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That's a great story, John! : ) Edward In a message dated 9/4/2011 5:51:24 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, john9...@pacbell.net writes: Thanks Dave. Scott Corbett had that sign made for me and there is a story behind the sign. I was selling at the CAPS show several years ago, and this guy (Gary Dial) wandered by my table. He was perusing my stuff, and he picked up my card. He did a double take, and said "Your name is Robles?" I said yes..he said "Oh I have something at my table you need to see!" He hurried me over to his table and there was the sign. I gasped when I saw it, especially because I knew of no Robles House of Music in Ventura back in the day. I said "I have to have that, how much is it?" He said he'd left me have it for $75. I paid him and made the rounds with it showing all my friends, who showed proper astonishment. A little later I got back to my table and had it displayed behind me. Pretty soon I noticed several of my friends gathered around the table grinning..and it sank in! I had been pranked!! Gary came up and gave me my money back, saying he had to charge me what he thought would be a realistic amount, that he couldn't charge me only $20 or so because he thought that would make me suspicious. It was a great joke and I treasure that sign and the great friendships with all the people that were in on it. John From: David Dazer To: Antique Phonograph List Sent: Sunday, September 4, 2011 4:14 AM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] My phonograph room Very nice, John. I especially like the replica old time sign. What a great little item. Dave --- On Sun, 9/4/11, john robles wrote: From: john robles Subject: [Phono-L] My phonograph room To: "phonolist" Date: Sunday, September 4, 2011, 3:21 AM Here is a link to pics of my phonograph room and machines. I don't have much room so I don't have many machines, but I enjoy what I have. Double click on the pics to enlarge them and read the comments. If you have a photobucket account I'd like to see some of your collections! http://s197.photobucket.com/albums/aa39/john9ten/My%20Phono%20Room/ John Robles ___ 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
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You are inspiring me to go upstairs and neaten my up a bit, and dust and vacuum as well ! == With all this "tidying up" talk.I just vacuumed and dusted my phono room. I now have a BAD allergy attack!!! Thank you all very much!!! ;-) ;-p In all seriousness.nice room, John. Thanks for posting. Dennis ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
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What a wonderful display. You are inspiring me to go upstairs and neaten my up a bit, and dust and vacuum as well ! I also converted my son's former room, into my phonograph room. Bruce - Original Message - From: "harvey kravitz" To: "Antique Phonograph List" Sent: Monday, September 5, 2011 7:33:24 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] My phonograph room Nice display John. Your pictures are my inspiration. My son is going away to college and guess what I'll be doing in his room? Harvey Kravitz From: john robles To: phonolist Sent: Sunday, September 4, 2011 12:21 AM Subject: [Phono-L] My phonograph room Here is a link to pics of my phonograph room and machines. I don't have much room so I don't have many machines, but I enjoy what I have. Double click on the pics to enlarge them and read the comments. If you have a photobucket account I'd like to see some of your collections! http://s197.photobucket.com/albums/aa39/john9ten/My%20Phono%20Room/ John Robles ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
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So I'm wondering what to install. I have a slider, post arm and black ball from another model. Or in the name of originality, keep looking for a damper top for the repo. It could be modified to not close tightly. In a message dated 9/5/2011 4:08:34 P.M. Central Daylight Time, john9...@pacbell.net writes: No, mine has the muffler ball. Funny thing is that it is black, not green. The earliest ones were green, like the one on my A-250. This has the early mute control bar, not the later slide. John From: "tuban...@aol.com" To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Sent: Monday, September 5, 2011 11:25 AM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] My phonograph room John, Does that A200 have the volume damper at the rear of the reproducer. Mine DID but over the years got replaced with a conventional. Now I have no volume control. Don In a message dated 9/4/2011 7:11:29 P.M. Central Daylight Time, lhera...@bu.edu writes: http://s197.photobucket.com/albums/aa39/john9ten/My%20Phono%20Room/ ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
