Hi John! Thank you SO much for giving us the gift of your daughter. Also, much gratitude for passing along the skills of the trade. Trena employs them in a most excellent manner. We all love her
Agreed! John, I’d love to know where you gained your knowledge of the craft, that you could pass it on to Trena for all of us to enjoy. Thank you both so much!!
As late as 1956, my parents rented a summer lodge in the Adirondacks with no electricity. Our sole evening's entertainment came from that same model of Victrola. So the night sounds were the crickets and Paul Whiteman. Thanks for preserving many memories of many people.
Thankyou for reposting this video, I was disappointed that I wasn’t able to see the end of it before. Lovely job between you and your dad. You make a wonderful team
Thank you for sharing this repair ⛑/ restoration / maintenance 🛠with all the explanations that go with it. I've been working for my village's repair café (volunteer association) for 10 years and we have old, very old, new and very new equipement to repair. So your video is really talking to me. Take care of yourself and all the best.
I recall my high school choir teacher had one of these in her home. She had several amazing old 78's of famous singers! God Bless You, Sandra! Thank you for the music education!🎵🎶😘🦋❤⚘🙏
What a delightfully appropriate and entertaining background tunes to go with a great restoration, sympathetically preserving a precious piece of history for generations to come. Bless you both, wonderful to see dad and daughter collaboration, so very well done.
Interesting video and well done! I have one of those blue reproducers or soundboxes. They were replacement ones made by Goldring, maybe as late as the 1950s. Probably would have had a Victor Exhibition reproducer originally. Thanks 👍 😀
Oh, that was such an interesting refurbishment. My Nana had one of these and I remember my uncles playing records when we had Sunday tea at her house. I wasn't allowed to crank and had to sit still and be good. 😊 Such memories, and lovely to see you and your Dad work together, Trena. Thank you. 🤗💞
Dream Team Renovators! Gramophone turned out gorgeous! 🤩 What you two can do with an item that’s more than a century old ! - now looks brand new 😎 Tag Team TLC to the rescue - kudos for another outstanding restoration and thanks for sharing!
Do glad to finally get to see and hear your dad in action. What a blessing to get to work with him.i bet he has years and years of knowledge.thank you for this video.i really enjoyed watching.
I recently lost my Dad and mentor in the middle of a project. I went your being able to work with your father still. I have not been able to allow myself back I to my shop since he died, it’s just been to painful so I am putting our projects in storage and then working on some other project until our projects become my projects. Your videos inspire me and seeing you working with your Dad helps me realize how lucky I was to have my Dad for the years I did. My goal is to make him proud with our now my business.
Fabulous transformation by the father/daughter team. Beautiful new life transfused into the tech of the early 20th century. Wonderful patience and attention to detail. Thanks for posting.
That dog is absolutely adorable! The last shot with the dog chilling out looking outside and listening to the Victrola is so heartwarming. I love watching you transform items like this. I was amazed at how much those plates brightened up without looking worn out. I’m glad you know what to do when the spring inside the motor unrolls like that, because my first reaction would’ve been four lettered and foul.
Such beautiful restoration. That piece will be around for another 100 years (at the very least)! Absolutely gorgeous! Love the happiness on both your faces. Clearly, you are both enjoying working together (as long as John can find things since you’ve re-organized the shop!!😂) Glad to see Shop Dog is on duty, scaring away any would-be robbers! No chance of that in between doggy naps and scritches! 🐾🐶
The many talents of Trena! You have a lovely singing voice! I have to admit when you took apart that spring, I wasn’t sure it would go back in. I’m always amazed at the work you and your dad do to repair a piece, I never considered that fixing a motor might be part of restoring furniture. Excellent and thank you for sharing!
In my opinion this should be thought to the future generations in order to preserve those beautiful machines,they are the greatest invention of mankind that should be preserved for future generations to marvel at. Thanks for the beautiful and perfect restoration I have ever seen in my life.
