition. I applaud the Diaz effort, but I'll be honest that bit about "after 10 are built all jigs, plans, equipment, etc. will be destroyed" doesn't sit especially well with me.
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Re: Pedro Martinez Diaz's fabulous Gillett Electric Phonograph
Scarcity for the sake of scarcity is a terrible way to drive up prices.drh wrote: Tue Apr 05, 2022 12:57 pm Interesting, but for 10K Euros I think I'll wait for our own member's Wilson Home to come to fruition. I applaud the Diaz effort, but I'll be honest that bit about "after 10 are built all jigs, plans, equipment, etc. will be destroyed" doesn't sit especially well with me.
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Re: Pedro Martinez Diaz's fabulous Gillett Electric Phonograph
The effort and workmanship is amazing. I applaud the project.
Jerry B.
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Re: Pedro Martinez Diaz's fabulous Gillett Electric Phonograph
Pedro is absolutely a master of his craft.Jerry B. wrote: Tue Apr 05, 2022 3:46 pm The effort and workmanship is amazing. I applaud the project.
Jerry B.
As for the price, he is to be commended for his painstaking effort to work this out and deserves every pence. I'm very well aware of Gillett's design and it would be no small amount of effort to bring his electric phonograph to fruition. I can only image the hundreds of hours Pedro has committed to this project.
Can I afford such a work of art? No. If I could, would I purchase one? Yes, in a second.
Cheers,
Fran
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"Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while" - the unappreciative supervisor.
"Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while" - the unappreciative supervisor.