Starr phonographs were made by the Starr Piano Company of Richmond, Indiana. This is the same company that produced Gennett Records which were famous for their line of 'race' records that featured some of the hottest jazz of that time period. This is significant since jazz was largely misunderstood/under-recorded by the big WASP-y companies (i.e. Victor) of the day. Much of the Starr-Gennett factory remains standing, and a local historical organization is preserving it and the company's recorded legacy. I believe the link is www.starr-gennett.org. Your phonograph was produced ca. 1914-1924. I can't speak to specific value (much depends upon model, condition, etc., but probably around $300 give or take. They are not particularly rare. John M ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe Voigt Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 10:46 PM To: 'phon...@oldcrank.com' Subject: [Phono-L] Starr phonograph I am interested in finding out more about a Starr phonograph. The serial number is 81952 and has the writing "silver grain spruce singing throat of Starr phonograph". Has anyone heard of this model and know about its age, value etc?
Thanks in advance......... Joe Voigt _______________________________________________ Phono-l mailing list phon...@oldcrank.com http://t2.cwihosting.com/mailman/listinfo/phono-l_oldcrank.comGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com From plavzic Sat Feb 21 07:48:19 2004 From: plavzic (Robert Plavzic) Date: Sun Dec 24 13:10:33 2006 Subject: [Phono-L] Zonophone Page Message-ID: <bay13-f76jwhxvolbkq00001...@hotmail.com> Hello As threatened, a page to present an overview of Zonophone models. I got the pic of the Black Zonophone, which I think is very smart. I hope that the Company history is accurate, & would welcome corrections if there are inaccuracies. The unknown (No.1) I have seen many times but don't know which model it is (don't laugh), and the No.2 may be a bit more uncommon. Any other photo's with descriptions are much appreciated its at www.zonophone.netfirms.com thanks Robert _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
