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Pics from the show today, enjoy!

HOLY COW! Wish I could get an HMV 460 lumiere pleated diaphragm gramophone for $775. If I got one here for twice that price I'd think myself lucky.

Wonderful pics. Shane is right; the Lumiere is a bargain at that price. I wonder if the diaphragm is original?
But OH how I want that Triumph with the Music Master horn........
JRT

Lenoirstreetguy wrote: I wonder if the diaphragm is original?

Looks original to me, but I'm no expert & I have only seen a couple examples in person.
I'll let you have the Triumph Jim, if I can have the Zemerphone
I wouldn't say no to the Little Wonder either.

Thanks for posting these pictures, looks like it was a great show. I was soo looking forward to going there, but then life got in the way. Maybe next time...
Andreas

It was one of the best shows ever, IMHO, things were selling, the crowds were steady and I came home with 3 fantastic machines and a bunch of great records. Machine details in due time, but a couple of you guys know already...

Sean

BTW... some price tags, if I recall correctly...

the first upright wicker was $1395

the Sonora Grand was $2000

the Credenza leather was $3500

the second (smaller) wicker was $650

the Asian art cabinet was $1450

Need to go next year. Since I moved to New England I haven't been able
to get to the Union show. I think the Tooled Leather 8-30 has been repainted
and the colors are wrong. Glad to hear machines were trading hands. I like
the Rigid Arm and the Johnson M. Was the Berliner "Hand Wind" an original or
a reproduction? The board looked too light.

"Thanks", I said wiping the drool from my chin from lusting over all the great stuff!

Hope I can get there one day. Do plan to get to Orlando in January, though.

Clay

Skihawx wrote:Need to go next year. Since I moved to New England I haven't been able
to get to the Union show. I think the Tooled Leather 8-30 has been repainted
and the colors are wrong. Glad to hear machines were trading hands. I like
the Rigid Arm and the Johnson M. Was the Berliner "Hand Wind" an original or
a reproduction? The board looked too light.

The TLP 8-30 wasn't right, the colors were indeed off, I didn't look too closely at it, but it may have been refinished. They had a pretty dreadful looking 8-9 as well that was a real mess. I didn't look to see what they were asking for it.

Sean