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My friend is doing the same thing to his daughter's room! From: harvey kravitz To: Antique Phonograph List Sent: Monday, September 5, 2011 4:33 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] My phonograph room Nice display John. Your pictures are my inspiration. My son is going away to college and guess what I'll be doing in his room? Harvey Kravitz From: john robles To: phonolist Sent: Sunday, September 4, 2011 12:21 AM Subject: [Phono-L] My phonograph room Here is a link to pics of my phonograph room and machines. I don't have much room so I don't have many machines, but I enjoy what I have. Double click on the pics to enlarge them and read the comments. If you have a photobucket account I'd like to see some of your collections! http://s197.photobucket.com/albums/aa39/john9ten/My%20Phono%20Room/ John Robles ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
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Nice display John. Your pictures are my inspiration. My son is going away to college and guess what I'll be doing in his room? Harvey Kravitz From: john robles To: phonolist Sent: Sunday, September 4, 2011 12:21 AM Subject: [Phono-L] My phonograph room Here is a link to pics of my phonograph room and machines. I don't have much room so I don't have many machines, but I enjoy what I have. Double click on the pics to enlarge them and read the comments. If you have a photobucket account I'd like to see some of your collections! http://s197.photobucket.com/albums/aa39/john9ten/My%20Phono%20Room/ John Robles ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
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No, mine has the muffler ball. Funny thing is that it is black, not green. The earliest ones were green, like the one on my A-250. This has the early mute control bar, not the later slide. John From: "tuban...@aol.com" To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Sent: Monday, September 5, 2011 11:25 AM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] My phonograph room John, Does that A200 have the volume damper at the rear of the reproducer. Mine DID but over the years got replaced with a conventional. Now I have no volume control. Don In a message dated 9/4/2011 7:11:29 P.M. Central Daylight Time, lhera...@bu.edu writes: http://s197.photobucket.com/albums/aa39/john9ten/My%20Phono%20Room/ ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
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John, Does that A200 have the volume damper at the rear of the reproducer. Mine DID but over the years got replaced with a conventional. Now I have no volume control. Don In a message dated 9/4/2011 7:11:29 P.M. Central Daylight Time, lhera...@bu.edu writes: http://s197.photobucket.com/albums/aa39/john9ten/My%20Phono%20Room/ ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
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I'll second that. Ron L -Original Message- From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of David Dazer Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2011 7:14 AM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] My phonograph room Very nice, John. I especially like the replica old time sign. What a great little item. Dave --- On Sun, 9/4/11, john robles wrote: From: john robles Subject: [Phono-L] My phonograph room To: "phonolist" Date: Sunday, September 4, 2011, 3:21 AM Here is a link to pics of my phonograph room and machines. I don't have much room so I don't have many machines, but I enjoy what I have. Double click on the pics to enlarge them and read the comments. If you have a photobucket account I'd like to see some of your collections! http://s197.photobucket.com/albums/aa39/john9ten/My%20Phono%20Room/ John Robles ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
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Thanks John for posting the photos. Great looking room and tasteful display of the machines and accessories, and especially the signs and advertising on the walls. Nice also to see the Columbia BE and the Edison A-200 in situ. Andrew Baron On Sep 4, 2011, at 6:37 AM, john robles wrote: Thanks Dave. Scott Corbett had that sign made for me and there is a story behind the sign. I was selling at the CAPS show several years ago, and this guy (Gary Dial) wandered by my table. He was perusing my stuff, and he picked up my card. He did a double take, and said "Your name is Robles?" I said yes..he said "Oh I have something at my table you need to see!" He hurried me over to his table and there was the sign. I gasped when I saw it, especially because I knew of no Robles House of Music in Ventura back in the day. I said "I have to have that, how much is it?" He said he'd left me have it