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Now I see.
Vince,
You are right, as usual.
Can This Be Saved?- PART 2
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Mr Grumpy
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Re: Can This Be Saved?
LOL! I don't know about that but....gemering wrote:
Vince,
You are right, as usual.
I'm going upstairs to show this to my wife RIGHT NOW!!!
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JerryVan
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Re: Can This Be Saved?
Might take a donor cabinet to repair it, but definitely worth the effort.
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gemering
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Re: Can This Be Saved?- PART 2
I received some additional photos yesterday.
Trying to determine if everything is there.
This restoration may not be for the faint of heart.
Gene
Trying to determine if everything is there.
This restoration may not be for the faint of heart.
Gene
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Curt A
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Re: Can This Be Saved?- PART 2
It looks like you might have all of the front lower moldings and possibly all the parts to the bun feet. If not, you have a pattern to go by....
"The phonograph is not of any commercial value."
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."
My Wife
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."
My Wife
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De Soto Frank
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Re: Can This Be Saved?- PART 2
It's definitely save-able, so long as the rest of the machine is not delaminating / falling apart.
Did this get its feet wet at some point ?
Looks like the hide-glue got wet and just let-go.
Did this get its feet wet at some point ?
Looks like the hide-glue got wet and just let-go.
De Soto Frank
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gemering
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Re: Can This Be Saved?- PART 2
Frank,
It appears to me that this machine sat in standing water.
Not sure I want to tackle this project.
The seller will take a reasonable offer.
He is in Atlanta.(Near my in-laws.)
Gene
It appears to me that this machine sat in standing water.
Not sure I want to tackle this project.
The seller will take a reasonable offer.
He is in Atlanta.(Near my in-laws.)
Gene
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tomb
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Re: Can This Be Saved?- PART 2
GOOOOO for it. Do as much as you can then contract out the rest. There are a lot of people on this forum that can help. Tom B
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Re: Can This Be Saved?- PART 2
I would go ahead and reserve it or take it, so that it doesn't get thrown away. Then you could see if anyone else wants to take on the project. That way, it is saved from being repurposed, gutted, painted, etc.
Who knows? Maybe if you have it in your possession, you might warm up to it!
-Connor
Who knows? Maybe if you have it in your possession, you might warm up to it!
-Connor
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Re: Can This Be Saved?- PART 2
It's worth grabbing even if only to pull the leather panels for transplant to another machine.