Even at my tender young age of almost 45 I remember Frick's Freaks. I got my first phono, a mahogany Victrola VI with no nnedle bar screw and broken balance leaf springs. I sent it to him for work, along with the barel which had a broken spring. It came back working perfectly, so I was lucky, I guess! John Robles
clockworkh...@aol.com wrote: Once upon a time there was a phonograph parts dealer named Karl Frick in Santa Barbara who was less than accurate in his "reproduction" parts. In fact the phonograph collectors of the 1960's era called all his products Frick's Freaks. He would take old peach cans, cut them up, solder them back together, fill in the open spaces with Bondo, and paint them over to disguise their amateur construction. His 2 piece Fireside horns had a screw cap and screw base cut from a cooking oil can. Because of the narrow neck needed to fit the screw cap, the horns sound terrible and shrill on any machine they are used on. Unfortunately these things are still around. The current seller on eBay is honest in calling the horn a reproduction but I have seen a couple of these freaks go for decent money when the neophyte bidders were led to believe the horns were original to the 1905 period. To view the current Frick's Freak on eBay search for item #6601188736. Best wishes to the list, Al Sefl Who himself is an antique sound maker... _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list Phono-L@oldcrank.org Phono-L Archive http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/
