Don't be too envious; the lost value of my house (now worthless) more than absorbs any dumpster finds .... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walt" <waltsommers at comcast.net> To: "'Antique Phonograph List'" <phono-l at oldcrank.org> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 10:10 PM Subject: [Phono-L] Dumpster Diving Dan Man! Where do you live? I wanna be friends with Dan the Dumpster Diver... Kudos indeed! (Although I have not yet been fortunate enough to get any type of phonograph from someone's curbside giveaways, I have acquired various other antiques. And in every case, they were disposed of by, or on behalf of, elderly persons.) Walt -----Original Message----- From: phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of Dan Kj Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 8:00 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Another gem from Mario Meanwhile, real antiques are readily available and sometime go begging or into the trash ! I just got another Standard disc machine, in very decent condition, out of the trash of an elderly neighbor whose kids stuck her into a 'home'. Some modification to the spindle & it'll be ready to play 'normal' 78s.