When it come to Triumphs, an electric Alva isworth about ten times a spring driven Triumph. Why? Because of how rare the Alva is. I believe less than 10 Alvas are know to exist today. They are like the Triumph C and G. Steve From cdh...@earthlink.net Sun Jan 7 19:09:12 2007 From: cdh...@earthlink.net (Douglas Houston) Date: Sun Jan 7 19:09:38 2007 Subject: [Phono-L] Electrolas Message-ID: <410-220071183912...@earthlink.net>
The preference for spring motors is, as I see it that there is an anxiety over anything electrical, and that the spring motors are easier to service if needs be.My Victrola XVIII is one of the plain Jane Mahogany spring motor models, but I'd be happy if it were electrical. (Electrical Engineering is my field; no bias here!) If the resistors happen to be open in the universal models, there is always the hunt for new ones, though they can be found. There are motor shops that can handle the motor problems, but again, spring motors are "No Brainers", so they're more soght after. As far as the Edison electrics, it's two things: the name, and the scarcity. > [Original Message] > From: Steven Medved <steve_nor...@msn.com> > To: Antique Phonograph List <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > Date: 1/7/2007 9:51:05 PM > Subject: RE: [Phono-L] Electrolas > > When it come to Triumphs, an electric Alva isworth about ten times a spring driven Triumph. Why? > > Because of how rare the Alva is. I believe less than 10 Alvas are know to exist today. They are like the Triumph C and G. > > Steve_______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
