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Treasure Trove Of TT'S!!

There's got to be something worthwhile in a collection of seventy turntables. I'd probably be looking for quartz locked direct drive or high end idler drives. Good luck and have fun.
 
Well,
It ain't gonna happen. He wanted to sell it lock, stock and barrel. No chance, Rance! Glad he gave me this little tidbit of info before I wasted my time and fuel just to go on a wild goose chase. I then told him I just wanted to get a couple of them and when I asked him of I could do so he just copped an attitude. Right afterward a message came to my phone that was destined to go to his partner but I got it by mistake and I did not appreciate the certain adjectives that I was referred as and I called him out on it.
Needless to say he did not respond.
Some ppl are just too arrogant for their own worth!
No biggie.
I'd rather deal with REAL folks..... like the AK'ers!!
Sorry for the rant

Bud



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I really hate people with massive attitude problems like that especially when they also stab you in the back with a smile. In my opinion, he is not worth bothering with.

STICK WITH AK! :) :) :) :)
 
69sixpackbee said:
Wow!
I figured most of these are not head-turners and you guys have helped me immensely. He says he has more that he has not even categorized yet. I will look through them all and see if there are any good 1/2" mount carts on any of them...can you say Benz, Dynavector and the like :)
Maybe the Sony x600 would be worth the trip down there.
This is just the beginning. He will unveil his receivers and speakers too !!:banana::banana:
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Hello from New Zealand, I envy you & your onerous task:)
 
beatcomber said:
Lots of low-end stuff on that list.
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Yeah......and lots of it! The KLH Model Eleven is a nice portable though. I own one and it's fun to use for casual listening out on the patio or on trips. Not sure if his is the standalone wood base version or suitcase model.

If it's in NM shape and is working 100%, that could be worth more than most of the other turntables. The suitcase model can bring $200+ these days.
 
I think it's highly unlikely that an actual collector would have amassed such a large collection of at best ordinary tables. That list looks much more like a list of tables some shop owner amassed over the years, full of poor to average tables left behind by their owners for who knows what reason.

I think it's likely that the guy (and his partner) are pickers or storage locker vultures trying to turn a quick buck on goods they don't really know anything about. Sooner or later they'll figure it out but by then they will probably have pissed off anyone with an interest in any of them.

John
 
45rpm said:
Never heard of a Bogen TT before. Is it a transcription model?
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Think Lenco.... maybe. Lenco made tables for OEM like Bogen, Grundig, Goldring and Barthe. This Model B-111 (can't think how I missed that in the list) might be a Lenco but I don't actually know. Bogen may have used other manufacturers beside Lenco.

[EDIT] Turns out that Presto made tables for Bogen too. At least some of those were indeed transcription tables. The only reference Mr. Google has for the B-111, however, is this thread. :dunno:

[Edit to EDIT] Turns out that Presto and Bogen were the same company after 1956/57 when the two companies were purchased by Unitronics Corp. and merged as Bogen-Presto.

John
 
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Hi, all. The "collection" was inherited by one of the guys who was the grandson. Just by the fact that he had all kinds of receivers, speakers, turntables, etc, it was pretty certain that gramps had a shop like some of you mentioned His "partner" is more than likely the shot caller and the one who replied to my text unknowingly with the attitude. Oh well.
Moving on
It still would have been nice to at least have had a gander.


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There is a big difference between a "treasure trove" and a "hoard". That looks more like a hoard.

The Bogen MIGHT have been a disguised Lenco, but to the best of my knowledge Lenco never had a 111 model designation. If they did, it must be ultra-rare, and thus worth something to a Lenco collector, but I have my doubts, since Bogen sold a lot of non-Lenco stuff, too.

The Sony would have been a decent grab at the right price, and perhaps one or two others, but it wouldn't be worth dealing with these guys, and definitely not worth taking on the clutter of the whole hoard, to get it.

You're better off, for not having wasted time on this. Keep looking, and there will be something GOOD out there, from someone nice! :yes:
 
Arkay said:
There is a big difference between a "treasure trove" and a "hoard". That looks more like a hoard.

You're better off, for not having wasted time on this. Keep looking, and there will be something GOOD out there, from someone nice! :yes:
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That is my thought. I don't know why people want to sell the entire lot instead of individual pieces. Especially when there only a few diamonds in the rough and the rest is just so-so.
 
Saw this post as I was looking up some turntables, I met the guy who bought this "treasure trove of stuff" lock, stock and barrel. I bought some of them via the bay since he was not to far away. I missed all of the receivers and such but did pick up a pair of Large Advents for cheap that need a refoam, plus a few turntables.
 
AnalogDigit said:
I don't know why people want to sell the entire lot instead of individual pieces. Especially when there only a few diamonds in the rough and the rest is just so-so.
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I think you've just answered your own question... without the few 'diamonds' to attract potential buyers, the rest of the dreck would stand no chance of a sale!
 
The Bogen, if Lenco sourced, could be interesting if you like to collect and play vintage shellac 78's and other early records, like Pathe and Edison Diamond Disc, as it "should" have continuously variable speed, allowing you to get correct pitch on the various antique records, many of which were recorded at 80 rpm, and some at other speeds. The Bogen I have was made by Lenco and has this feature. The turntables that have this feature just have a sliding lever pointer that can be moved to faster or slower settings with marks where the common speeds are.
 
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