Agreed! Old wood and grease- as nostalgic as a Bay Rum shave! I saw my first machine - Edison Home - at an uncles house when I was about six and was transfixed. Nearly forty years on, there's still something about them that is completely engrossing. Happy New Year to all! Scott On Dec 28, 2006, at 7:00 AM, Mario Frazzetto wrote: > Dennis, > > Absolutely! An Edison smells like an Edison. And I can pic a HMV > too :) > > Cheers, > Mario > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dennis Back" <backden at yahoo.com> > To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l at oldcrank.org> > Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 9:35 PM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] The List and Excitment about phonographs > > >> I was 15 and my father took me to an antique dealer >> where I paid $35 for a tabletop Silvertone. The dealer >> said the price was $35 and that's what I paid. I >> don't know **WHY** my dad never said to bargain with >> him. I then got 78's from the local Salvation Army >> for 5 cents apiece. My first batch included Paul >> Whiteman's "Chicago" and "Crinoline Days". Still my >> favorites today. >> >> That Silvertone had a smell, or should I say "aroma" >> to it that I love to this day. The smell of the old >> oak when I open the lid. >> >> Anyone else experience the aroma thing with old wood? >> >> Dennis (forty one years later) >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >> http://mail.yahoo.com >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> Phono-L at oldcrank.org >> >> Phono-L Archive >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ >> >> Phono-L RSS Feed >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/feed/index.rss >> >> Support Phono-L >> http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > Phono-L at oldcrank.org > > Phono-L Archive > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ > > Phono-L RSS Feed > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/feed/index.rss > > Support Phono-L > http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank