Hi All I am sure many will submit a CAPS show report, so here is my 2 cents. I was a dealer again this year, for perhaps the 5th or 6th year in a row. I have been attending CAPS shows for about 15 years or so, since they were held in the first hotel in Fullerton. Crowds have come and gone every year, and this one was no different. What I did find odd was that there seemed not to be near as many people this time as last. Many other dealers shared that opinion. I don't know if there was competition for other large events, or what. I did see a lot of record and machine sales. though for the first time I only sold one machine and traded another. Normally I will sell 3 or 4 machines during the course of the show. There were a good number of very nice machines, disc and cylidner, most notably an Amberola 1, a Regina Hexaphone with oak horn, a couple of Victor VIs; a very nice Victor IV with mahogany speartip which went for $2400, I believe; a very nice Opera at $6500, three Credenzas, three maroon Gems (one of which I bought-no horn or lid, who can help me with this problem??); an Edison Diamond Disc B-80 with matching disc cabinet for $595; a very nice littl Columbia AT for only $450; a Columbia BE (which I bought); and many other machines which I am sure will be reproted on here. The pricing seemed to me to be within reason, with some high prices as usual. The star of the show in my opinion was Ekkehart WIlliams with a dearth of beautiful machines and parts. Notwithstanding my crappy hotel room and lack of sales of machiens, it was a fun show, and the best part is seeing all those friends who you only see once a year (Nice to see you, Jerry and Stan!). John Robles
