If it were done before the internet was commonplace, it may be because the right part could not be found. I've got a Grafonola that a neighbor fixed in the late 1960s for me. The spring broke so he lapped the ends, punched and countersunk holes and installed rivets to restore the spring to operation. Yes, the repair is still there and working fine.
Ron L -----Original Message----- From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of Vinyl Visions Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 10:41 PM To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Odd pairing This reminds me of the recent auction in Raleigh, NC of a large collection of phonograph related items. Very few of the many phonographs were untouched by this eccentric "collector". I have seen several examples which were purchased that had plumbing parts incorporated into them. For example a Victor horn that was cut off and grafted to a sink drain elbow, which was then painted silver to complete the "restoration" and a schedule 40 plastic "horn elbow" with steel "L" brackets to hold it. Who knows why people do this stuff... > Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:40:52 -0700 > From: harveykrav...@yahoo.com > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Odd pairing > > Hi Gang, > > It's definitely a frankenphone. I must admit that it is very well made and thought out. It's not something I want in my collection, but it is very interesting. > Harvey Kravitz > > > > ________________________________ > From: Andrew Baron <a...@popyrus.com> > To: Antique Phonograph List <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 7:47 AM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Odd pairing > > I think half the time the seller is a clueless as the buyer. The other half, someone alerts the seller that it's junk (on eBay, especially, there's no shortage of available wisdom to point this out), and in that case, unfortunately, the seller usually doesn't say a word. > > It's always refreshing to see when a seller is up front and edits their ad to let prospective buyers know what they've learned from any number of experts emailing them the facts. Even more so when the seller invites prior bidders to withdraw. > > Andy > > On Aug 15, 2011, at 8:32 AM, john robles wrote: > > > I hate to see people get taken in by this type of shenanigan. Possibly the seller doesn't know what it is, but it is still sad. > > John Robles > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Andrew Baron <a...@popyrus.com> > > To: Antique Phonograph List <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > > Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 7:26 AM > > Subject: [Phono-L] Odd pairing > > > > This is at least two machines. The one clearly is Victor, the other is a cabinet from? The cabinet may be truncated. > > > > Anyone know what it's made from? > > > > eBay Item number:250872404619 > > > > Andy Baron > > Santa Fe > > _______________________________________________ > > Phono-L mailing list > > http://phono-l.org > > _______________________________________________ > > Phono-L mailing list > > http://phono-l.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
