This story is what makes collecting so interesting, one collectors joy, is someone else's I'll pass to expensive. If we all liked the same thing it would get very crowded and probably expensive. Since my traveling partner and I were the ones that passed on the machine two years in a row we are, and have been interested in why this machine was so special that it commanded a premium price. My partner said that he owned two or three of the V's with the 50/75 mech, and had been looking for a nice one that had the fancy mech with the brown painted bed plate. Are the V's with the plain 50/75 mech really more desirable and do they command a premium price?? Apparently we have erroneously thought for a few years that the Iowa sun , the chase and then the thrill of just finding something out there in the wild may have fogged Jerry's good senses. I guess we were wrong?? DeeDee Blais <deedeeblais at yahoo.com> wrote: Sorry, but I don't have a spare Amberola V cabinet but I have another story... On my way driving from Oregon to Union at few year ago, I stopped at an antique shop and found what appeared to be a typical Amberola V. I opened the lid and was surprised to find an Amberola 50 type mechanism cleanly and without modification installed in the case. I closed the lid and quickly came to an agreeable price with the dealer. When I arrived at Union, I was talking to another collector that made the drive. I told him of my find and he said that he'd seen that same machine for the last couple of trips. I smiled and thought to myself, thanks for passing on it. Can you tell me why I was so pleased? Jerry Blais ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org