rpeluso
Somewhere around Norristown? I'm 1-1/2 hours from Norristown, we ought to find a spot in the middle where masked men meet.
I met Bill in Bordentown, we wore masks and went to The Record Collector
http://www.the-record-collector.com/
I Just Inherited 4,000 LPs
My longtime friend just passed away, leaving me his 4,000 LPs.
I haven't had time to really look, I know there is a ton of jazz. He lived in New Orleans for many years, we went to the music festival together twice, listened together here often over the years. The LP's are only 5 minutes from here.
And serious wood library shelving, each self-contained 3 ft wood shelf has a partial back and recessed metal tracks for adjustable metal dividers. They can be put individually on top of any shelf, I will leave the too tall uprights, put the shelves into new wire shelving.
Our house is a small split level with an internal garage full of 42 years of junk as well as our existing 2,500 LPs.
OMG, what a project to rearrange, discard long dusty stuff, (Donna’s 100% on board) assemble new wire shelving to condense stuff we keep and new wire shelving to fit the LPs here.
Then: how to merge them with my 2,500 LPs which are alphabetical. Logistical Options keep me up at night.
Twenty 3 ft shelves, I will use 3 bankers boxes per shelf to get them off the shelves, leave 60 boxes over there, get the shelves over here on the wire shelving, finally the LPs over here. I believe his are generally alphabetical, perhaps Donna and her twin sister Effie can find what's out of order over there while I am working here.
A labor of love, and a lifetime memory and gratitude to my friend Roderick.
Elliott
I haven't had time to really look, I know there is a ton of jazz. He lived in New Orleans for many years, we went to the music festival together twice, listened together here often over the years. The LP's are only 5 minutes from here.
And serious wood library shelving, each self-contained 3 ft wood shelf has a partial back and recessed metal tracks for adjustable metal dividers. They can be put individually on top of any shelf, I will leave the too tall uprights, put the shelves into new wire shelving.
Our house is a small split level with an internal garage full of 42 years of junk as well as our existing 2,500 LPs.
OMG, what a project to rearrange, discard long dusty stuff, (Donna’s 100% on board) assemble new wire shelving to condense stuff we keep and new wire shelving to fit the LPs here.
Then: how to merge them with my 2,500 LPs which are alphabetical. Logistical Options keep me up at night.
Twenty 3 ft shelves, I will use 3 bankers boxes per shelf to get them off the shelves, leave 60 boxes over there, get the shelves over here on the wire shelving, finally the LPs over here. I believe his are generally alphabetical, perhaps Donna and her twin sister Effie can find what's out of order over there while I am working here.
A labor of love, and a lifetime memory and gratitude to my friend Roderick.
Elliott
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rpeluso and annika Thank you for your comments, I hope to continue earning your respect. When travel resumes, I'm only one hour outside NYC, if in the area, you could come here, or perhaps we could meet here: https://www.turntablelab.com/pages/our-stores |
reubent5 He had many difficult years, taking care of his wife with Parkinson's; his own health issues, the last few a great deal of pain combined with lack of mobility. He had moved down to his sister's house in FL, so we only spoke on the phone and email. Just no way to live after you retire. |
russ69
Funny, my brother once counted my CD's, LP's, Tapes, and came up with some similar calculation. |
fuzztone
The random few I viewed the other day looked like they were played only once. I'll know more tomorrow. |
Did I forget to mention we drank some beer together?
I have one of his favorite beer glasses, DUFF BEER, I think of him every day.
My son should plan for all this music when he does an addition. And a nicer listening space for those JSE Infinite Slope Model 2's I already gave him. It's not just the LPs. Some may remember, I quit smoking and spent all my tobacco money on music, starting at $700./year 32 years ago, I gave myself a rise in pay each year, whatever a carton a week adds up to, now over $4,000. NJ is thinking of a big hike https://fortune.com/2020/02/25/new-jersey-cigarette-prices/ The CD era, over 3,000 of them. I bought leather binders from Herrington's, extra deep pages that fit both the disc and booklet,8 per page; tossed the cases, got em down to three 3 ft shelves, also alphabetical, I left spaces and can simply add pages. I'm done buying CD's unless ...... Part of that tobacco money was spent on Teac R2R decks and 500 pre-recorded reel to reel tapes (already sold about 150 of them). I need to find a way to sell without cleaning and testing, perhaps simply sell ones with with no obvious damage, refund to anyone unhappy. So far, sold 150 tapes, 50 lps: less than half a dozen mishaps I gave refunds for (mostly USPO destruction). |
thanks to everyone expressing condolences. I've dealt with some serious loss, it hurts, then comes 'Beautiful Pain', Along with the tears come beautiful memories. When someone else is in so much pain that you think in a small way 'better off' I always play this song in my head https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIH1KccVlHk |
Bill, I'm waiting for you to have a fight with that girlfriend of yours, then you come spend a few days here. You can act like the teenager we all think we are, and I'll rest my herniated discs, bulges, pinched nerve, small tear. I'm actually searching for a back surgeon now, thinking, I have to finish this project first! |