for $75. I paid him and made the rounds with it showing all my friends, who showed proper astonishment. A little later I got back to my table and had it displayed behind me. Pretty soon I noticed several of my friends gathered around the table grinning..and it sank in! I had been pranked!! Gary came up and gave me my money back, saying he had to charge me what he thought would be a realistic amount, that he couldn't charge me only $20 or so because he thought that would make me suspicious. It was a great joke and I treasure that sign and the great friendships with all the people that were in on it. John From: David Dazer To: Antique Phonograph List Sent: Sunday, September 4, 2011 4:14 AM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] My phonograph room Very nice, John. I especially like the replica old time sign. What a great little item. Dave --- On Sun, 9/4/11, john robles wrote: From: john robles Subject: [Phono-L] My phonograph room To: "phonolist" Date: Sunday, September 4, 2011, 3:21 AM Here is a link to pics of my phonograph room and machines. I don't have much room so I don't have many machines, but I enjoy what I have. Double click on the pics to enlarge them and read the comments. If you have a photobucket account I'd like to see some of your collections! http://s197.photobucket.com/albums/aa39/john9ten/My%20Phono%20Room/ John Robles ___ 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
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I resemble that remark. From: Steven Medved To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Sent: Sunday, September 4, 2011 12:21 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] My phonograph room The sign was the only way John's friends could get money out of him. Steve > > What a great story and what a great bunch of friends to have. My friends > only want to borrow money... > Dave > > --- On Sun, 9/4/11, john robles wrote: > > From: john robles > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] My phonograph room > To: "Antique Phonograph List" > Date: Sunday, September 4, 2011, 8:37 AM > > Thanks Dave. Scott Corbett had that sign made for me and there is a story > behind the sign. I was selling at the CAPS show several years ago, and this > guy (Gary Dial) wandered by my table. He was perusing my stuff, and he picked > up my card. He did a double take, and said "Your name is Robles?" I said > yes..he said "Oh I have something at my table you need to see!" He hurried me > over to his table and there was the sign. I gasped when I saw it, especially > because I knew of no Robles House of Music in Ventura back in the day. I said > "I have to have that, how much is it?" He said he'd left me have it for $75. > I paid him and made the rounds with it showing all my friends, who showed > proper astonishment. A little later I got back to my table and had it > displayed behind me. Pretty soon I noticed several of my friends gathered > around the table grinning..and it sank in! I had been pranked!! Gary came up > and gave me my money back, saying he had to charge me what he > thought would be a realistic amount, that he couldn't charge me only $20 or >so because he thought that would make me suspicious. > It was a great joke and I treasure that sign and the great friendships with > all the people that were in on it. > John > > > > ____ > From: David Dazer > To: Antique Phonograph List > Sent: Sunday, September 4, 2011 4:14 AM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] My phonograph room > > > Very nice, John. I especially like the replica old time sign. What a great > little item. > Dave > --- On Sun, 9/4/11, john robles wrote: > > From: john robles > Subject: [Phono-L] My phonograph room > To: "phonolist" > Date: Sunday, September 4, 2011, 3:21 AM > > Here is a link to pics of my phonograph room and machines. I don't have much > room so I don't have many machines, but I enjoy what I have. Double click on > the pics to enlarge them and read the comments. If you have a photobucket > account I'd like to see some of your collections! > > http://s197.photobucket.com/albums/aa39/john9ten/My%20Phono%20Room/ > > John Robles > ___ > 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
