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Frank Sinatra's Hi-Fi, circa 1947

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Posted on June 26, 2017 at 14:39:06
John Marks
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Frank Sinatra's desert hide-away was more than just a place where he and Ava Gardner could tear each other to shreds: It appears that when thrown open to guests on New Year's Eve December 31 1946, it had a State of the Art 78 rpm hi-fi, as well as the ability to cut acetates.

I love reading books about architecture theory and history, and in a book of Julius Shulman's architectural photograpy, I found a black and white shot of Sinatra's built-in hi-fi, circa 1947.

I can only assume that the speakers were up at ceiling level in a soffit, or that they were built-in recessed ceiling speakers.

John Marks

 

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You might be right as he did use ceiling mounted horns in the kitchen..., posted on June 26, 2017 at 16:22:05
DeKay

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RE: You might be right as he did use ceiling mounted horns in the kitchen..., posted on June 26, 2017 at 18:01:16
alan m. kafton
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 Did anyone else notice? With all the professional equipment available in that massive kitchen, Frank is holding a package of bologna (in order to make a sandwich....white bread on his right). Looks like Oscar Mayer. :--}

 

Yes, I noticed..., posted on June 27, 2017 at 03:52:14
Neil49
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 but you beat me to it!

 

And it's still there, posted on June 27, 2017 at 06:16:41
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 you can rent his home and check it out for yourself for only $2500/night.

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RE: You might be right as he did use ceiling mounted horns in the kitchen..., posted on June 27, 2017 at 07:36:10
dancingseamonkey
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 I hope those are copper pans inside those horns, copper sounds much better than aluminum.




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My info says, $2600 per night; 3-night minimum stay; plus $350 service charge., posted on June 27, 2017 at 08:08:53
John Marks
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 That's closer to 10 Gees than to $2500.

There are places with more amenity for far less money.

ATB,

John

 

There you go!, posted on June 27, 2017 at 09:38:49
E-Stat
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 I just commented on the casual reference made in the video.

 

Here's a link to the variable rate rental info..., posted on June 27, 2017 at 10:02:54
DeKay
 Looks like the highest is $3900/night.

 

RE: There you go!, posted on June 27, 2017 at 10:55:35
Inmate51
 I'm sure there are people who rent it, but they're likely wealthy Hollywood types or their friends, or rabid Sinatra fans, kinda like rabid Elvis fans, or rabid Seattle Seahawks fans, or whatever. :)

But for nearly 10 grand? Not for me, nor for most "middle income" Americans. At that price, the only thing I'm a fan of is Switzerland. Last summer, I spent about $10K for four of us to go there. That included airfare, hotels, car rental, restaurants, gondolas, etc. Beats the heck out of 3 nights at a house in California.

'Course, our billionaire friends like Oprah would probably say "Why not do both?"

:)

 

Unusual travel experience, posted on June 27, 2017 at 11:12:22
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 Gondolas in Switzerland? I never would have guessed. ;^)



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and then was the, posted on June 27, 2017 at 14:38:57
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RE: Unusual travel experience, posted on June 27, 2017 at 17:35:32
Inmate51
 Hahahahaha!

I mean the kind which holds 40 people with their ski gear, going up a mountain on a couple of cables, not the "O Sole Mio" ones like in Venice.

:)

 

RE: You might be right as he did use ceiling mounted horns in the kitchen..., posted on July 10, 2017 at 05:11:23
BillH
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 "I was sure I had some olive loaf in here. Oh well, bologna will do."

Frank sure had it all figured out when it came to lifestyle: cigarettes, Jack Daniel's and bologna sandwiches on white bread. What could be more wholesome?

BTW, $10K for three days is nothing compared to the cost of chartering a 150-plus foot yacht for five days.

 

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