well, i think i got the gearing kit for about $300 on ebay, and the 'ducer popped up locally for less than $100. the bracket was the toughest to find, actually, and you don't even need it to play the records.
what's on the 12"? is it a dubbed "sampler" or a single selection per side? On May 4, 2006, at 9:47 PM, Andrew Baron wrote: > Thanks for the additional information, Peter. I can see what you mean > about the writing. It's not only accurate, but written in a nice, > plain-spoken straightforward manner. Intriguing thought to learn who > that individual was. Be nice to thank him, if only in the quiet of > the > mind. > > Well, I suspect the Edison LP hardware goes for three arms and a leg, > but it's inspiring to read about your cumulative efforts to put an > Edison long-play system together. A worthy endeavor. Some years > ago I > saw a working Edison LP system that was factory installed in a very > late C-19. I have an Edison 10" LP and one of the "not for sale" 12" > LP's, so I suppose that plus Ron's reprint booklet would make a good > start... > > Andy > > On May 4, 2006, at 5:38 PM, Peter Fraser wrote: > >> 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. > > _______________________________________________ > 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
