Latest Ebay purchase:

Hermann Hesse

"Das Glasperlenspiel" 1943.

Printed in Switzerland (he was banned in Germany then), Vellum-bound, top-edge gilt, this design and layout are ultra rare. I was lucky: it was just listed - just 100 euros.

The early bird traps the worm as we say in the Fatherland.

yes but the second mouse always gets the cheese.....


(which means do not be the first mouse on the trap!)

Thanks for that one... :cool:

:)

Nice.

I was trying to waken a room mate after a long night of bar hopping in San Diego one morning. I yelled into his room, "Wake up, Harry! Come on. The early bird gets the worm!" He threw a pillow at me and yelled back; "And, the early worm gets eaten. So, shut up and get back in your hole!"

I always thought that was a great come back.

Dave

Very latest - this morning - German Ebay:

New Soundsmith SMMC20E, 85 euros! Cool!

(Soundsmith price is currently 249 dollars plus shipping costs)

I bought one of those at full price for my B&O thinking the problem was the cart. It's the tone arm.:(

Dave

Well - don't sell it again, some time you may need it and the sound quality even of this BOTL SMMC20E is very fine! I have already one and use it on my Beogram 1700.

The current top of the line Soundsmith stylus costs 2899 dollars! :D

Going to get my Novas this morning I will have some pictures once I get back and get them cleaned and conected

found some LPs in really nice shape along with KD Lang and Michelle Shocked cds

Found a Sansui DD TT with a appears new Shibata stylus mounted today.



Barney