I’M DELIGHTED TO OFFER ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE  Beethoven Complete  Quartets IN THE HISTORY OF CLASSICAL LP COLLECTING.

SUPER RARE

Beethoven " The  Complete 17 Quartets".

The Hungarian String Quartet

Zoltan Skelely and Alexander Moskowsky, violins.

Denes Koromzat, alto

Vilmos Palotai, cello.

Three DELUXE Box set (10 RECORDS)

First 1955 French Press

Grand Prix du Disque 1955

Columbia FCX 240-242/243-245/246-249

A) DELUXE Box Vol. 1 (3 RECORDS)

Columbia FCX 240-242. OP 18 NUMBER 1 TO 6

RECORD FCX 240 OP. 18 N. 1  AND OP 18. N. 2

(MATRIX XAX 503 1N / XAX 504 1N)

RECORD FCX 241 OP. 18 N. 3  AND OP 18. N. 4

(MATRIX XAX 505 1N / XAX 506 1N)

RECORD FCX 242 OP. 18 N. 5  AND OP 18. N. 6

(MATRIX XLX 208  21B CB /XLX 209 21B CB)

GRADING : VISUAL GRADE

RECORD 1 : NM

RECORD 2 : NM

RECORD 3 : SIDE ONE NM

SIDE TWO: VG PLUS TO NM MINUS BECAUSE A LITTLE MARK at the end of second movement that cause same tics

BOX: NM

NO BOOKLET (missing)

B) DELUXE Box Vol. 2 (3 RECORDS)

Columbia FCX 243-245. OP 59

RECORD FCX 243 QUARTET N. 7 OP. 59 N. 1 

(MATRIX XAX 509 5N / XAX 510 5N)

RECORD FCX 244 QUARTET N. 8 OP. 59 N. 1 & QUARTET 11  OP. 95

(MATRIX XAX 511 4N / XAX 512 3N)

RECORD FCX 245 QUARTET N. 9 OP. 59 N. 3 & QUARTET 10  OP. 74

(MATRIX XLX 214 22 / XLX 215 22)

GRADING: VISUAL GRADE

RECORD 1 : NM

RECORD 2 : NM

RECORD 3 : NM

BOX: NM

NO BOOKLET (missing)

C) DELUXE Box Vol. 3 (4 RECORDS)

Columbia FCX 246-249. OP 127, 130, 131, 132, 133, 135

RECORD FCX 246 QUARTET N. 12 OP. 127 & QUARTET N. 16  OP. 135

(MATRIX XLX 216 21 B CB / XLX 216 21 B CB)

RECORD FCX 247 QUARTET N. 13 OP. 130 & QUARTET N. 17  OP. 133

(MATRIX XAX 517 1N / XAX 518 1N)  

RECORD FCX 248 QUARTET N. 14 OP. 131

(MATRIX XLX 220 21 B CB / XLX 221 21 B CB)

RECORD FCX 249 QUARTET N. 15 OP. 132

(MATRIX XLX 222 21 B CB / XLX 223 21 B CB)

GRADING: VISUAL GRADE

RECORD 1 : NM

RECORD 2 : NM

RECORD 3 : NM

RECORD 4 : NM

BOX: VG PLUS. ALL INTACT BUT HAS A WEAR ON BOTTOM LEFT CORNER (SEE PIC)

NO BOOKLET (missing)

All TEN RECORDS CLEANED ON A CLERAUDIO MATRIX RECORD CLEANER AND RESLEEVED.

Each records came with Original inner sleeves and new inner sleeves

TO SUMMARIZE

HEAVY Records (250 GRAMS EACH ONE) ARE 52  YEAR OLD AND ARE IN NM CONDITION (EXCEPT SIDE two RECOD N. FCX 242 , see above description) . SAME OF THEM HAVE one or two superficial sleeve scuffs that don’t affect play.

ALL RECORDS HAVE ONLY ON the FIRST SIDE A SHOP STICKER (SEE PIC)

NO RESERVE!

BEWARE

N.B. INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE: These boxes weights 5kg and cannot be sent by Registered Air-mail, except as 4 packages.

