[78-L] Age of Collectors (WAS Kurt Nauck's Auctions)

[Erwin Kluwer]

I am 43 (and collecting since the age of 10...)

Erwin

On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 7:53 PM, J. E. Knox <rojoknox at metroeast.org> wrote:

> Greetings from FixitLand!
>
> Robert M. Bratcher wrote:
>
> >>> I thought we (I'm 52 now) 78 RPM record collectors were a shrinking
> >>> dying out breed too. So there really are enough young folks
> >>> interested
> >>> in the old 78's to keep our hobby going for awhile? I sure hope so!!
> >>> Or am I only dreaming?
>
> Sammy Jones wrote:
>
> >> I'm 28, and I've been collecting since about 1995 or 96 (OTR shows
> >> from
> >> before that!). I have a good friend who's 25 and he collects, too.
> >>
> >> Pure speculation, but I imagine there are lots of under-40
> >> collectors out
> >> there...
> >>
> >> To Steven C.: I'd love the Complete Works of Henry Burr (though
> >> I'd prefer
> >> the Complete Works of Billy Murray)!
>
> Sammy, have you seen this site?
> <http://www.denvernightingale.com/discography/>
>
> Andrea Walsh wrote:
>
> > I am 42. Been collecting since I was 12. I love collectors of all
> > ages, but
> > it particularly heartens me that so many younger people are
> > entering the
> > field.
>
> Ditto that. I'm 56 now. Back in 1982 I was doing some 78 shows on our
> local community radio station, and a listener contacted me, eager to
> learn about these old rekkuds. He was 15 at the time. Now almost 44,
> he's become a great friend and avid collector.
>
> Take care,
>
>
> Joe
> --
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>
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