and i can tell from Andy's writing that, today at least, he's been wandering around with a real spring in his step...
yeah, that connection was quite real. i did the work one evening soon after 9/11/01 when things were rather weird at the then-present, so a connection backwards was welcome and comforting. i really ought to dig those instructions back out and read them again. uncle ron dethlefson offers a top-notch reprint of the little booklet, which is fun to have even if you never find the components and records. took me 5 years, finding the gear kit, the reproducer, the reproducer mounting bracket (needed to store 2 of your Edisonic, your Long, and your Standard reproducers while the third is in use), and the 3 LP records i have, separately. found the records first - otherwise i may not have pursued it. i just indulged myself with the thought of how it actually might be possible to find out the name of that author, due to the huge intact office archive at the edison site in orange. and from that, one could probably find descendants of that individual, and tell them how cool their forbear was. but of course, they'd just wonder why you'd wanted to do that and then cautiously ask you to go away. ok, i just went and found the booklet, to accurately relate this little gem: "Tighten the governor set screw at A and see that the governor shaft has approximately 1/64 inch end play. (Estimate this end play as the least which will permit a slight click to be felt when the shaft is pressed back and forth lengthwise in its bearings). booklet has a list of machines and whether they have 1- or 2- spring barrels. the A-200 isn't listed, but A-85 and A-100 are, so there's an implication that some machines can't take the extra barrel. book also says that with 2 springs you get 23 minutes playing time. it's Edison Form No. 4857, from January 1927. It's 20 pages long. Let me know if you need Uncle Ron's contact info. On May 4, 2006, at 3:57 PM, Andrew Baron wrote: > I enjoyed your comment about connecting with the writer across the > intervening span of time. This is really what it's all about for me > too - the joy of learning and benefitting from the wisdom of the > designers. The need for one clarification comes to mind after reading > your description: > > The additional spring barrel option, as equipped standard in the > Laboratory models, would apply to the later (post December 1914) DD > machines. I believe the earlier models such as the A-200 had motor > boards that weren't set up to accommodate an additional barrel. > > Andy Barrel - - I mean - - Baron > > > On May 4, 2006, at 3:06 PM, Peter Fraser wrote: > >> i found and installed one of these kits, and it works fine on the 10" >> LPs i have - i don't have any 12" tho. >> >> the installation instructions are excellently written, and as i went >> through the process i felt a great connection to the writer across >> all those years. it was a cool experience. >> >> the directions are quite explicit about the need for a 2-spring >> motor, and altho i'm too lazy to check right now, i believe all DD >> motors were able to have a second spring barrel installed without >> modification...and that the barrel was available separately for the >> purpose of the conversion. > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > Phono-L@oldcrank.org > > Phono-L Archive > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ > > Support Phono-L > http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank
