I once went to meet someone selling records that he'd bought from an estate.
He had the huge radio station records (something like 20-24 inches in diameter). He had entire series of old radio shows such as Hopalong Cassidy and of course, John Deere commercials. As I went through the garage (the entire floor was full of boxes with slim paths in between), I couldn't help but notice that there were 10-12 copies of the same 78's over and over again. The collector who passed seemed to have had a Frank Sinatra fetish. That money spent on repeats could have been redirected into copies of other records that he had on his wish list and didn't have the money left to buy. On the other hand, multiple copies of something rare would have been great insurance in case a treasured record was somehow damaged. It was the longest amount of time I've ever spent in one building looking through 78's. Great fun!!! Tom -----Original Message----- From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of Vinyl Visions Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 8:59 PM To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Cataloguing records All of that cataloguing sounds strangely like work... it's more fun to buy the same things over and over and over again... at least you know you like them and are consistent in your tastes and interests. > From: cdh...@earthlink.net > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 21:28:14 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Cataloguing records > > Some years ago, I built a Paradox table of my Victor records. I listed them > by catalogue number. The second column is the two titles, the third, the > artist(s). Listing them by artist might have been a better setup, but > listing by catalogue number has been good for my purpose. > > There will ultimately be one for Columbia, then Brunswick, Vocalion, etc. > The major toil in this is the Victor listings for me. > > There are other databases that replace Paradox, but diong it again; I'd > list the records the same way on any other program. > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Andrew Baron <a...@popyrus.com> > > To: Antique Phonograph List <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > > Date: 12/13/2010 12:38:57 PM > > Subject: [Phono-L] Cataloguing records > > > > Are you using a particular software that's geared for cataloguing, or > > standard applications like Word or Excel? > > > > I think this may have been discussed on this forum before, but perhaps > > there are current favorite methods. > > > > Andy > > > > > > On Dec 13, 2010, at 10:00 AM, Dennis Back wrote: > > > > >>>>> But I had to stop bidding on record auctions because I kept > > >>>>> winning the same records over and over again. Did it again 2 > > >>>>> weeks ago. > > > ---------------------------- > > > > > > I solved this problem by starting and keeping a data base of what I > > > bought. With records, I list title and number. If I see something > > > I might want in an auction, I just do a "control F" and it will find > > > (or not find) the item in my data base. > > > > > > I know it's hard to go BACK and enter all your records and > > > cylinders, but you can start now with new acquisitions. And you can > > > keep a "wanted" list on the data base, too. When you find that item, > > > just delete the word "wanted" and replace it with the date bought > > > and price paid and then save it. . > > > > > > Works for me. > > > > > > Dennis > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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
