[Phono-L] CAPS phonograph show

[john robles]

I would have to agree, it was a great show. I thought last year's show was a bit slower in business and attendance, but this year's show was in marked contrast. I sold items I didn't think would sell, and may buddy who I sell with every year sold several machines that he has been carting to the show for at least the past three or four years!
I was very happy with my main purchase,which was a Victor M with brass belled horn from Stan for what I thought was a very good price. It now sits on my formerly empty Herzog record cabinet and it makes a pretty picture, I must say! Thanks Stan and thanks to you and Jerry for coming down.
John Robles

--- On Fri, 8/14/09, Stan Stanford <stan at clarphon.com> wrote:


From: Stan Stanford <stan at clarphon.com>
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] CAPS phonograph show
To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l at oldcrank.org>
Date: Friday, August 14, 2009, 7:44 AM


Jerry Blais and I drove to the CAPS Show as usual.   There were interesting machines to buy and I sold most of what I brought including 6 phonographs and many related small items.    The entertainment for the Banquet as Scott and Denise have described was superb....as good as any I have seen over the past 10 or 12 years.   Jerry and I sat next to the fellows running the projector.   The precision with which they worked was amazing, and the pianist played non-stop for about 1 1/2 hours.  In addition to all this we heard the world's oldest recorded sound from about 1857 thanks to David Giovannoni.   Congrats CAPS for such a great Show!!!

Stan Stanford, President
Oregon Territory Antique Phonograph Society



----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott and Denise Corbett" <sdcorbett at earthlink.net>
To: "'Antique Phonograph List'" <phono-l at oldcrank.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 10:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] CAPS phonograph show


> For those who could not make the CAPS phonograph show in Southern
> California, it was a great show! We have attended all 24 years the show has
> been held and it was the best show ever! A Busy Bee disc (minus reproducer)
> for $125 and a Columbia BF for $300 were among the many bargains. Rare
> machines like an Edison Schoolhouse (one of 27 known) were also for sale.
> One dealer offered 100's of playable cylinder for .75 to $2.00 each. I
> overheard one guy on his cell phone telling his friend "You need to get down
> here now. You won't believe what great stuff is here!" That was just the
> show. The banquet the night before included a silent auction with 200 lots,
> and a great dinner. The presentation was amazing. Joe Rinaudo presented a
> range of silent movies on his original hand cranked projector. Original
> glass slides were shown (including phonograph ads) while the reels were
> changed. "A Trip to the Moon" , Buster Keaton's "COPS", and Laurel & Hardy's
> immortal "Big Business" were among the classics shown. I had a difficult
> time deciding what was more interesting: Watching the movies or watching him
> crank and work the equipment! All the films had live piano accompaniment.
> The presenters wore period costumes to set the mood. As a bonus, we heard a
> concert cylinder played on a original Polyphone Concert machine. Wow, what
> volume!
> Mark your calendars for next August!
> 
> -Scott & Denise Corbett
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of RROCRREC at aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 6:44 PM
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> 
> Any information of CAPS convention?
> 
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