R.I.P! 1939 Thomas B. Thrige traction elevator @ Store Kongensgade 68, Copenhagen, Denmark

This elevator has stayed original for a really long time. 75 years that's a great age! Way to go Thrige! Excellent quality in design and craftmanship! However, now the time has come, and KONE has been chosen to modernize this elevator. That's the best choice and i expect KONE to do a great job as always. I met two KONE employees as i visited the elevator. The work actually first started the following monday (27/1), but they were here to deliver the materials in advance. First of all i managed to arrange the 1939 Thrige fixtures to be preserved for my private collection. YAY! Then they told that we could expect the following from the modernization:
New motor
New controllers
New cables
New KSS signalizatiom
New full-height photocells
New overspeed-governor/limiter, model OL-35 from WITTUR (generic)
The M-series restart button will not be replaced
The package includes some generic components, but it also includes many geniune KONE components, most importantly, the signalization! My GOSH i'm SO HAPPY it won't be generic fixtures - that KONE will do the job - that it won't get inner doors - and that i will preserve the old buttons! GREAT! This is really the best possible outcome! I'm looking so much forward to see the finished mod. and also to get the buttons. I've made a more than 17 minutes long video dedicated to the memory of this legendary amazing classic elevator!
RIP as original, but i'm sure this elevator will continue to serve for many decades in a "shined up" fashion!

Information
• Location: Store Kongensgade 68, Copenhagen, Denmark
• Manufacturer: Thomas B. Thrige
• Year: 1939
• Serial:
• Type: Traction, relay controller
• Capacity: 4 persons

Recorded 24. January 2014

Music
• 00:02 - "Rose" by James Horner (recreated)
• 09:57 - "Local Forecast - Slower" by Kevin MacLeod / Incompetech
• 13:44 - "Everyday" by Jason Farnham
• 15:29 - "Dejlig er Jorden" by Akademisk Kor Aarhus