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Congratulations Wayne, what an amazing buy!
It's really looking nice after the clean-up.

Bob S.

Thanks again to all for the kind words. I did receive a PM and I had almost completely forgot.....there was a record on the table. However, the listing never elaborated further than "one record comes with". For those that were as curious as I was.....it was "Holy City" by Harry McDonald #97 on a Victor early dog label. There is a small bite out of it. However, not into the sound grooves.

I am happy to see the machine fell into capable hands. It slicked up real nice. Thanks for sharing the pictures!

I was asked to take some pics with the machine clean and sporting the original horn. Well, here it is..... Thank goodness for clear packing tape.... .

Considering the really sad state it was in, the original horn looks remarkably good when reassembled. Makes me wonder if somebody like a brass musical instrument restorer might be able to salvage it.

Also wonder how in the world it got so shredded in the first place.

Clay

FloridaClay wrote:Considering the really sad state it was in, the original horn looks remarkably good when reassembled. Makes me wonder if somebody like a brass musical instrument restorer might be able to salvage it.

Also wonder how in the world it got so shredded in the first place.

Clay

It would certainly be a wonderful thing if the horn could be restored. However, the packing tape hides the real truth.....it's in pieces... .

Ohhh, yes, that is ugly!



Clay

Growing up in Brooklyn, back in the 1950's, when my parents didn't have two extra nickels, the Salvation Army sent me to a sleep-away summer camp in New Jersey for 3 consecutive summers (at no charge). Besides all the fun and games, it taught me what it's like to be in a minority (I am white and most of the kids there were black).

I was always so grateful to the Salvation Army that they have been at the top of my charity donation list every year. About 12 years ago I went back to that summer camp, saw the "base commander", and arranged for my personal (anonymous) sponsoring of several kids to the camp each year. After a few years the commander was given a new posting and my annual bills stopped coming. My calls to the new commander to restart the program were fruitless. So much for the business acumen of this group, despite their good intentions.

But that hasn't stopped my giving to them at Christmastime and in other ways, and from time to time when a business deal is hanging in the balance, I will offer to pay the difference in the deal as a charitable deduction in the name of the person I am dealing with. More often that not, it turns the trick and there are 3 winners in a 2-party deal!

They are a great organization and do a lot of good all over the world.

Raphael

What is the original bell / horn made from?

when I saw the first pictures, I thought it was a paper-mache` horn

It almost looks like its made of 3 different things, the main body (which I am guessing is steel), a brass ring or something between the body and the bell, and then whatever it is the bell is made out of.

Clay