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Orthophonic 8-9 West Virginia (CL Athens, OH) $400 b/o
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 10:28 am
by gemering
http://huntington.craigslist.org/atq/4867012419.html
Might be a good project for one of our members.
Machine is in Huntington, WV about an hour and a half from Athens, Ohio.
Gene
Re: Orthophonic 8-9 Northern Ohio (CL Athens, OH) $400 b/o
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 1:00 pm
by De Soto Frank
Wow. Very nice indeed.
Re: Orthophonic 8-9 West Virginia (CL Athens, OH) $400 b/o
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 4:32 pm
by JerryVan
If I didn't have one I'd jump on that!
Re: Orthophonic 8-9 West Virginia (CL Athens, OH) $400 b/o
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 9:24 pm
by gemering
Did anyone here go after this?
If not, by great luck is anyone passing through Huntington, W. Virginia on the way to the Wayne, NJ Show?
Gene
Re: Orthophonic 8-9 West Virginia (CL Athens, OH) $400 b/o
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 10:44 pm
by Phonofreak
That's a nice machine. I always thought that these late Orthophonic machines had a mustard felt on the turntable. This one is green. Any one know?
Harvey Kravitz
Re: Orthophonic 8-9 West Virginia (CL Athens, OH) $400 b/o
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 11:17 pm
by gemering
Harvey,
The 8-9 came with a green leatherette turntable covering.
Not the usual mustard/brownish felt.
Gene
Re: Orthophonic 8-9 West Virginia (CL Athens, OH) $400 b/o
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 11:18 pm
by mattrx
Harvey,
I just picked up a VV 8-35 last weekend. From what I have read, it shares the same metal horn as the 8-9. The 8-35 has a green leather pad on the turntable, similar to the black leather ones on the 2-55 portables (just green). I do not have a VV 8-9 but it has been on my want list for a year or two. This one is just too far to go for me-especially after just getting the 8-35.
Matt
Re: Orthophonic 8-9 West Virginia (CL Athens, OH) $400 b/o
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 7:46 am
by De Soto Frank
I wish I could grab it, but too far, too big, no room...
(And then there's Sweetie Face, my big old wife...
)
Re: Orthophonic 8-9 West Virginia (CL Athens, OH) $400 b/o
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 1:03 pm
by PHONOMIKE
Cosmetically it looks all correct and in very nice condition. Mechanically it says it needs some work.
Wish I had a way to bring it home but it's just a bit too far from me.