My dad rescued an old Victrola Gramophone with a huge stack of 78rpm records when I was a kid. Unbeknownst to us the gears had a fatal hairline crack. After cleaning and re-greasing the motor and spring we played it for several months before something snapped inside and the the tightly wound up spring suddenly lost its brake and the spring let go the stored energy and the crank handle went spinning out of control breaking my father's hand that got in the way. Taking it apart there was no available replacement parts to repair it so it sat in the house as an interesting furniture piece until they eventually gave it away to a collector. Since then I was terrified of wind up spring crank arms, though I do own an antique tambour key wind mantle clock. Beautiful and lucky that you were able to repair the motor works!
My dad had an old Ford which you could start with a handle and you soon learnt not to get your hand in the way when it kicked back. It was useful when the car had a flat battery - you can't do that with modern cars. His dad had an old gramophone, but it was electric. He still had to change the needle every two sides of the record; you were able to get long-lasting needles, black with a silver tip, which played ten records. The needles were available in loud and mellow volume types.
When you are 107 years old, you get a new slop bucket! 😅 Loved the music throughout the video. Great to see you two working together. Stunning piece...Wow...just Wow!
My grandparents had the exact same one. We used to play it all the time when we went to their house. Our favorite record was 'Hallelujah I'm a Bum'. Some people thought it sounded scary because the sound was so scratchy, but I loved it. My brother still has it.
How Exciting! I have TWO of these gramaphones - one owned by my grandmother and one owned by my husband's grandmother. Both were manufactured pre-WWI and both have a good supply of the old records. The cabinets are in super condition and they both work but I'm sure the motor could use some cleaning and oiling. I want to give them to my two grandchildren so I'm now on a mission to find someone to service them. Thanks for the restoration lesson!!
Beautiful! I have a small business too, and the best days have been the few when my daughter works with me. She's now 25. I will always love tackling a job with her.
This was awesome! I happened to come across a video of someone unboxing a tv that was about 65 years old. The TV was in mint condition but did not work out of the box, even though it was new out of the box. Long story short. They replaced a few item and it worked. That got me thinking if anyone restored a grammaraphone, and came across your video. I absolutely loved it! And to think you found, and used the right records was the icing on the cake. You did a fantastic job. The both of you.
Trena, I cannot help feeling tenderness when I see you working with your dad. I lost mine to cancer in 2007, he was as much a role model to me as yours seem to be to you, although I do not have the same profession as his (he was a military pilot). I hope you enjoy your dad's company for a long time to come! Give him my best regards, will you? Hugs from Sao Paulo, Brazil.❤
Greetings from Mannheim in Germany. Your humor between you both is so lovely. I had to laugh very much when you sang into the speaker. Wunderfull voice. I'm always impressed of your marvelous work.
Another outstanding job! It was a real pleasure to watch you working with dad on this one. I really appreciate people who like to restore old furniture the craftsmanship is unparalleled by today's standards. Congrats on another beautiful restoration.
What a beautiful job, Trena. This piece is absolutely stunning. Thank you for the lesson on the workings of this. It was very interesting and lovely to see both you and your father work on it together. 😘💕🇦🇺
I love when Dad is in the shop. Some of my best times were spent working with my dad. I lost him in 2021 and seeing the two of you brings back such wonderful memories for me.
Job well done ❤. I enjoy watching you work with wood. It always looks like a labor of love. And to work together with your Dad, that’s just the best. Thank you for sharing this beautiful piece of furniture with us. Making the antique ‘new’ again.
Y’all did a wonderful job! My daddy and I restored a Victrola together. I followed his instructions. Thanks for sharing this. It brought back nice memories.
Just as good as the first viewing. I still have an RCA "Nipper" figurine given to me when I left RCA Photophone (their division that co-invented sound for motion pictures - still in use till digital took over in the 1990s/2000s).
Honestly I heartily Appreciate Mr. Thomson for his Meticulous Precision at this Age. Of course not at all to miss you Trena...... You have a Tremendous Commitment and Finnesse in Workmanship...... ❤❤❤
Pretty cool. I have that same model sitting in my dining room. Based on the serial #, mine was from 1920. It was given to me from my great grandparents.
I have a Decca 10 portable player. I used to get my needles from GC Electronics., They sold them as replaceable tips for voltmeters. My Grandmother had a very similar player and she had needles made from cactus spines as well as steel. They were easier on the records but wore out very fast. It is wonderful to see such great work. I look forward to your postings.
