gdogus Posted December 1, 2003 Report Posted December 1, 2003 I made what I think is an EXCELLENT find this weekend - the COMPLETE BILL EVANS ON VERVE box for $129, used but in perfect condition! [...] Now to the original subject of the thread: my box is pretty rusty all over, and I think it looks kind of cool (although it's too big to fit on my storage shelves, so into the closet it goes). I've seen some much more artistic rust/age patterns on other copies of the box, but as they all were selling for $250-300, given the price I got, I can live with a generic looking rust pattern! Wow! Congrats on the great snag! If I ever find such a deal, I'll post a pic of the set ... Quote
Parkertown Posted December 1, 2003 Author Report Posted December 1, 2003 Way to go Tony! I know you will love this set. Thanks for the pic Christiern! Keep 'em coming gang... B) Quote
ASNL77 Posted November 4, 2006 Report Posted November 4, 2006 (edited) I grabbed this set on Ebay a couple of weeks ago and I really love the music. The live at Montreux 1968 is top class! . Yet the box is full of rust and having your hands covered with rust everytime you want to take a CD out of its sleeve is very annoying! Mine is considerably more rusty than the ones seen on the first page of this thread but the music is worth every penny! Although this thread is definitely not political, I am not too sure what it is doing here! Edited November 4, 2006 by ASNL77 Quote
Matthew Posted November 4, 2006 Report Posted November 4, 2006 Man, this is a painful thread! I thought I had this set bought from a person I knew, but he received a better offer. Now I'm trying to get a good deal via the ebay/Amazon route. We'll see how it pans out. I really, really, really, want this set. Quote
Matthew Posted November 4, 2006 Report Posted November 4, 2006 I made what I think is an EXCELLENT find this weekend - the COMPLETE BILL EVANS ON VERVE box for $129, used but in perfect condition! I forgot to mention: I hate you.. Quote
chris olivarez Posted November 5, 2006 Report Posted November 5, 2006 I made what I think is an EXCELLENT find this weekend - the COMPLETE BILL EVANS ON VERVE box for $129, used but in perfect condition! I forgot to mention: I hate you.. What Matthew said, Quote
Matthew Posted October 13, 2007 Report Posted October 13, 2007 It must be the wet weather up here, but my box is turning to pure rust, and I've had it for about a year -- yuck! Quote
AndrewHill Posted October 13, 2007 Report Posted October 13, 2007 Thanks for the mini-review, Vibes! I'd love to hear others' thoughts, too...the wallet is creaking open... Yeah, same here. There's copy of "From Left to Right" sitting at a used cd store for $5; I think I'll pick that up afterall. Quote
Parkertown Posted October 15, 2007 Author Report Posted October 15, 2007 When this thread was started years ago, my box was in fine shape. It is now finally rusting pretty good, quite evenly too. But man...it sucks to even touch it...orange fingers... I'm gonna hafta work on it sometime...try and remove some of that stuff. I should post a picture, huh...? Okay...hold on... Quote
king ubu Posted October 15, 2007 Report Posted October 15, 2007 I think mine's by now a little bit rustier... it's funny, all the time it was at my parents' house, it rusted very slowly, after I moved it to our own flat, it started rusting much faster... and I think it even makes a difference in what room I keep it... will have to remove the discs from the box now, I hate getting all dirty fingers each time I touch it! But the general idea I find kind of cool, I have to admit! Quote
Christiern Posted October 15, 2007 Report Posted October 15, 2007 This is how mine looks today--I don't see any changes since I got it, about ten years ago. Quote
Matthew Posted October 15, 2007 Report Posted October 15, 2007 I think mine's by now a little bit rustier... it's funny, all the time it was at my parents' house, it rusted very slowly, after I moved it to our own flat, it started rusting much faster... and I think it even makes a difference in what room I keep it... will have to remove the discs from the box now, I hate getting all dirty fingers each time I touch it! But the general idea I find kind of cool, I have to admit! That's what I've done, and it works well -- much easier to get the cds out to play also. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted October 15, 2007 Report Posted October 15, 2007 I'd buy it for the rust alone... pretty cool-looking if you ask me! Quote
brownie Posted October 15, 2007 Report Posted October 15, 2007 I should pull mine out more often. It's all rusty by now Quote
Free For All Posted October 15, 2007 Report Posted October 15, 2007 I should pull mine out more often. It's all rusty by now Are we talking about the same thing? Since I moved to hot & humid Florida my box has gone downhill fast. Fortunately I have all the CDs and booklet separately stored, I just keep the box as sort of a science project. Quote
robviti Posted October 15, 2007 Report Posted October 15, 2007 has anyone thought of applying a matte spray varnish or lacquer to their rusted box to preserve its current state? i mention this because it seems to be an accepted method of treating/preserving rusted artifacts. Quote
king ubu Posted October 15, 2007 Report Posted October 15, 2007 has anyone thought of applying a matte spray varnish or lacquer to their rusted box to preserve its current state? i mention this because it seems to be an accepted method of treating/preserving rusted artifacts. I thought about that but I have no experience doing stuff like this, so I better don't try... Quote
sidewinder Posted October 15, 2007 Report Posted October 15, 2007 Stick the box in a vat of alodine solution and paint in Nato matt battle-green. Quote
Christiern Posted October 15, 2007 Report Posted October 15, 2007 There is a nasty rumor going around that these actually are not Bill Evans performances, just another Dick Hyman emulation. Quote
Van Basten II Posted October 21, 2007 Report Posted October 21, 2007 It was among the first jazz boxsets i bought, it's pretty much covered with rust. Conseidering how complicated it is to get the CDs out of that thing, i listened to the music once and i don't remember if i ever listen to it afterwards. Quote
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