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my new/old Victor E
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zipcord
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my new/old Victor E
Found this on SF Craigslist this morning - there's some issues: crushed bottom corner, no speed control, and funky back, but I'm still pinching myself. It came with records and includes a Art Tatum record, which I'm jazzed about literally and figuratively - Art is from my original hometown
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Phono-Phan
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Re: my new/old Victor E
Congrats on the E. They are one of my favorite Victors. I am sure someone on the Forum has a speed control screw.
Ken Brekke
Ken Brekke
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Phonolair
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Re: my new/old Victor E
The back looks fine and is correct. The extra holes were for a front mount horn setup.zipcord wrote:Found this on SF Craigslist this morning - there's some issues: crushed bottom corner, no speed control, and funky back,
Larry Crandell
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FloridaClay
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Re: my new/old Victor E
Congrats!!
Clay
Clay
Arthur W. J. G. Ord-Hume's Laws of Collecting
1. Space will expand to accommodate an infinite number of possessions, regardless of their size.
2. Shortage of finance, however dire, will never prevent the acquisition of a desired object, however improbable its cost.
1. Space will expand to accommodate an infinite number of possessions, regardless of their size.
2. Shortage of finance, however dire, will never prevent the acquisition of a desired object, however improbable its cost.
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zipcord
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Re: my new/old Victor E
Thanks for chiming in Larry - makes sense now
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FloridaClay
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Re: my new/old Victor E
Would there originally have been a plate to cover those holes?
Clay
Clay
Arthur W. J. G. Ord-Hume's Laws of Collecting
1. Space will expand to accommodate an infinite number of possessions, regardless of their size.
2. Shortage of finance, however dire, will never prevent the acquisition of a desired object, however improbable its cost.
1. Space will expand to accommodate an infinite number of possessions, regardless of their size.
2. Shortage of finance, however dire, will never prevent the acquisition of a desired object, however improbable its cost.
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Curt A
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Re: my new/old Victor E
If you are concerned about the cosmetics of the corner, which appears to have been caused by a drop, it can be repaired. The piece that is bent upward needs to be either: pushed downward and re-glued or broken off and re-glued. The remaining gap can be filled with epoxy putty, if desired, or if you are a woodworker you could make a small piece to fit in. No matter what, it's a great machine...
The original molding is somewhat difficult to find, but you may come across a junk cabinet in the future...
The original molding is somewhat difficult to find, but you may come across a junk cabinet in the future...
"The phonograph is not of any commercial value."
Thomas Alva Edison - Comment to his assistant, Samuel Insull.
"No one needs a Victrola XX, a Perfected Graphophone Type G, or whatever you call those noisy things."
My Wife
Thomas Alva Edison - Comment to his assistant, Samuel Insull.
"No one needs a Victrola XX, a Perfected Graphophone Type G, or whatever you call those noisy things."
My Wife
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Victrolacollector
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Re: my new/old Victor E
Curt:Curt A wrote:If you are concerned about the cosmetics of the corner, which appears to have been caused by a drop, it can be repaired. The piece that is bent upward needs to be either: pushed downward and re-glued or broken off and re-glued. The remaining gap can be filled with epoxy putty, if desired, or if you are a woodworker you could make a small piece to fit in. No matter what, it's a great machine...
The original molding is somewhat difficult to find, but you may come across a junk cabinet in the future...
Great advice. I have used this moldable wood epoxy type material in a tube, you mix it and then pack it into the area you want to fill and kinda shape it. Then after its dried just sand it down and stain. I think that would look good.
That is a very nice machine btw.