Thread: New Filarmonica Purchase

Hey Friends,

I just snagged this Filarmonica Doble Temple 14 last night on e-bay. Looks like there are some minor rust spots to clean, but the price was right. I just hope I don't have to take off the blade plating to clean it.

David

Nice score David!

Let us know how she shaves..!

Very nice~~~

Originally Posted by Stubear

Nice score David!

Let us know how she shaves..!

Thanks Stewart. Any words of wisdom in cleaning this one? I am a sucker for gold wash and etching and I'd really like to keep as much as possible.

You cant really clean the goldwash without removing it as its so fine, and any polish like MAAS will take it right off.

The rest of the blade can be cleaned as normal though. I'm not much of a restoration guy, and I only have a Dremel, but I'd get as much off with MAAS and a Q-Tip before I broke out any power tools.

Actually, if you really want to get her back to her former glory, you could clean her right up, remove all the gold wash and then send her to Revisor for re-plating.

I'd contact them before hand and see how much it costs though, but that could be a really great way to go with this one!

Hope thats of some help!

Yes, it was a great price wasnt it?

Stop Sniping me!


There really should be some team work around here where we can collude, plot, plan, and scheme, to get razors at the lowest prices without bidding against each other.


Yea yea yea, market will bear, fair dealing,

Bah! Humbug!

Originally Posted by Magpie

Yes, it was a great price wasnt it?

Stop Sniping me!


There really should be some team work around here where we can collude, plot, plan, and scheme, to get razors at the lowest prices without bidding against each other.


Yea yea yea, market will bear, fair dealing,

Bah! Humbug!

Hmmm. I'm not quite sure how to respond.

Are you suggesting that we should know that you had your heart set on a razor and avoid bidding on it?

Do we build a bidding wall around a razor to make sure that only a selected SRP member receive it? And how do we make sure no non-SRP member wins it?

I do not use a sniping program. I have an idea as to how much I am willing to pay and I assume you did as well. In fact, for $10.00 more you would have had the bragging rites.

I have lost plenty of Duble Ducks and Wade & Butchers in bidding, and probably to a lot of SRP members - I've never complained. IMHO, I think it is bad form for you to do so here on the forums.

Bad form? I suppose if I were actually bitching and not just poking fun at you, yea it would be.

But I still dont see it as a bad idea if the friendly people on here were to try and not bid against themselves.

Of course, as I am selling my razors (hopefully faster than I buy them!)

I am always happy for people to fight for them.

Now stop taking me so serious, and just tease me back, its Relax time!

Agreeing ahead of time not to bid is kinda negating the whole idea of an auction. I suppose you could always post, and state your willing high bid, then that would at least negate a bid war against other members....

When I bid ebay, I will wait until the last 4 seconds before entering my bid at all. I don't get into any bid wars.... I just bid the price that I'm willing to pay.



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Originally Posted by Alembic

Are you suggesting that we should know that you had your heart set on a razor and avoid bidding on it?

Only if I'm the one who wants it ! Nice razor, I really like that one. If it were mine I would try Stu's suggestion of the metal polish on a Q-tip carefully avoiding the gold wash. I've got a couple of Filly 14s in similar condition and it would be nice if they were 100% pristine but they shave so well I forget about the minor imperfections.