One other thing to notice is that the son and friend picked out some 45s to play on it at the record store. $1,800 would have bought a very nice original Victor. Ken
-----Original Message----- From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of David Dazer Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 7:20 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Alba Gramphone on American restoration... Did you see how they "restored" the motor? Nothing was taken apart, the poor thing was just hosed off with a solvent. Also, did anyone else notice the extra long crank on it? Dave _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org