Dave,
I think it was a small trip wire fastened to the pin on a hand grenade
concealed inside the phonograph. It was very effective at stopping the thief,
but the main problem was the totally destroyed phonograph... :)
Curt
> Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 09:14:47 -0800
> From: dda...@sbcglobal.net
> To: phono-l@oldcrank.org
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Vandalism
>
> I remember Karl Frick used to advertise something that he said stopped
> reproducer theft. I always wondered what that was.
> Dave
>
> --- On Mon, 11/8/10, john9...@pacbell.net <john9...@pacbell.net> wrote:
>
>
> From: john9...@pacbell.net <john9...@pacbell.net>
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Vandalism
> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l@oldcrank.org>
> Date: Monday, November 8, 2010, 11:35 AM
>
>
> Neal Maken used to sell what he called a reproducer locking screw to prevent
> theft. Same thing, I imagine. Good idea!
> John Robles
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Dazer <dda...@sbcglobal.net>
> Sender: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org
> Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 08:28:58
> To: Antique Phonograph List<phono-l@oldcrank.org>
> Reply-To: Antique Phonograph List <phono-l@oldcrank.org>
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Vandalism
>
> For the Edison Standard on display at our local museum, I used a very short
> 5-40 allen head set screw. This was placed in the carriage and tightened
> down before the real reproducer set screw was put on. It is not likely a
> thief would have an allen wrench of that size unless he reads this and comes
> prepared. I always did this if I placed a machine on consignment, too. Never
> lost a reproducer.
> Dave
>
> --- On Mon, 11/8/10, jim...@earthlink.net <jim...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>
> From: jim...@earthlink.net <jim...@earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Vandalism
> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l@oldcrank.org>
> Date: Monday, November 8, 2010, 11:19 AM
>
>
> Have already adopted this precaution.
>
> Jim Cartwright
> Immortal Performances, Inc.
>
> jim...@earthlink.net
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Jim Nichol <jnic...@fuse.net>
> > To: Antique Phonograph List <phono-l@oldcrank.org>
> > Date: 07-Nov-2010 4:30:28 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Vandalism
> >
> > One of the antique malls I've been in does not leave reproducers attached
> to any of the machines. If you want buy the phono, you have to ask one of
> the attendants to fetch you the reproducer.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > On Nov 6, 2010, at 6:29 PM, jim...@earthlink.net wrote:
> >
> > > Just returned from The Antique Gallery in Round Rock, Texas where I
> rent a stall to sell antique records & the occasional phonograph. All of
> the dealer's in antique phonographs have had their machines vandalized by
> theft of soundboxes, reproducers & tone arms. Stolen from my booth were
> the "gun-metal" finish Diamond Disc Reproducer from an Edison Baby Console
> Phonograph, the Diamond B Reproducer from an Edison Fireside Model B
> Phonograph & a Victor No. 2 Soundbox from a Victrola 100. These were
> shiny & all-original (except for gaskets in the No. 2) in excellent
> condition & played extremely well, especially the Diamond B. A few months
> ago a Victor No. 2 Soundbox (which I replaced) from the Victrola 100 & one
> of its horn door knobs were stolenThe thief did not take two Gold-Plated
> Diamond Disc Reproducers, one from an A-250 & the other from a C-250.
> These were less shiny that what was stolen. (I understand that a Diamond
> Disc Reproducer, a Columbia tone arm with
> > S
> > > oundbox & whatever Soundbox was on a Haywood Wakefield wicker upright
> made for some other company were stolen from other dealers at The Antique
> Gallery.)
> > >
> > > I have a replacement for the Victor No. 2 Soundbox (finish not as nice
> as on one that was stolen) but need to replace the Diamond B & "gun-metal"
> Diamond Disc Reproducers.
> > > And, to report this to Police I would like to know what such
> all-original excellent sounding Reproducers should be valued at. The
> manager of The Antique Gallery does not know when these items were taken
> but they were still there when I was at the Mall about 6 weeks ago. Have
> they turned up on "E-bay" or "Craigslist?"
> > >
> > > Let me know if anyone has a good Diamond A & Diamond Disc Reproducer
> for sale. Thanks!
> > >
> > > Jim Cartwright
> > > Immortal Performances, Inc.
> > >
> > >
> > > jim...@earthlink.net
> >
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