My grandmother had one just like this. She was an ambulance driver in England during WW2. It's nice to see this one brought back to its gorgeous regal appearance
Amazing! My family has had the larger version of this same cabinet (With the slide-out whiskey tray), but I've never seen another like it. These were indeed made in Eastern Canada. I'm glad I found this video because it looks wonderful and doesn't need refinishing. The player itself has some damage, and now I know how to do what I need to fix it. Thanks so much!
A challenging job for sure!! Taking apart springs! wow! The cabinet is beautiful....the memories captivating when listening to the record. As always! Wonderful video and lovely share.
What a beautiful instrument. I am so pleased that it is now preserved and able to play for another hundred years. Today’s music producers all evolved from the likes of this beautiful machine. You and your Dad remain a wonderful team - each with knowledge complimentary to the other. I wish you both well. 👍🏻🐶
What a gem you Trena has given to us. The priviledge to see you both working together. A rare vision we see nowadays. Thank you thank you. God bless you all.
Hi John! Thank you SO much for giving us the gift of your daughter. Also, much gratitude for passing along the skills of the trade. Trena employs them in a most excellent manner. We all love her
So nice of you
Amen and Amen!
Agreed! John, I’d love to know where you gained your knowledge of the craft, that you could pass it on to Trena for all of us to enjoy. Thank you both so much!!
Exactly! ❤❤
So agree with this!
Thank you, John!
What a great gift you gave her, and in turn to us as well.
❤️
So much love and respect!
Love to see a father and daughter working together. Beautiful work.
The saying goes "Jack of all trades, master of none." You and your dad seem to be masters of all!
As late as 1956, my parents rented a summer lodge in the Adirondacks with no electricity. Our sole evening's entertainment came from that same model of Victrola. So the night sounds were the crickets and Paul Whiteman. Thanks for preserving many memories of many people.
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Thankyou for reposting this video, I was disappointed that I wasn’t able to see the end of it before. Lovely job between you and your dad. You make a wonderful team
Yea sorry. Had a few edits 🥰
Thank you for sharing this repair ⛑/ restoration / maintenance 🛠with all the explanations that go with it. I've been working for my village's repair café (volunteer association) for 10 years and we have old, very old, new and very new equipement to repair. So your video is really talking to me. Take care of yourself and all the best.
Great to hear!
I recall my high school choir teacher had one of these in her home. She had several amazing old 78's of famous singers! God Bless You, Sandra! Thank you for the music education!🎵🎶😘🦋❤⚘🙏
What a wonderful memory! 😊
A really beautiful result. History will live and it's voice is back in the world. Great Team work!
Thank you very much!
What a delightfully appropriate and entertaining background tunes to go with a great restoration, sympathetically preserving a precious piece of history for generations to come. Bless you both, wonderful to see dad and daughter collaboration, so very well done.
Many thanks!
Interesting video and well done! I have one of those blue reproducers or soundboxes. They were replacement ones made by Goldring, maybe as late as the 1950s. Probably would have had a Victor Exhibition reproducer originally. Thanks 👍 😀
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@@andrewmerritt9113 Hi Andrew, nice to see you here. I thought this was a very interesting video. Thanks 👍 😀
So wonderful to see you with your dad working together. Thanks for doing this.
Oh , i so needed this today. Such a joy to watch you and dad bring a piece back to its glory.👍🏼💙
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Oh, that was such an interesting refurbishment. My Nana had one of these and I remember my uncles playing records when we had Sunday tea at her house. I wasn't allowed to crank and had to sit still and be good. 😊 Such memories, and lovely to see you and your Dad work together, Trena. Thank you. 🤗💞
It’s so good to see your dad out with you in the shop! Your family is amazing ❤
It really is!
Dream Team Renovators! Gramophone turned out gorgeous! 🤩
What you two can do with an item that’s more than a century old ! - now looks brand new 😎
Tag Team TLC to the rescue - kudos for another outstanding restoration and thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much! 😊
Repairing with the OG.... amazing ❤
Indeed it is!
