Re: [ARSCLIST] Disposition of those bluegrass tapes

[David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John Wilby and I emptied a 3-story house in Montreal on a hot June Saturday in
2000..over 15,000 78s loaded into a truck he'd rented for the occasion and which
proved to be larger than needed, so every available piece of shelving was also
loaded into the truck to keep stuff from sliding and smashing. John drove the
load back to Toronto the next morning with nary a problem (better he than I).

HOT day..we sampled the wares of a couple of Quebec mini-breweries that
afternoon. (This was the Walter de Mohrenschildt collection.)

dl

phillip holmes wrote:

> Just write me in your will, Uncle Steven.  How much does 40,000 78s weigh?
> Would it take more than a 52' trailer?  I remember helping a friend move a
> collection of at least 10,000 78s (lots of nice jazz--complete run of Blue
> Note and Prestige 78s).  I filled the back of my mini truck and nearly lost
> control when I went around the first corner.  I probably had twice the
> recommended load (but it sure didn't look like much when I was loading).  I
> swore off moving 78s in a passenger vehicle after that.  The next time I'm
> using my 15' trailer or better.  I later helped the same guy close down his
> store--a sad day.  We loaded one of those full size u-hauls with 25-35K
> records.  In August.  In Texas.  I thought I was going to die.  When I drive
> by the old place I start sweating.
> Phillip