Re: [Phono-L] Something unusual on eBay???
It's a story all right. The bracket and elbow are obviously Crapophone parts form India. And knowing India's huge brass industry, I'd guess the whole thing was made there. I knew Charlie Haines and went to his shop every week for the two years I lived in Philadelphia. I wonder when he got it. It says he sold it in 1996. I returned to California in 1992 so he must have gotten it after I left. Nice story but not worth $5500. John Robles From: Vinyl Visions vinyl.visi...@live.com To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 8:39 PM Subject: [Phono-L] Something unusual on eBay??? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=270936395641ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123#ht_500wt_969 ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
Re: [Phono-L] Something unusual on eBay???
So the part about Haines is true but the other: And so the story goes, an Earl from Austria commissioned a local metal artisan in the early 1930’s to create a brass phonograph. Fashioning his design out of brass from a table top model of the period, parts from existing phonographs were used to make it operational., is obviously a total load of concocted BALONEY !!! Bruce - Original Message - From: john robles john9...@pacbell.net To: Antique Phonograph List phono-l@oldcrank.org Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 4:50:46 AM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Something unusual on eBay??? It's a story all right. The bracket and elbow are obviously Crapophone parts form India. And knowing India's huge brass industry, I'd guess the whole thing was made there. I knew Charlie Haines and went to his shop every week for the two years I lived in Philadelphia. I wonder when he got it. It says he sold it in 1996. I returned to California in 1992 so he must have gotten it after I left. Nice story but not worth $5500. John Robles From: Vinyl Visions vinyl.visi...@live.com To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 8:39 PM Subject: [Phono-L] Something unusual on eBay??? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=270936395641ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123#ht_500wt_969 ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
Re: [Phono-L] Something unusual on eBay???
If the motor turns smoothly and the parts fit well, it probably sounds quite nice. That looks like a Columbia Vivatonal reproducer. Ron L -Original Message- From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of john robles Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 4:51 AM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Something unusual on eBay??? It's a story all right. The bracket and elbow are obviously Crapophone parts form India. And knowing India's huge brass industry, I'd guess the whole thing was made there. I knew Charlie Haines and went to his shop every week for the two years I lived in Philadelphia. I wonder when he got it. It says he sold it in 1996. I returned to California in 1992 so he must have gotten it after I left. Nice story but not worth $5500. John Robles From: Vinyl Visions vinyl.visi...@live.com To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 8:39 PM Subject: [Phono-L] Something unusual on eBay??? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=270936395641ssPageName=A DME:B:SS:US:1123#ht_500wt_969 ___ 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] Something unusual on eBay???
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