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My ladies youngest brother John isn't doing so well, last stages of lung cancer.
He mentioned I go through his records months ago but I just didn't have the heart. Well his place is being emptied out so I had to rescue what I could. Yrs ago John owned a record store so his stash was still pretty substantial, his brother Tom took two large crates to be sorted later and left the rest. Here's a picture of the first lot I picked up, two more trips like this should get most of the rest, all to be sorted later.
There was also the sweet little Kenwood amp I gave him for his birthday a few yrs ago, and a pair of very rare Clairtone Project G extension speakers, John really liked these. Funky speakers that weigh a ton, sound astonishingly good actually but I really have absolutely no use for lol. With their 3D sound field they should make great rear surround speakers though..........
Martin
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Well, the family asked if I could sell the speakers to help with John's son's care. I've listed them for sale here if anyone is interested in helping Ian, but please only serious inquiries. I have no idea of their actual value, but I do know these are extremely rare and I've already been offered $350 but I would like to get whatever I can for the family.Martin
Well the speakers have been sold and John's family is happy with the price.
Edits: 07/23/17 07/24/17
Sorry to hear about your friends passing.
I know I'm strange but I find one of the saddest parts of passing is the dispersing of ones valued possessions. Or even worse one valued possessions simply being thrown out.
When I was a young man I hung out with an older guy that was both a Ham radio operator and audiophile. I wasn't big into stereos at that time but did have a radio license. When he passed his wife asked if I wanted any of that stereo stuff. NO!!! I don't need crates of Mullard tubes or the 100 or so tubed stereos he collected. Later that week they were piled on the curb. And I mean a pile that was as high as I was. tubes, stereos, etc... That was in the early 70s when tubes were REALLY dead. Looking back know I realize that pile could has paid for my first house.
My lady and I have discussed the same thing.When my bride of 32yrs passed all I wanted to do was get my two younger boys home to Fl with their older brother. When we made the move to California four yrs earlier we packed the biggest Penske truck to the gills, the return trip fit in my Jeep Cherokee. I didn't really care at the time, but it's so sad to realize that 32yrs of life building could be reduced to so little so quickly. It really puts into perspective the lack of importance of material possessions.
I'm glad I'm having a small part in keeping John's records spinning. I started a similar thread in the vinyl section and will be posting pictures of the records there as I give them a spin. After a good cleaning of course.
Martin
Edits: 07/16/17
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