uh oh. I bought a new-old-stock Edisonic, too ... also for $125, but around 1983. I don't recall from WHOM, though. I must find it & look at the diamond; I never used it much but came to the conclusion that the Edisonic couldn't be used on earlier records because it injured them. I've been trying to figure out where I read that the Edisonic should be used only on 'white label' Diamond Discs, and perhaps it was in the dealer's own catalogue.
----- Original Message ----- From: <diamondisk...@aol.com> To: <phono-l@oldcrank.org> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 10:16 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Re: Phonograph Chop Shop - The Edison Wrecking Yard - >I had dealings with both of those men when I was a beginner, back in the > early 1970's, and I was not happy with either transaction. One of them > sold me > an "NOS" Edisonic reproducer for $125.00, which was about a week's pay, > back > then. > > When I received the reproducer, I anxiously unpacked it, (the box was > nice), > put on one of my favorite disks, (a no-no), and watched the grooves turn > gray, as the reproducer screeched and squawked across the record. After > the > damage was done, I looked at the needle more closely. The stylus was > mounted at a > crooked angle in the needle bar, an obvious defect an "expert" would have > seen instantly.
