Displaying My Soviet Collection - Chess Forums - Page 2

cgrau

Feb 12, 2017

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FrankHelwig wrote:

fabuloso...

Thanks, Frank!

cgrau

Feb 12, 2017

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fightingbob wrote:

Whoa, doggies! When you said collector, Chuck, I didn't think you meant COLLECTOR. This is the way I am with chess books. How many full-sized, non-travel sets do you own? How many boards? How many clocks?

Using spice rack organizers is an excellent idea; I don't know if I would have thought of it.

Thanks much for the post and the photos.

Bob

Thanks, Bob. You are very welcome. I really don't know how many. My wife tells her friends I have 17 sets. That is certainly true. Those racks with the boards each hold 8. So there are 24 there, three Druekes on the top shelf, three upstairs, one on the table downstairs. Three that are cracked beyond salvage. And then there are vinyl and silicone and modular boards.

Eyechess

Feb 12, 2017

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#23

This...is...exceptional! A very nice and complete collection you have, Chuck.

MySeT

Feb 12, 2017

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#24

Whoohh!!! This is a Collection with a big C...

Tous mes compliments Chuck.

penandpaper0089

Feb 12, 2017

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#25

Nice collection there. Are you sure those shelves will be able to hold that much weight?

ElCanarion

Feb 12, 2017

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#26

Beatiful Cgrau!

UpcountryRain

Feb 12, 2017

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#27

Big smiles all around, cgrau! What a great way to sit out the rain. Very nice!

Ronbo710

Feb 12, 2017

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cgrau wrote:

Ronbo710 wrote:

Bravo Sir !! I am looking at those wall mounted boards from Straight Up Chess for display purpose. Hoping to have a VERY rare set to put up there very soon. Stay Tuned ...

Thanks, Ron! I can't wait to see your set. I thought about those vertical boards. I thought it was a lot of money to invest in displaying one set.

Um I think two sets would fit No?

goodknightmike

Feb 12, 2017

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#29

Very nice Chuck, thanks for sharing your Shangri-la

snyder-106

Feb 13, 2017

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#30

Very impressive, indeed! You're creating a personal chess museum. Should you decide to open a chess themed Bed and Breakfast, sign me up!

yeti10

Feb 13, 2017

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#31

Some soviet sets are like flûte à champagne.

Fins et élégants.

Félicitations.

cgrau

Feb 13, 2017

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#32

rcmacmillan wrote:

cgrau wrote:

Meanwhile, the rest of the collection patiently waits...

Chuck, If I wore hats, I'd take mine off to you. You, sir, have even more sets and boards than I do. I think I may have you in the books, clocks, and travel set categories, though... not that we are competing. I do look forward to having a beer and a game with you someday. and I look forward to your future acquisitions.

Thanks, RC. Actually, behind all these boxes are most of my chess books, though there are stashes throughout the house.

cgrau

Feb 13, 2017

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Eyechess wrote:

This...is...exceptional! A very nice and complete collection you have, Chuck.

Thanks, Ron!

cgrau

Feb 13, 2017

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MySeT wrote:

Whoohh!!! This is a Collection with a big C...

Tous mes compliments Chuck.

Merci, mon ami!

cgrau

Feb 13, 2017

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penandpaper0089 wrote:

Nice collection there. Are you sure those shelves will be able to hold that much weight?

LOL. They were designed to.

cgrau

Feb 13, 2017

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Ronbo710 wrote:

cgrau wrote:

Ronbo710 wrote:

Bravo Sir !! I am looking at those wall mounted boards from Straight Up Chess for display purpose. Hoping to have a VERY rare set to put up there very soon. Stay Tuned ...

Thanks, Ron! I can't wait to see your set. I thought about those vertical boards. I thought it was a lot of money to invest in displaying one set.

Um I think two sets would fit No?

Touche! Four if you do half-sets like I did. I can display three sets on one $7 rack. Or four on a $200-300 wall board that only takes up to, what, 3.5" pieces?

cgrau

Feb 13, 2017

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goodknightmike wrote:

Very nice Chuck, thanks for sharing your Shangri-la

Thanks, Mike! What good are the sets if I can't look at and share them?

cgrau

Feb 13, 2017

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snyder-106 wrote:

Very impressive, indeed! You're creating a personal chess museum. Should you decide to open a chess themed Bed and Breakfast, sign me up!

You're always welcome! We have plenty of space!

cgrau

Feb 13, 2017

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yeti10 wrote:

Some soviet sets are like flûte à champagne.

Fins et élégants.

Félicitations.

Vraiment, Yeti. Merci beaucoup!

cgrau

Feb 13, 2017

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ElCanarion wrote:

Beatiful Cgrau!

Thanks, El C!