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Great grand daddy frankenphone, I would love to own thee!!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-UNUSUAL-BR ... SwurZZFFYP
The one frankenphone to rule them all!!
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krkey1
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hearsedriver
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Re: The one frankenphone to rule them all!!
Would look perfect at Mara Largo. 
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gramophone-georg
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Re: The one frankenphone to rule them all!!
Bigly!!!hearsedriver wrote:Would look perfect at Mara Largo.
"He who dies with the most shellac wins"- some nutty record geek
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Uncle Vanya
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Re: The one frankenphone to rule them all!!
I remember when this machine and up for auction the last time. It is unquestionably old, Andis very well built. It exhibits the construction techniques used for (expensive) bronze bank or office furnishings in the 1920's. This machine appears to have once been patinated with a "Statuary Bronze" finish.
This is a unique machine, one which will not soon again come up for sale.
This is a unique machine, one which will not soon again come up for sale.
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hearsedriver
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Re: The one frankenphone to rule them all!!
Thats Big League!gramophone-georg wrote:Bigly!!!hearsedriver wrote:Would look perfect at Mara Largo.
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OrthoFan
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Re: The one frankenphone to rule them all!!
I have to say, I really like it:
That would look great standing next to the "World's Most Expensive Vacuum Cleaner" -- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... 0-000.html
(I have one just like it, only it's aluminum... 
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CharliePhono
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Re: The one frankenphone to rule them all!!
. . . and I'd love to hear how it sounds.
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Victrola-Monkey
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Re: The one frankenphone to rule them all!!
Victrola Girl says she would like to play records along side this brass beauty. (Metal Phonographs attract one another)
I wish it was based on the VV-330 or VV-230 instead of the lessor model. Still pretty sweet.
I wish it was based on the VV-330 or VV-230 instead of the lessor model. Still pretty sweet.
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Curt A
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Re: The one frankenphone to rule them all!!
I think that categorizing this special machine as a frankenphone does not do it justice. It is basically the same as other original one off custom cabinet creations...
Personally, I think it needs some Swarovski crystals imbedded to spiff it up and make it a little more flashy... 
Personally, I think it needs some Swarovski crystals imbedded to spiff it up and make it a little more flashy...
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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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fran604g
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Re: The one frankenphone to rule them all!!
I agree, it shouldn't be dismissed as something repugnant, but ought be recognized as a truly stunning and unique artifact.Curt A wrote:I think that categorizing this special machine as a frankenphone does not do it justice. It is basically the same as other original one off custom cabinet creations...
Personally, I think it needs some Swarovski crystals imbedded to spiff it up and make it a little more flashy...
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