Two masters of carpentry, a really beautiful gramophone and nice music. A pleasure to see you both bring it back to life.
Amazing job. Who ever gets that back will be over the moon. Blessings to you and Dad. 🙏🏻❤️
What a treat to see you with your father, the dog was saying please let me out what ever you are listening to is dreadful. LOL
Lol
Do glad to finally get to see and hear your dad in action. What a blessing to get to work with him.i bet he has years and years of knowledge.thank you for this video.i really enjoyed watching.
Yes! Thank you!
I recently lost my Dad and mentor in the middle of a project. I went your being able to work with your father still. I have not been able to allow myself back I to my shop since he died, it’s just been to painful so I am putting our projects in storage and then working on some other project until our projects become my projects. Your videos inspire me and seeing you working with your Dad helps me realize how lucky I was to have my Dad for the years I did. My goal is to make him proud with our now my business.
Oh I’m so sorry❤️
Fabulous transformation by the father/daughter team. Beautiful new life transfused into the tech of the early 20th century. Wonderful patience and attention to detail. Thanks for posting.
Thank you so much!
We have one that was given to us 50 years ago. Now that I've seen the workings of the motor, I think I will take it apart and lube it.
Love the music you are playing. And love seeing this Gramophone cleaned up! Awesome work. Thank you!!
Thank you!
I have one of these from my mom’s farm. RIP mom.
The old radio gram have a sound all there own congratulations..
My Mom had that same model. My son has it now, still works great. When Mom bought it, it had a couple dozen records with it.
I love the memories of playing with the one we had, but it was very had to dance to. That was early 1950s. Great work.
Hello John and Trena. Thank you, that was very interesting. That you go the extra mile no longer surprises me. I so enjoy your work. Blessings ❤
Our pleasure!
It’s so nice to see you and your dad working together Trenna. Your Victrola turned out beautifully! ❤
That dog is absolutely adorable! The last shot with the dog chilling out looking outside and listening to the Victrola is so heartwarming.
I love watching you transform items like this. I was amazed at how much those plates brightened up without looking worn out. I’m glad you know what to do when the spring inside the motor unrolls like that, because my first reaction would’ve been four lettered and foul.
Lol. Thankyou Shirley!
Good Sunday Trena,i like so much or vídeos.stay good.kiss for you
Such beautiful restoration. That piece will be around for another 100 years (at the very least)! Absolutely gorgeous!
Love the happiness on both your faces. Clearly, you are both enjoying working together (as long as John can find things since you’ve re-organized the shop!!😂)
Glad to see Shop Dog is on duty, scaring away any would-be robbers! No chance of that in between doggy naps and scritches! 🐾🐶
Lol thanks!
The many talents of Trena! You have a lovely singing voice! I have to admit when you took apart that spring, I wasn’t sure it would go back in. I’m always amazed at the work you and your dad do to repair a piece, I never considered that fixing a motor might be part of restoring furniture. Excellent and thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much!
Beautiful work❤
In my opinion this should be thought to the future generations in order to preserve those beautiful machines,they are the greatest invention of mankind that should be preserved for future generations to marvel at.
Thanks for the beautiful and perfect restoration I have ever seen in my life.
Wow. Thankyou!
My dad rescued an old Victrola Gramophone with a huge stack of 78rpm records when I was a kid. Unbeknownst to us the gears had a fatal hairline crack. After cleaning and re-greasing the motor and spring we played it for several months before something snapped inside and the the tightly wound up spring suddenly lost its brake and the spring let go the stored energy and the crank handle went spinning out of control breaking my father's hand that got in the way. Taking it apart there was no available replacement parts to repair it so it sat in the house as an interesting furniture piece until they eventually gave it away to a collector. Since then I was terrified of wind up spring crank arms, though I do own an antique tambour key wind mantle clock. Beautiful and lucky that you were able to repair the motor works!
Whoa! What a story!
My dad had an old Ford which you could start with a handle and you soon learnt not to get your hand in the way when it kicked back. It was useful when the car had a flat battery - you can't do that with modern cars.
His dad had an old gramophone, but it was electric. He still had to change the needle every two sides of the record; you were able to get long-lasting needles, black with a silver tip, which played ten records. The needles were available in loud and mellow volume types.