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Speaking of which...LOL From: David Dazer To: Antique Phonograph List Sent: Sunday, September 4, 2011 11:55 AM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] My phonograph room What a great story and what a great bunch of friends to have. My friends only want to borrow money... Dave --- On Sun, 9/4/11, john robles wrote: From: john robles Subject: Re: [Phono-L] My phonograph room To: "Antique Phonograph List" Date: Sunday, September 4, 2011, 8:37 AM Thanks Dave. Scott Corbett had that sign made for me and there is a story behind the sign. I was selling at the CAPS show several years ago, and this guy (Gary Dial) wandered by my table. He was perusing my stuff, and he picked up my card. He did a double take, and said "Your name is Robles?" I said yes..he said "Oh I have something at my table you need to see!" He hurried me over to his table and there was the sign. I gasped when I saw it, especially because I knew of no Robles House of Music in Ventura back in the day. I said "I have to have that, how much is it?" He said he'd left me have it for $75. I paid him and made the rounds with it showing all my friends, who showed proper astonishment. A little later I got back to my table and had it displayed behind me. Pretty soon I noticed several of my friends gathered around the table grinning..and it sank in! I had been pranked!! Gary came up and gave me my money back, saying he had to charge me what he thought would be a realistic amount, that he couldn't charge me only $20 or so because he thought that would make me suspicious. It was a great joke and I treasure that sign and the great friendships with all the people that were in on it. John From: David Dazer To: Antique Phonograph List Sent: Sunday, September 4, 2011 4:14 AM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] My phonograph room Very nice, John. I especially like the replica old time sign. What a great little item. Dave --- On Sun, 9/4/11, john robles wrote: From: john robles Subject: [Phono-L] My phonograph room To: "phonolist" Date: Sunday, September 4, 2011, 3:21 AM Here is a link to pics of my phonograph room and machines. I don't have much room so I don't have many machines, but I enjoy what I have. Double click on the pics to enlarge them and read the comments. If you have a photobucket account I'd like to see some of your collections! http://s197.photobucket.com/albums/aa39/john9ten/My%20Phono%20Room/ John Robles ___ 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
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The sign was the only way John's friends could get money out of him. Steve > > What a great story and what a great bunch of friends to have. My friends > only want to borrow money... > Dave > > --- On Sun, 9/4/11, john robles wrote: > > From: john robles > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] My phonograph room > To: "Antique Phonograph List" > Date: Sunday, September 4, 2011, 8:37 AM > > Thanks Dave. Scott Corbett had that sign made for me and there is a story > behind the sign. I was selling at the CAPS show several years ago, and this > guy (Gary Dial) wandered by my table. He was perusing my stuff, and he picked > up my card. He did a double take, and said "Your name is Robles?" I said > yes..he said "Oh I have something at my table you need to see!" He hurried me > over to his table and there was the sign. I gasped when I saw it, especially > because I knew of no Robles House of Music in Ventura back in the day. I said > "I have to have that, how much is it?" He said he'd left me have it for $75. > I paid him and made the rounds with it showing all my friends, who showed > proper astonishment. A little later I got back to my table and had it > displayed behind me. Pretty soon I noticed several of my friends gathered > around the table grinning..and it sank in! I had been pranked!! Gary came up > and gave me my money back, saying he had to charge me what he > thought would be a realistic amount, that he couldn't charge me only $20 or > so because he thought that would make me suspicious. > It was a great joke and I treasure that sign and the great friendships with > all the people that were in on it. > John > > > > ____ > From: David Dazer > To: Antique Phonograph List > Sent: Sunday, September 4, 2011 4:14 AM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] My phonograph room > > > Very nice, John. I especially like the replica old time sign. What a great > little item. > Dave > --- On Sun, 9/4/11, john robles wrote: > > From: john robles > Subject: [Phono-L] My phonograph room > To: "phonolist" > Date: Sunday, September 4, 2011, 3:21 AM > > Here is a link to pics of my phonograph room and machines. I don't have much > room so I don't have many machines, but I enjoy what I have. Double click on > the pics to enlarge them and read the comments. If you have a photobucket > account I'd like to see some of your collections! > > http://s197.photobucket.com/albums/aa39/john9ten/My%20Phono%20Room/ > > John Robles > ___ > 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
