John I must have walked by you a dozen times or more- I have bought cylinders from Mike before. I was between Mike and Jerry Bias-I will have to work harder at hooking up with you next year. By the way I am looking for a really nice Victor crendza in walnut if you know of anyone who is selling one in driving distance from Az I am up for it. Thx sorry I missed you Abe
On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 8:55 PM, john robles <john9...@pacbell.net> wrote: > Hi Abe > I was at the third table from the end on the back wall (near the snack > bar). I was the one that had the Victor Schoolhouse with the smooth oak horn > (still have it, unfortunately - it didn't sell). I sell with Mike Sorter, he > was a tall guy with a lot of homes and standards. We had two tables, then > Nestor Guzman was at the last table nearest the kitchen (by the chairs and > tables). Were you next to Stan Spate? > I am sorry to have missed you! > John > > --- On Sat, 8/15/09, Abe Feder <abefed...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > From: Abe Feder <abefed...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] CAPS phonograph show > To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > Date: Saturday, August 15, 2009, 11:15 AM > > > Hi John, > were the heck were you I kept looking and did not see you on the dealers > list. I was right next to the "Mike-the Doctor is an and his son.I wanted > to > tell you how much I enjoyed the HMV I got from you-I hooked up with Dan > Reed > And talked a bit bith with Jerry Bias but did not see you. I sold some > stuff > -it was my first time doing that- but while I did not have a lot to sell > but it paid for my table and gas from Mesa, Az. Maybe next year. > Thx Abe Feder > > On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 8:34 AM, john robles <john9...@pacbell.net> wrote: > > > I would have to agree, it was a great show. I thought last year's show > was > > a bit slower in business and attendance, but this year's show was in > marked > > contrast. I sold items I didn't think would sell, and may buddy who I > sell > > with every year sold several machines that he has been carting to the > show > > for at least the past three or four years! > > I was very happy with my main purchase,which was a Victor M with brass > > belled horn from Stan for what I thought was a very good price. It now > sits > > on my formerly empty Herzog record cabinet and it makes a pretty picture, > I > > must say! Thanks Stan and thanks to you and Jerry for coming down. > > John Robles > > > > --- On Fri, 8/14/09, Stan Stanford <s...@clarphon.com> wrote: > > > > > > From: Stan Stanford <s...@clarphon.com> > > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] CAPS phonograph show > > To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > > Date: Friday, August 14, 2009, 7:44 AM > > > > > > Jerry Blais and I drove to the CAPS Show as usual. There were > interesting > > machines to buy and I sold most of what I brought including 6 phonographs > > and many related small items. The entertainment for the Banquet as > Scott > > and Denise have described was superb....as good as any I have seen over > the > > past 10 or 12 years. Jerry and I sat next to the fellows running the > > projector. The precision with which they worked was amazing, and the > > pianist played non-stop for about 1 1/2 hours. In addition to all this > we > > heard the world's oldest recorded sound from about 1857 thanks to David > > Giovannoni. Congrats CAPS for such a great Show!!! > > > > Stan Stanford, President > > Oregon Territory Antique Phonograph Society > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott and Denise Corbett" < > > sdcorb...@earthlink.net> > > To: "'Antique Phonograph List'" <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > > Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 10:50 PM > > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] CAPS phonograph show > > > > > > > For those who could not make the CAPS phonograph show in Southern > > > California, it was a great show! We have attended all 24 years the show > > has > > > been held and it was the best show ever! A Busy Bee disc (minus > > reproducer) > > > for $125 and a Columbia BF for $300 were among the many bargains. Rare > > > machines like an Edison Schoolhouse (one of 27 known) were also for > sale. > > > One dealer offered 100's of playable cylinder for .75 to $2.00 each. I > > > overheard one guy on his cell phone telling his friend "You need to get > > down > > > here now. You won't believe what great stuff is here!" That was just > the > > > show. The banquet the night before included a silent auction with 200 > > lots, > > > and a great dinner. The presentation was amazing. Joe Rinaudo presented > a > > > range of silent movies on his original hand cranked projector. Original > > > glass slides were shown (including phonograph ads) while the reels were > > > changed. "A Trip to the Moon" , Buster Keaton's "COPS", and Laurel & > > Hardy's > > > immortal "Big Business" were among the classics shown. I had a > difficult > > > time deciding what was more interesting: Watching the movies or > watching > > him > > > crank and work the equipment! All the films had live piano > accompaniment. > > > The presenters wore period costumes to set the mood. As a bonus, we > heard > > a > > > concert cylinder played on a original Polyphone Concert machine. Wow, > > what > > > volume! > > > Mark your calendars for next August! > > > > > > -Scott & Denise Corbett > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto: > phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] > > On > > > Behalf Of rrocr...@aol.com > > > Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 6:44 PM > > > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > > > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Phono-L Digest, Vol 6, Issue 150 > > > > > > Any information of CAPS convention? > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Phono-L mailing list > > > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Phono-L mailing list > > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > _______________________________________________ > > Phono-L mailing list > > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org