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Mark Albertson stopped by my house this afternoon with his latest acquisition, an Edison four-clip Standard with Polyphone attachment and Bacigalupi decal. It's a twin to my own so we set them side by side for comparison. I doubt there have been two of these together since Bacigalupi's store was wiped out in the 1906 earthquake.

I was hoping the serial numbers might be close (Mark owns a Berliner lever wind that is only one number away from my own!) but there was a 10,000 difference.

Here are the twins. Mine's on the left.

Wow!!! I think my ticker just skipped a couple beats.

Rich Gordon

Rene,

Now that's a picture you won't see too often, if at all again.


Looks like one of the decals was put on after a bad day.

Chuck

Yes, it looks like your decal was applied during the quake. Wonderful photo. Jerry

Actually, I've seen more Bacigalupi decals applied at an angle than straight.

I'd be happy with that decal upside down. Thanks, Jerry

Now that's a sight for four eyes... VERY nice!

George P.

Could this be the beginning of QUAD?

What a sweet reunion. Thank you both for sharing.

Beautiful! Did you play them both to see if they have the same sound?

Fran