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What a great story and what a great bunch of friends to have. My friends only want to borrow money... Dave --- On Sun, 9/4/11, john robles wrote: From: john robles Subject: Re: [Phono-L] My phonograph room To: "Antique Phonograph List" Date: Sunday, September 4, 2011, 8:37 AM Thanks Dave. Scott Corbett had that sign made for me and there is a story behind the sign. I was selling at the CAPS show several years ago, and this guy (Gary Dial) wandered by my table. He was perusing my stuff, and he picked up my card. He did a double take, and said "Your name is Robles?" I said yes..he said "Oh I have something at my table you need to see!" He hurried me over to his table and there was the sign. I gasped when I saw it, especially because I knew of no Robles House of Music in Ventura back in the day. I said "I have to have that, how much is it?" He said he'd left me have it for $75. I paid him and made the rounds with it showing all my friends, who showed proper astonishment. A little later I got back to my table and had it displayed behind me. Pretty soon I noticed several of my friends gathered around the table grinning..and it sank in! I had been pranked!! Gary came up and gave me my money back, saying he had to charge me what he thought would be a realistic amount, that he couldn't charge me only $20 or so because he thought that would make me suspicious. It was a great joke and I treasure that sign and the great friendships with all the people that were in on it. John From: David Dazer To: Antique Phonograph List Sent: Sunday, September 4, 2011 4:14 AM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] My phonograph room Very nice, John. I especially like the replica old time sign. What a great little item. Dave --- On Sun, 9/4/11, john robles wrote: From: john robles Subject: [Phono-L] My phonograph room To: "phonolist" Date: Sunday, September 4, 2011, 3:21 AM Here is a link to pics of my phonograph room and machines. I don't have much room so I don't have many machines, but I enjoy what I have. Double click on the pics to enlarge them and read the comments. If you have a photobucket account I'd like to see some of your collections! http://s197.photobucket.com/albums/aa39/john9ten/My%20Phono%20Room/ John Robles ___ 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
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Thanks Dave. Scott Corbett had that sign made for me and there is a story behind the sign. I was selling at the CAPS show several years ago, and this guy (Gary Dial) wandered by my table. He was perusing my stuff, and he picked up my card. He did a double take, and said "Your name is Robles?" I said yes..he said "Oh I have something at my table you need to see!" He hurried me over to his table and there was the sign. I gasped when I saw it, especially because I knew of no Robles House of Music in Ventura back in the day. I said "I have to have that, how much is it?" He said he'd left me have it for $75. I paid him and made the rounds with it showing all my friends, who showed proper astonishment. A little later I got back to my table and had it displayed behind me. Pretty soon I noticed several of my friends gathered around the table grinning..and it sank in! I had been pranked!! Gary came up and gave me my money back, saying he had to charge me what he thought would be a realistic amount, that he couldn't charge me only $20 or so because he thought that would make me suspicious. It was a great joke and I treasure that sign and the great friendships with all the people that were in on it. John From: David Dazer To: Antique Phonograph List Sent: Sunday, September 4, 2011 4:14 AM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] My phonograph room Very nice, John. I especially like the replica old time sign. What a great little item. Dave --- On Sun, 9/4/11, john robles wrote: From: john robles Subject: [Phono-L] My phonograph room To: "phonolist" Date: Sunday, September 4, 2011, 3:21 AM Here is a link to pics of my phonograph room and machines. I don't have much room so I don't have many machines, but I enjoy what I have. Double click on the pics to enlarge them and read the comments. If you have a photobucket account I'd like to see some of your collections! http://s197.photobucket.com/albums/aa39/john9ten/My%20Phono%20Room/ John Robles ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
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Very nice, John. I especially like the replica old time sign. What a great little item. Dave --- On Sun, 9/4/11, john robles wrote: From: john robles Subject: [Phono-L] My phonograph room To: "phonolist" Date: Sunday, September 4, 2011, 3:21 AM Here is a link to pics of my phonograph room and machines. I don't have much room so I don't have many machines, but I enjoy what I have. Double click on the pics to enlarge them and read the comments. If you have a photobucket account I'd like to see some of your collections! http://s197.photobucket.com/albums/aa39/john9ten/My%20Phono%20Room/ John Robles ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