Lovely restoration! Its cool to see this antique brought back to its former glory!❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
As a kid I would see these in homes but now only in antique stores. It's beautiful.
My favorite subjects in one video here. Love it! Thx Trena and John! 👏
Glad you enjoyed it!
When you are 107 years old, you get a new slop bucket! 😅 Loved the music throughout the video. Great to see you two working together. Stunning piece...Wow...just Wow!
Lol
I really enjoyed seeing this restoration, and it always great seeing your Dad! Awesome musical choices too Trena!!
Thanks again!
Trena - you are such an awesome woman. I loved seeing you and your father work together on this project. The best to you.
Thank you so much!
My grandparents had the exact same one. We used to play it all the time when we went to their house. Our favorite record was 'Hallelujah I'm a Bum'. Some people thought it sounded scary because the sound was so scratchy, but I loved it. My brother still has it.
They have a unique sound
Mahogany is one of my favorites--I like the way it can almost sparkle.
As always, I smile when I see you've posted a new video! Love seeing you and your Dad working together. Keep 'em coming, Trena! ❤👍🏻
Thank you! Will do!
Wow!! Fantastic!!
What a team the two of you make! You are both amazing.
Trena, the dust is unacceptable, lol. Fantastic job. I've been watching your videos for awhile and I enjoy every one. Incredible work.
Thank you so much! Lol
Very nice work ! Love the continued restorations for older radios, Victrolas, etc !
Many thanks!
A magnificent and stunning restoration. Kudos on bringing a piece of living entertainment history back to life. It was a simpler time indeed.
How Exciting! I have TWO of these gramaphones - one owned by my grandmother and one owned by my husband's grandmother. Both were manufactured pre-WWI and both have a good supply of the old records. The cabinets are in super condition and they both work but I'm sure the motor could use some cleaning and oiling. I want to give them to my two grandchildren so I'm now on a mission to find someone to service them. Thanks for the restoration lesson!!
Wonderful!
Beautiful! I have a small business too, and the best days have been the few when my daughter works with me. She's now 25. I will always love tackling a job with her.
That is awesome!
This was awesome! I happened to come across a video of someone unboxing a tv that was about 65 years old. The TV was in mint condition but did not work out of the box, even though it was new out of the box. Long story short. They replaced a few item and it worked. That got me thinking if anyone restored a grammaraphone, and came across your video. I absolutely loved it! And to think you found, and used the right records was the icing on the cake. You did a fantastic job. The both of you.
Thanks so much! It was a fun project.
I would have guessed early 1900s (1902-03) as well, but according to the serial numbers it was late 1910s. Fun video.
Thanks!
What a treasure, working with your dad! It is marvelous to see such skill in one room. Well done you two!
Yes, thank you
Great video. It was well done. Thanks for taking time out of your life, to share your dad's and your own skill with us.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love watching you strip the wood, totally fascinating watching your process
I'm proud of you and your dad doing all the mechanics work on it.
Beautiful and so cool.
The music did go well with the piece
Fabulous and educational😊
Trena, I cannot help feeling tenderness when I see you working with your dad. I lost mine to cancer in 2007, he was as much a role model to me as yours seem to be to you, although I do not have the same profession as his (he was a military pilot). I hope you enjoy your dad's company for a long time to come! Give him my best regards, will you? Hugs from Sao Paulo, Brazil.❤
Oh Thankyou and I’m sorry for your loss. I do cherish our time together it is something I thought I would never have again. Cheers love
Greetings from Mannheim in Germany. Your humor between you both is so lovely. I had to laugh very much when you sang into the speaker. Wunderfull voice. I'm always impressed of your marvelous work.
Glad you enjoyed it lol
Another outstanding job! It was a real pleasure to watch you working with dad on this one. I really appreciate people who like to restore old furniture the craftsmanship is unparalleled by today's standards. Congrats on another beautiful restoration.
What a beautiful job, Trena. This piece is absolutely stunning. Thank you for the lesson on the workings of this. It was very interesting and lovely to see both you and your father work on it together. 😘💕🇦🇺
You are so welcome
it's so cool to see you working with your dad
Good job, it looks like a million bucks. My grandfather was 9 years old when that thing was made, certainly a different age.