ebanksms
You are right, wads of enjoyment and wads of memories. I was already selling some of my LP's, a typical listing: https://www.ebay.com/itm/133640465798 on the right side, click 'see other items'. primarily to make room because I thought I was done buying, had my nephew with strong back and knees alphabetize them; then couldn't help myself, now perhaps 100 extra LPs leaning on the shelves that are full. I have some I never played, given to me by friends when they dumped their vinyl. Some not my taste anyway. Damn nephew moved to San Fran, I could use him now! I started at $2.99, let the market decide. Many went single bidder, $2.99. I figured out the combo of Paypal and eBay fees, on $2.99 I was clearing $2.31, not wads of cash. I felt I was wasting my non-precious time. Then, Led Zep sells for $77., Monk for $50. you just never know. I like getting my tapes and LPs to people who want them more than the $. But, considering the work involved, it's hard not to feel foolish? I raised my starting price to $4.50, to feel a bit better, and got it down to 1 photo. Now I'm only going to sell apparently flawless LP's without cleaning/listening, I hope that goes well. I'm sure I will find duplicates to sell, and excess of many artists i.e. how many Duke Ellington should I keep? |
davehg4
I am emotionally very pleased my friend chose me, I know he did have an idea to give them to Tulane University in New Orleans. My step-father (the evil one) kept admiring a house with plentiful landscaping and gardens, frequently asking the owner to sell to him. Finally he got it. After a few years, he said he felt like a slave to the gardens, living someone else's life. At first I wondered, where will I put them, will I be a slave to all these? Perhaps I should simply cherry pick. Every random pull was a keeper, so it was off to the total rearrangement of the garage, nearly done. I like to keep one small thing I can hold in my hand of anyone I want to remember. His DUFF Beer glass does that, I better get a spare, he has many. |
bpoletti
thanks for the advice. The existing solid wood shelving was bought from a library, very strong. As I mentioned, each solid wood shelf has a back and recessed metal tracks and metal dividers. I bought strong wire shelving, and those wood shelves will simply sit on the wire shelves. |
whart
Did you go to Colony Records, NYC? https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1SQJL_enUS881US881&sxsrf=ALeKk028mHpTahHBTFr1R9-7g4vn3D6otA:... One visit I casually mentioned something to one of the owners, he said 'follow me', took me down to a basement level, holy crap, I mean holy crap. He mysteriously found it. Asked me not to reveal the basement trip to others. When they closed, he told the NYT he was going to move the collection to his garage. That's either the largest garage, or a large joke on the reporter who printed it verbatim. |
big_greg I’ve resisted cataloging all my life, I’m starting there: pulling/boxing stuff I won’t keep first, then I will have space on each shelf to fix his alphabetical sort there, then box and bring here and merge with mine. I will keep classical, christmas, show tunes in separate groupings. Discogs: Selling on eBay, I can’t handle trying to grade mine properly, so I came up with two simple categories: "Vinyl: either Very Darn Good (no scuffs); or Darn Good (minor inaudible scuffs) None have scratches or skips." here’s one nobody ever heard of: https://www.ebay.com/itm/WHIRLING-DERVISHES-History-Kicks-You-Vinyl-LP/133638750470 see my general notes and unconditional refund policy. |
clearthinker Truth be told, he and his wife were hoarders. His sister and daughter are going to discover some treasures IF they take their time as you say. One of my fondest memories of them was when I suggested they might clear out a better path to the LP's. Ronnie the wife responded "But Roddy needs that stuff". I smile every time I think of it. |
jafant Yesterday, my first real look, I found more than a few Fanwood Library Albums, heavy vinyl covers with index cards, late charge warnings, ... I thought, did he just pay the fines? If you knew Rod you would know that was a real possibility. I called his sister, said either the Library had a big sale after CD's took over, or he was a very bad boy. She laughed, yes, the Library had a big sale and that is also where the Library shelving came from. A new memory found. |
rpeluso
Only 1-1/2 hours straight down 202, passing a lot of great towns. Do you know any sources of LP's on that route? Maybe avoid New Hope as more than likely too many people there. Bordentown, NJ, Record Collector makes it possible for my two friends named Masked Man Bill to join in. Bill from here lives in Burlington, NJ, the other a long time friend living in Bordentown. Bordentown is small, quaint, not too many people out and about. We are careful, mask, distance, I call and verify how the store is handling things. What is your general availability. Both Bills work, I'm retired, free as a bird. |
Thanks to my friend David and son Chris, we finished transporting all the lps and shelves here yesterday. Bankers Boxes piled 3 high everywhere. 60 lf of new wire shelves with the wood library shelves with metal dividers on each 3 foot shelf. To merge our 2,500 with these, a basic alphabetical sort, just to know how many A's, I have to sort them all. If warm, I would set up folding tables in the driveway, but it is 21 degrees F this am. I have one large countertop 3 ft x 6 ft and the top of the washer and dryer. Perhaps double letter stacks to start: AB; CD; ... pulling non-keepers as I go. Donna will probably have some good ideas. |