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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2007 4:33:36 GMT -5
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Post by maroongem on Sept 17, 2007 5:36:01 GMT -5
A very cool cabinet!!! Looks to be made around the time (or later) that they started the "C" designation on machines, say around 1919 or so. I say this only because the slats appear to be covered with that maroon colored vinyl-like material that was found on the machines starting about then.
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Post by gramophoneshane on Sept 17, 2007 6:11:47 GMT -5
Very nice indeed. The tag uses the word Recreation, so it must be around 1919 to about 1922 or so. I think this is the first one I've seen with wood panels instead of glass in the doors. Although the glass looks great, I'd always be worried dropping a record and smashing it. This one looks much safer!
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Post by kirk on Sept 17, 2007 9:14:26 GMT -5
I have the same cabinet, mine isn't quite as nice (exterior finish needs attention) and it has the glass panels in the doors. I have to say I've had no troubles dropping anything on the glass (so far!) It's great for holding and accessing a good number of discs, I really like the thing quite a lot. I got it from an elderly collector in Upstate NY, and for those of you that track prices, I paid $200 (or was it $250?) back in 1984. Still can't believe my luck in getting this cabinet.
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Post by rocky on Sept 17, 2007 10:15:21 GMT -5
I have slats in my C-450 that are very similar to the ones in this cabinet, and I'm very uneasy about sliding records into these narrow slats and having all the records so close together. It seems to work better if a record is inserted into every other one.
Rocky
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Post by gramophoneshane on Sept 17, 2007 11:20:15 GMT -5
My C19 also has the same dividers. I actually scratched a couple records using them. I eventually took them out, and found they are cardboard with a metal edge running down the length, which is then covered with the red leaterette. Some had been bent slightly, which kinks the metal edge, leaving one side with a sharp metal point. I ended up taking them out, and hammering down the length on both sides, to make sure they were flat and smooth. Reglued any lifting leatherette, and records all go in & out perfectly now without damage. It took me 2 nites to do it, but was well worth the effort.
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Post by condensite on Sept 17, 2007 16:26:37 GMT -5
Those wood panels look suspect to me. Frow's book has a cabinet pictured with glass panes, and I've seen one of these myself. Also, the finish looks different, as well as the grain. Who thinks this cabinet originally had glass? C.
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Post by lukewarmwater on Sept 17, 2007 16:45:56 GMT -5
I do. Luke W.
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Post by maroongem on Sept 17, 2007 19:58:04 GMT -5
Interestingly enough, if you look at the three pix that show the doors in the down position, it appears that the glass is still present.
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Post by maroongem on Sept 18, 2007 11:34:35 GMT -5
I contacted the seller and inquired about the panels. He said that it was the piano finish on the backs of them that gave the appearance of glass. I haven't seen but a handful of these and all had glass widows. I don't know for a fact that these were made with other than glass, but you would think that the panels should have been reversed as they match the exterior much closer than what is showing. It does appear to be mahogany panels though..............
Bill
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Post by condensite on Sept 18, 2007 18:45:03 GMT -5
I contacted him too, and he says he's certain these are original to the cabinet. I still doubt this, and I have a feeling this won't make the reserve price anyway. If he purchased this at the Union show you can figure they didn't give it away. They had a cabinet like this (with glass panes) at the Wayne NJ show in April, and I think they were asking around $900.00 for it. I don't know if it sold. Condensite
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Post by maroongem on Sept 18, 2007 20:14:24 GMT -5
I contacted him too, and he says he's certain these are original to the cabinet. I still doubt this, and I have a feeling this won't make the reserve price anyway. If he purchased this at the Union show you can figure they didn't give it away. They had a cabinet like this (with glass panes) at the Wayne NJ show in April, and I think they were asking around $900.00 for it. I don't know if it sold. Condensite I have to agree with you on that score. I think that these have been more than likely replaced and as to whether he's willing to admit it is anyone's guess................. Bill aka maroongem(we really should drop the little monikers, we are all adults and not teens on AIM)
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Post by condensite on Sept 23, 2007 19:16:50 GMT -5
Well, it went for what I figure was the reserve price of one thousand dollars! C.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2007 5:10:24 GMT -5
WOW! $1,000.00 dollars just for the cabinet.
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Post by gramophoneshane on Sept 24, 2007 6:12:20 GMT -5
Im not surprised. It's rarer than most DD machines, and it's something every DD collector would love to have and use.
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