So beautiful and a treasure for sure. ❤
I love when Dad is in the shop. Some of my best times were spent working with my dad. I lost him in 2021 and seeing the two of you brings back such wonderful memories for me.
🥰🥰
Beautiful refinishing and restoring job! The owners must have been thrilled with the results! Just like new….
A f in anew sd it' already a great looking piece! Sure, it needs a bit of TLC. Nice restoration! Glad to see your dad participate!
Thank you both for restoring that wonderful piece of history back to its former glory it is stunning 😍
Glad you enjoyed it
Job well done ❤. I enjoy watching you work with wood. It always looks like a labor of love. And to work together with your Dad, that’s just the best. Thank you for sharing this beautiful piece of furniture with us. Making the antique ‘new’ again.
Thank you very much!
Y’all did a wonderful job! My daddy and I restored a Victrola together. I followed his instructions. Thanks for sharing this. It brought back nice memories.
Hi Trena , I always enjoy you bring new life to antique furniture
Thank you so much 🤗
Looks great.
I have one of those...it belonged to my grandfather but it's solid oak..well not the bottom..awesome video!
Thanks 👍
You and your dad are charming. Your channel is so raw and real. Not overly produced and not scripted. Beautiful work.
Just as good as the first viewing. I still have an RCA "Nipper" figurine given to me when I left RCA Photophone (their division that co-invented sound for motion pictures - still in use till digital took over in the 1990s/2000s).
Thanks for watching again! I had a few edits🥰
Beautiful restoration!!!! Thanks 😃 🔝🔝🔝 🔝
Many thanks!!
Wonderful
Great video, thanks for sharing. Nice to see John and always time for #shopdogs 👏
Hello John and Trena...beautiful music in the background...you should put it more often...restoration is excellent as always...Job well done!!
Thankyou!
Honestly I heartily Appreciate Mr. Thomson for his Meticulous Precision at this Age.
Of course not at all to miss you Trena...... You have a Tremendous Commitment and Finnesse in Workmanship...... ❤❤❤
Pretty cool. I have that same model sitting in my dining room. Based on the serial #, mine was from 1920. It was given to me from my great grandparents.
Nice🥰
I have a Decca 10 portable player. I used to get my needles from GC Electronics., They sold them as replaceable tips for voltmeters. My Grandmother had a very similar player and she had needles made from cactus spines as well as steel. They were easier on the records but wore out very fast. It is wonderful to see such great work. I look forward to your postings.
Thankyou!
How did I miss seeing this video when it came out? I own a desktop Victrola that never fails to get me into the Christmas mood!! ❤️
My grandmother had one just like this. She was an ambulance driver in England during WW2. It's nice to see this one brought back to its gorgeous regal appearance
Very cool
Amazing! My family has had the larger version of this same cabinet (With the slide-out whiskey tray), but I've never seen another like it. These were indeed made in Eastern Canada. I'm glad I found this video because it looks wonderful and doesn't need refinishing. The player itself has some damage, and now I know how to do what I need to fix it. Thanks so much!
Truly a blessing to have Dad around. You can still be a child and blow in to the horn with him looking at you😊
lol yep
Stunning
Love your work
A challenging job for sure!! Taking apart springs! wow! The cabinet is beautiful....the memories captivating when listening to the record. As always! Wonderful video and lovely share.
Thanks so much!
You guys are so talented God blessed you
Looks like a fun challenging project😮😮😮😮
What a beautiful instrument. I am so pleased that it is now preserved and able to play for another hundred years. Today’s music producers all evolved from the likes of this beautiful machine. You and your Dad remain a wonderful team - each with knowledge complimentary to the other. I wish you both well. 👍🏻🐶
Thankyou!
gorgeous restoration you and your pops did fantastic . Well done to you both .
Thank you kindly
Another quality job
What a gem you Trena has given to us. The priviledge to see you both working together. A rare vision we see nowadays. Thank you thank you. God bless you all.
Wow, thank you!
That spring is massive!