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Re: Odd items found inside phonographs
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 5:03 pm
by JerryVan
Hey all,
We should each do our part to keep this "tradition" alive and stash something "fun" deep inside one or two of our machines. Especially in machines we intend to hang onto for many years, adding a time element to the novelty some future discoverer may experience upon finding the item.
Re: Odd items found inside phonographs
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 5:17 pm
by Player-Tone
JerryVan wrote:Hey all,
We should each do our part to keep this "tradition" alive and stash something "fun" deep inside one or two of our machines. Especially in machines we intend to hang onto for many years, adding a time element to the novelty some future discoverer may experience upon finding the item.
Good idea!
I always tape a small slip of paper to the inside case of my phonographs that say when and who rebuilt the motor, what parts are original/replaced and what grease was used to re-lube the gears and spring. That way a future collector will know exactly what has been done/replaced/fixed on their phonograph, and when it happened.
-I could also stick a small 'fun' item in there, maybe a picture of me with the phonograph from back in "the old days".
Re: Odd items found inside phonographs
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 8:42 pm
by phonogfp
Okay - I'll spray lacquer on the spider and put him back when the machine is restored.
George P.
Re: Odd items found inside phonographs
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 10:07 pm
by gramophone78
phonogfp wrote:Okay - I'll spray lacquer on the spider and put him back when the machine is restored.
George P.
I've heard of a lacquer beetle but not a lacquer spider...
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Re: Odd items found inside phonographs
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 10:55 pm
by 52089
gramophone78 wrote:phonogfp wrote:Okay - I'll spray lacquer on the spider and put him back when the machine is restored.
George P.
I've heard of a lacquer beetle but not a lacquer spider...
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Wouldja believe a "diamond beetle"? This one was in a DD repro I had rebuilt. I don't think I want to put it back in the machine though...
Re: Odd items found inside phonographs
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2013 3:03 pm
by Andersun
Andersun wrote:Several years ago I picked up a C250 Diamond Disc and in the bottom of the cabinet underneath the drawers was a condolence card from Harvard University concerning a student who died.
Found it....
Re: Odd items found inside phonographs
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2013 5:23 pm
by Kryptosmaster
Darn, all I found so far were two records shoved in the back of the top storage slot while I was wiping the dust out.
Buddy Clark and Tony Bennett
Re: Odd items found inside phonographs
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 8:40 am
by CarGuyZM10
Kryptosmaster wrote:Darn, all I found so far were two records shoved in the back of the top storage slot while I was wiping the dust out.
Buddy Clark and Tony Bennett
That's okay, all I've found is dust
Re: Odd items found inside phonographs
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 11:01 am
by CDBPDX
Do these count?
Re: Odd items found inside phonographs
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 11:05 am
by Kryptosmaster
CDBPDX wrote:Do these count?
That is nasty looking!
Is that some kind of bug nest?