[Phono-L] Photos of Andy's VV-XVIII

[Steve Andersen]

Andy,
Great score and great machine! Your lucky because you get to feel good  
every time you look at it! I got a couple of machines that I get that  
good feeling from.

Steve Andersen
http://www.theedisonshop.com
On Oct 23, 2009, at 3:41 PM, bruce78rpm at comcast.net wrote:

> Absolutely Gorgeous !! What a splendid example of top the line  
> Victor Cabinetry at its best !!
>
> Bruce
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew Baron" <andy at popyrus.com>
> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l at oldcrank.org>
> Cc: "Greg Lockwood" <greg.lockwood at swcp.com>
> Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 3:13:40 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: [Phono-L] Photos of Andy's VV-XVIII
>
> Hi all and many thanks for your thoughtful comments on my XVIII story.
>
> The phonograph continues to give pleasure. I overhauled the
> reproducer, set the speed with a strobe disc, and have played perhaps
> two dozen sides by now; listening as I continue to clean, polish and
> fuss over its cosmetic issues.
>
> This is the first time I've used an image-hosting service, so I hope
> it works for those interested in viewing the machine. Viewing the
> photos shouldn't require any kind of log-in. You can double-click
> each image to see it large, and also drag the entire browser window
> larger, which will stretch the photos even bigger. If there's
> something pertinent to be aware of that relates to a particular image,
> I've put in a brief sentence or two that should appear below some of
> them.
>
> You can see in the images that I "borrowed" the lower key escutcheon
> from my XVII. Still looking for one of these if anyone has one.
> Finally, the "before" series of pictures isn't a true untouched view.
> I had already done a quickie clean up to get the first layer of grime
> off when the before photos were shot. The after 1st cleanup photos
> show it as it looks right now. There's still work to be done as can
> be seen.
>
> Here's the link:
> http://s599.photobucket.com/albums/tt71/andybaron_photos/Victor%20VV-XVIII/
>
> If for some reason it doesn't work for you, let me know.
>
> Best to all,
> Andy Baron
> Santa Fe
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