its a bird, its a plane, its a.....Victrola IX?

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its a bird, its a plane, its a.....Victrola IX?

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I recovered a muddy Victrola IX that was submerged under 5 feet of river water during Hurricane Irene. After removing all metal parts, I had a swollen and warped cabinet left over. I will add video of this, but here is an artistic screen capture, mid-flight. Its parts will keep other machines playing for generations to come.

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But the question remains, did it jump or was it pushed? :D

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Lenoirstreetguy wrote:But the question remains, did it jump or was it pushed? :D
Mica discs have turned up in the vicinity of this incident.
Detectives believe it's the work of the Mica Monster.
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NEWS FLASH

After further analysis of the security footage, it was found to have fallen at 78" per second.

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The poor VV-IX. I own a VV-IX but if it came down to it not sure if I would keep the VV-IX or the VV 1-70. The VV-IX is a great machine with classic well built cabinet and even has the 12" turntable. While the VV 1-70 is rarer and has attractive Art Deco look and reminiscence of the "Orthophonic age".

Tough choice.

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FYI, I do find this to be very artistic.

I'm thinking of a multimedia installation.
I can see this film being shown in slow motion behind a display of its impact. :coffee:

Here's the poster for the event. :ugeek:
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