Oh come on, you HAVE to post a pic now!!! John Robles DeeDee Blais <deedeeblais at yahoo.com> wrote: I have a Victrola in my collection that generates quite a bit of discussion whenever someone visits my basement. It's a "L" door machine that I bought from BRICE PARIS about ten years ago. Here's a few observations: It's completely painted inside & out and appears to be covered with folk art. Where you would normally see the Victrola decal, you'll see a topless woman! She's a little abstract and folksy. The exposed hinges of the Victrola were removed and replaced with hidden hinges. These hinges are the same manufacture as my very early Columbia Elite and are very old. The short legs and casters are gone and in their place is a "skirt" type base. The painting and some of the artwork has been touched up but most appears to be very old. Here are some opinions: It was used on a boat. That's why the feet and casters were removed. It's a 1960's Hippie paint job. It fell off the back of a delivery truck and that was someones idea of a salvage. When someone visits my home, I always look forward to their opinion when they look at that Victrola. If there was ever a machine that would elicit thoughts like "abortion" or "made me want to vomit", that would be the machine. You know what? When face to face, people are polite. We should all be the same with our postings. When Brice sold me the machine, he made me promise not to refinish it! Thanks Brice, I have always delighted in owning the Victrola with the topless woman! Jerry Blais (Come visit it when in Oregon) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org