Vol. 1 weights 1,650 grams (box weights 900 grams and each record weights 250 grams)

Vol. 2 weights 1,650 grams (box weights 900 grams and each record weights 250 grams)

Vol. 3 weights 1,900 grams (box weights 900 grams and each record weights 250 grams): Note that this box with IT’S ENVELOPMENT it is over 2 kg so I must ship it with two separate packages

COST OF SHIPPING VOL 1 IS: EUROPE $ 20, USA, JAPAN , ASIA $ 30, AUSTRALIA $ 38

COST OF SHIPPING VOL 2 IS: EUROPE $ 20, USA, JAPAN , ASIA $ 30, AUSTRALIA $ 38

COST OF SHIPPING VOL 3 with two packages IS:

First  package (4 records): EUROPE $ 20, USA, JAPAN , ASIA $ 30, AUSTRALIA $ 38

Second  package (only the box): EUROPE $ 14, USA, JAPAN , ASIA $ 18, AUSTRALIA $ 23

TO SUMMARIZE:

TOTAL COST SHIPPING THREE VOL IS: EUROPE $ 74, USA, JAPAN , ASIA $ 108, AUSTRALIA $ 137

EACH PARCEL WILL BE SHIPPED WITH REGISTERED AIRMAIL WITH  TRACKING NUMBER . YOU WILL RECEIVE IT IN 7-10 BUSINESS DAYS

Before Bid see my grading 

grading : "Goldmine Standard" 

I DO NOT HAVE TIME TO PLAY GRADE ALL LPS, BUT WILL NOTE WHEN AN LP HAS BEEN PLAY GRADED.  SEE MY GRADING SCALE FOR MORE DETAIL.. TO BE MORE EXACT, I ALSO USED "MINUS" OR "PLUS" WHICH CORRESPOND TO INTERMEDIATE CONDITION. IF AN ERROR IS MADE AND RECORD NOT CORRESPOND AS DESCRIBED, I OFFER A MONEY BACK GUARANTEE FOR PURCHASE PRICE OF THE ITEM IF RETURNED SAFE AND SECURE AND REQUESTED WITHIN A WEEK OF RECEIPT .

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; I grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

A thorough cleaning is recommended before playing to remove mold and mildew spores that may not be visible.  

mint- : record and jacket in exceptional condition - virtually same as a new copy - only applied to really outstanding items.

near mint : record and jacket appears in excellent condition - closer examination will show evidence of ownership - lonely scuffs which does not affect play - no ticks - no surface noise - full glossy surface - only a few spindle hole marks - probably the top grading for used records! - jacket in perfect condition apart from minimal edge/ring wear.

very good++ (or NM-) : extremely nice. Would be NM, except for a couple of light hairline scratches or scuffs, which do not affect play.

very good+ : record shows a few scuffs and surface scratches causing occasional ticks - bright and clean surface - spindle hole marks; jacket with edge/ring wear - bended corners - stickers - cutouts - no mechanical defaults.

very good:  a well-used record that still sounds OK when played, but may have moderate surface noise, ticks, pops, etc.

good : record with scuffs and scratches causing occasional ticks and pops (non revealing!) without skipping - vinyl surface not glossy - spindle hole marks - pressing defaults (bulb) - still a listenable item; jacket with small defects as ripped off stickers - taped seams.

fair : record with scratches causing ticks and pops - occasional revealing ones! - surface noise - lonely offered if item is very rare; jacket with mechanical defaults.

BUYER SHOULD CONTACT SELLER WITHIN 24 HOURS OF CLOSE OF AUCTION. PAYMENT DUE WITHIN 7 DAYS OF CLOSE

BID ONLY IF YOU FULLY UNDERSTAND THE ITEM ON AUCTION!!!!

E-MAIL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING ITEM!!!!

PAYMENTS: PAYPAL NO OTHER WAY.  THE SELLER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST,DAMAGED OR STOLEN ITEMS IF NOT INSURED.

ASK, BY EMAIL, FOR OTHER DELIVERY OPTIONS RATES