Um, I think all this argument is based on a misunderstanding. Dan was not the one who called Bob a cripple, it was someone else who said those words to Dan, and Dan passed the quote along to illustrate a point. Now I will butt out, I am not taking sides, I just wanted to clear up a point that seemed unclear.
Peter Fraser <pjfra...@alamedanet.net> wrote: if calling a guy "a bitter old cripple" isn't slander to you, i'd hate to hear how you speak of your enemies. and even if these are someone else's words, you repeated them, so now they're yours. i'm sorry you've never heard any of his best work. maybe someday you'll be lucky enough to do so. bob suffered from polio and was indeed a "cripple." he was confined to his apartment, literally dragging himself around on the floor at times. the old phonos and their music were a way for him to escape the hell he was enduring in the present by transporting him to a sweeter past. and many of us benefitted from his confinement because it gave him the time to fiddle and tweak and refine the old soundboxes with often-miraculous results. ever delaminated an edison ricepaper diaphragm to see how many layers it has? ever hand-shaved an orthophonic needle bar to lighten it and see how that might improve sound? damn tootin' he was cranky at times. and sure, he came up with some outlandish claims and psuedo-scientific theories. but when he was on, he could make a soundbox sound better than anything you've heard, and he could be the most engaging, funny, and kind person you've met. finally the pain was too much for him, and he did himself in. but the last thing he did, and we know this from comparing the postmark and the police report, was mail a trove of excellent reproducers to a long-time customer and fellow enthusiast..."hold on to these...i'll be going away" yeah, he hung up on me dozens of times too, but he was my friend. ok, enough. back to the music, please. On Apr 12, 2006, at 1:12 AM, Dan Kjeldgaard wrote: > No, I have no hard feelings toward the guy; I rebuilt his garbage > and made > it sound nice, and that's the point of our hobby. > Nice is nice, yes? Accusing people of "slander" is possibly less > than nice, > no? Yes. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter Fraser" > To: "Antique Phonograph List" > Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 3:57 AM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Best sounding Phonograph > > >> well, congratulations then, you finally got your money's worth by >> airing it all out in a public forum. hope you feel better. >> >> On Apr 12, 2006, at 12:50 AM, Dan Kjeldgaard wrote: >> >>> No, he sent me the worst sounding junk in my experience; there >>> are no >>> apologies to be made. I have heard better soundboxes after they >>> sat in >>> cellars for 60 years. On top of that, every attempt to rectify was >>> met by >>> nasty cursing and disconnects. My "charity" feelings are killed >>> when >>> someone steals anything more than $50 from me; lower than that, I >>> figure >>> the guy needs the food. >>> >>> Waltrip made impossible claims, and delivered nothing more. >>> Whatever success >>> he had must have been by pure chance. >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Peter Fraser" >>> To: "Antique Phonograph List" >>> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 3:31 AM >>> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Best sounding Phonograph >>> >>> >>>> gee, i dunno. slandering a dead guy just doesn't seem right. but >>>> maybe it's ok for you, because he can't answer back. >>>> >>>> he had a lot of problems and he pissed off a lot of people, but he >>>> also was way more dedicated to these old phonos than most of us >>>> could >>>> ever afford the time to be. if you still have any wondertones, >>>> suggest you pass them along to others who might appreciate them. >>>> mine stay with me til i go deaf, then will be passed along to >>>> people >>>> who'll cherish them as i do. why? because there won't be any more >>>> coming. >>> .com/oldcrank > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > Phono-L@oldcrank.org > > Phono-L Archive > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ > > Support Phono-L > http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank -- Peter pjfra...@alamedanet.net _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list Phono-L@oldcrank.org Phono-L Archive http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ Support Phono-L http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank
