St. Louis Jensen Imperials - bring a forklift!
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squirrelnest
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Wide range of stuff at this auction...:scratch2:
bowtie427ss
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Only thing there of interest to me would be the model 122 Leslie amplifier, and i'm not sure it's of enough interest to pluck from a perfectly good complete leslie. But, i do have a soft spot for 6550 amps.
janikphoto
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If someone does part them out, those pipes can make for great projects! I made a headboard out of some antique pipes...
No one will strip those organs. The Hammond has sufficient value intact that whomever buys it won't make a lot parting it out. The pipe organ is most likely solid state analog, and again should be worth more intact than the sum of its parts. If either drops to a parts-friendly price, it probably won't happen until way after this sale is over.
sheltie dave
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The Hammond B3 WITH the Leslie is $2800, which is a very decent price. The Imperials were grabbed by the music/camera flipper that rarely talks to anyone. Both were in a three step sunken great room wing where they did much of their entertaining. It will be fun getting the Imperials down from their nine foot perches by deadlifting them and doing a rope slide down ladders.
The little Tandberg speakers were cute, but I wasn't interested in climbing a ladder to get them. It was a trifle disappointing, as I gleaned three organ cds and nothing else. As I headed to the register to pay, I noticed a cute Bozak looking console that turned out to be a C305 Provincial. Hmm, it was a little too busy for me, but could serve Ken or Sam admirably.
Inside, I noticed a cherry Tandberg 5 RTR with the companion Stereo Record amplifier. Above it was a demure Fairchild 440 turntable with a Fairchild 500 tonearm and an SM2 cartridge. To the left was a pristine HH Scott brown faced LK72, dusty as all get out but almost unmarred since it was placed in the console circa 1960. This was the original stereo that went with the Imperials, and was still quite a bit better than his modern 1970s Sherwood, Teac, and Technics setup he later switched to.
The early visit turned out quite well, and I'm almost glad I missed the Imperials. My back certainly is! :thmbsp:
The little Tandberg speakers were cute, but I wasn't interested in climbing a ladder to get them. It was a trifle disappointing, as I gleaned three organ cds and nothing else. As I headed to the register to pay, I noticed a cute Bozak looking console that turned out to be a C305 Provincial. Hmm, it was a little too busy for me, but could serve Ken or Sam admirably.
Inside, I noticed a cherry Tandberg 5 RTR with the companion Stereo Record amplifier. Above it was a demure Fairchild 440 turntable with a Fairchild 500 tonearm and an SM2 cartridge. To the left was a pristine HH Scott brown faced LK72, dusty as all get out but almost unmarred since it was placed in the console circa 1960. This was the original stereo that went with the Imperials, and was still quite a bit better than his modern 1970s Sherwood, Teac, and Technics setup he later switched to.
The early visit turned out quite well, and I'm almost glad I missed the Imperials. My back certainly is! :thmbsp:
gogofast
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If someone does part them out, those pipes can make for great projects! I made a headboard out of some antique pipes...
No need for an alarm clock, huh?
No mention of specific names of speakers or other gear - so, there's good chance that they don't know that those are Imperials. Certainly don't see them pricing it at $10,000 if they don't know exactly what they have. Good luck to someone.
You didn't grab the Fairchild/Scott setup?
It looked like there might have been a cute little Yamaha receiver in the garage.
bowtie427ss
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The Hammond is a C-V, nearly junk in the Hammond world.
Not in my part of the country. A C-V will bring 200-300 at best.
The pipe organ will sell for a fraction of the cost of tearing it down, transporting it, and re-installing it.
sheltie dave
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I did grab it Sam, I'll post the console photo when Colleen makes it home.
sheltie dave
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sam, photo 198 has the console in the left corner.
A couple of photos further on show the whole thing.
I didn't even think to ask what they wanted for the 1950s armshells. The "Eames" lounger depicted is a Selig, same as the one I have. Not H-M, but a nice chair nonetheless.
I didn't even think to ask what they wanted for the 1950s armshells. The "Eames" lounger depicted is a Selig, same as the one I have. Not H-M, but a nice chair nonetheless.
sheltie dave
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Thanks for the catch, Bowtie. I missed that it is missing the seven tabs up top, and just noticed the matched ranks.:thmbsp:
quartermoonp
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No pre-recorded Reel to Reel tapes in that sale? I'm surprised. That house had to have been absolutely huge!
sheltie dave
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There probably were a bunch. The ones I saw were run of the mill and home brews, plus I don't get too worked up over tape. It was only on the third expanding loop around the great room that I finally caught the tube gear, so by then most of the other gear in other parts of the extended segmented house and garage were picked clean.
The sale started with about 70 people there, and then grew. At least ten were stereo buyers, so I left as soon as I could get the console tied down into the trunk. I knew there wouldn;t be much left. Besides, all the parking was in the yard at the house, so by quickly leaving I avoided getting parked in, or hit. Lots of retired folk and people who touch things but never buy at these sales.
The sale started with about 70 people there, and then grew. At least ten were stereo buyers, so I left as soon as I could get the console tied down into the trunk. I knew there wouldn;t be much left. Besides, all the parking was in the yard at the house, so by quickly leaving I avoided getting parked in, or hit. Lots of retired folk and people who touch things but never buy at these sales.
sheltie dave
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Like most sales, the stuff they "knew" was quite high. The stuff they thought was valued was fairly high. The stuff they didn't know or thought would not sell was lower.
Stephen J
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What was the tag on the Imperials ? . :scratch2:
