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Another L door to be saved

Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 6:42 am
by ejackett
Saw this this morning on EBay...Hope someone can save it!
cheap price

http://www.ebay.com/itm/UPRIGHT-VICTOR- ... 23429f0307

Gene

Re: Another L door to be saved

Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:35 am
by De Soto Frank
Someone go get it !

Looks like it has an adapter / wire to accept a transducer for a radio.

It's only about 40 minutes from my Mom's place... too bad I have an empty wallet and full storage... :(

Re: Another L door to be saved

Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 12:52 pm
by Skihawx
De Soto Frank wrote:Someone go get it !

Looks like it has an adapter / wire to accept a transducer for a radio.
That is a battery operated light to illuminate the reproducer for changing the needles.

Re: Another L door to be saved

Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 7:03 pm
by Zeppy
Hmmmm...Actually giving this one some thought...about an hour away.

Re: Another L door to be saved

Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 7:40 pm
by Phonofreak
Get It!! Get It!! It has all the cool features like the aftermarket light, bullet brake, and round speed control. A competent wood worker can do the repairs to the lid and the leg. Good luck, Hope you get it.
Harvey Kravitz
quote="Zeppy"]Hmmmm...Actually giving this one some thought...about an hour away.[/quote]

Re: Another L door to be saved

Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 8:22 pm
by mattrx
If if were an hour away from me it would already be in the garage being cleaned and repaired......alas, too far from Tennessee.

Re: Another L door to be saved

Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 9:37 pm
by Retrograde
Skihawx wrote:That is a battery operated light to illuminate the reproducer for changing the needles.
You are correct... It's called a Record-Lite

Re: Another L door to be saved

Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 10:29 am
by Zeppy
Don't actually need another project (still have a VV-XII I'm trying to finish, and have a couple competed machines tucked away), but put in an offer. Rather fix up the machine than see it parted. We'll see if it was meant to be

Re: Another L door to be saved

Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 10:51 am
by De Soto Frank
Zeppy - hope you get it... if for nothing else than to be part of the "phonograph rescue" chain...


I am losing storage on about a dozen machines at the end of the month, so I'm in a mad scramble to get them relocated... :|

I can't really consider getting another machine for a while...


Frank

Re: Another L door to be saved

Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 12:00 pm
by PeterF
There's also a Motrola auto-winder in the drawer. Worth it just for the accessories at this point.