CD 143 [060] "Tall Variant" **SPECIMEN** Sale Sale

By Mike Csorbay; posted June 30, 2010

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A tough piece that's had a tough life, but due to a recent upgrade (thank you, you know who you are!) this one is now available. It has issues, but where to start? Three hunks out of the bottom base edge plus a pinky-nail sized divot out of the skirt at the base. A crack that starts just above the wire groove and goes about 3/4 of the way around the insulator before ending in the skirt (and what appear to be white stones at either end of the crack are actually impurities that leached into the bubble through the crack while it was on the ground). Three or four BB pings on the dome, and a lot of scratching all over, like it was rolled around in a river or ditch for many years. Last but not least, I recall it was frosty on at least one side of the dome, so I gave it a coat of clear, non-yellowing lacquer years ago to make it shine a little better. If you've read this far and haven't given up on it yet as a place holder, then I should tell you I'm asking $175 for it, shipped and insured, anywhere in the US or Canada (a VNM example lists for $500-600). See the next pic for the base damage.

Sept 9 -- REDUCED further to $135 -- thanks for looking!

While I would prefer the $$$ for this piece, I would also consider a trade for a "killer" junky CD 143 of the Montreal Telegraph, GNW, or Great Northwestern series. Thanks for looking!

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