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My interest in phonographs grew out of a favorite pastime: treasure hunting in antique stores. In a shop along the main street in Mansfield, Pennsylvania, my wife and I found an old Victrola that had endured an "antique" paint-job-gone-wrong. The proprietor of the shop overheard us talking about it, and asked if we had seen the "other" phonograph in the back of the store. We were curious, so we headed back to take a look. He placed a very thick record on the turntable, cranked it up, and played it for us. We decided to buy it, despite the fact that we really couldn't afford it. It was delivered later that same day, and we've been enjoying it ever since. This machine, an Edison Diamond Disc Model BC-34 was our first phonograph.

So how did I learn to restore phonographs? I ask A LOT of questions, read a lot of books, and I use good old-fashioned common sense. I've also learned quite a bit from my parents, who restore antiques from time to time.

In "real-life" I am a musician, and I currently perform with the Bay Street Brassworks, and I teach at the Pennsylvania Academy of Music. Also, I am currently a doctoral candidate in music performance at Michigan State University. My wife - Kristy - and I have two children: Jazzmyn, our oldest daughter is in fourth grade, and Lena, the newest addition to our family born March 19, 2005.

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