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Re: Victor Electrola 918D
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 6:09 pm
by VanEpsFan1914
Looks like a thousand bucks! You owe the Forum a video of it playing!
Great find and great-looking cabinet.
Re: Victor Electrola 918D
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 6:38 pm
by victor 15-1
VanEpsFan1914 wrote:Looks like a thousand bucks! You owe the Forum a video of it playing!
Great find and great-looking cabinet.
Thank you all for the kind words..I should really kick myself for not joining this group sooner.
My other passion is Monitor top refrigerators,a whole other technology I had to learn!
Garrett
Re: Victor Electrola 918D
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 6:38 pm
by Vinrage_mania
Garrett they will be Frankie Carle
Re: Victor Electrola 918D
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 6:45 pm
by Vinrage_mania
rvwenger wrote:I probably speak for a lot of us when I say congrats and could we see the detailed process when you restore this. Lots of pictures of what your doing. I know I would find it very interesting. Most of us will never have a chance at a unit like this and it would be great to see it come back to life in detail. Again, congats on this. It's nice when fellow members can help each other.
the 9-16 and 18 have such nice looking cabinets,and do not dominate the room like the 9-54
does ,but no changer though ....even though I will not put really clean records in her
Re: Victor Electrola 918D
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 7:15 pm
by victor 15-1
Vinrage_mania wrote:rvwenger wrote:I probably speak for a lot of us when I say congrats and could we see the detailed process when you restore this. Lots of pictures of what your doing. I know I would find it very interesting. Most of us will never have a chance at a unit like this and it would be great to see it come back to life in detail. Again, congats on this. It's nice when fellow members can help each other.
the 9-16 and 18 have such nice looking cabinets,and do not dominate the room like the 9-54
does ,but no changer though ....even though I will not put really clean records in her
You know,I actually prefer the single play machines for My George Olsens and Herman kenins and Nat Shilkrets because I just do not like the sound of the tungstone stylus.
Re: Victor Electrola 918D
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 7:17 pm
by victor 15-1
Vinrage_mania wrote:Garrett they will be Frankie Carle
NO,the black and yellow MGM or 1940s Sonoras Blue Danube Waltz!
Re: Victor Electrola 918D
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 7:19 pm
by victor 15-1
victor 15-1 wrote:Vinrage_mania wrote:Garrett they will be Frankie Carle
NO,the black and yellow MGM or 1940s Sonoras Blue Danube Waltz!
(I just KNOW someone is is going to be offended)
Re: Victor Electrola 918D
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 10:39 pm
by RolandVV-360
victor 15-1 wrote:RolandVV-360 wrote:Only an hour and a half away from me. I would've jumped on it if I'd seen it earlier. Good luck to you, my friend.
(P.S. if you want to stop by in Charlottesville and let me have those filthy records, I would happily take them off your hands.
)
How much you want to bet they are all red Columbia Harry James ! (I hope there are no Harry James collectors offended by that statement)
No, around here there's usually good stuff. I pick listings and junk stores across VA and never come home disappointed.
Re: Victor Electrola 918D
Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2018 1:11 am
by victor 15-1
RolandVV-360 wrote:victor 15-1 wrote:RolandVV-360 wrote:Only an hour and a half away from me. I would've jumped on it if I'd seen it earlier. Good luck to you, my friend.
(P.S. if you want to stop by in Charlottesville and let me have those filthy records, I would happily take them off your hands.
)
How much you want to bet they are all red Columbia Harry James ! (I hope there are no Harry James collectors offended by that statement)
No, around here there's usually good stuff. I pick listings and junk stores across VA and never come home disappointed.
I hope the original owner liked Jazz and dance bands !