A Zonophone model A has appeared on eBay, Item number: 260074366186. The body of the machine looks beautifully originally, although the brightness of the horn seems unnatural. The description states that the brass horn still has its original shellac coating on the outside. Did Zonophone actually do this (shellac or clear lacquer coat the brass)? I probably shouldn't question the seller since his rather imposing seller ID implies a knowledgeable collector, but I haven't heard of this practice.
Andy Baron From [email protected] Thu Jan 11 08:23:54 2007 From: [email protected] (mark lynch) Date: Thu Jan 11 17:36:52 2007 Subject: [Phono-L] Orthophonic Reproducer Bearings Message-ID: <773955.1168532634118.javamail.r...@elwamui-wigeon.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Thanks Walt, it is amazing how those fractions work...did you know that five out of four student at my High School had trouble with them? For all of us who have dealt with rebuilding Orthophonic soundboxes it looks like Victor had another idea rather than the 1/16" balls to support the stylus bar. http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT1796149&id=XldNAAAAEBAJ&pg=PP1&dq=victor+talking+machine+1931#PPP1,M1 Like many patented ideas it looks like this one was never put into production. Maybe with today's new elastic materials the idea would work better that loose-steel-balls (and Desi Arnaz) and be a welcome relief to today's repairman. Anyone want to tackle this one? Mark -----Original Message----- >From: Walt <[email protected]> >Sent: Jan 10, 2007 5:45 PM >To: 'Antique Phonograph List' <[email protected]> >Subject: RE: [Phono-L] Orthophonic Reproducer Bearings > >.0625" and 1/16" are the same measurement. If you only need a few sets of >them give Ron Sitko a call. > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >Behalf Of Douglas Houston >Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 3:13 PM >To: Antique Phonograph List >Subject: RE: [Phono-L] Orthophonic Reproducer Bearings > >I believe that they were 1/16". I bought a box of them from Detroit Ball >Bearing once. Thyey can sell you ything you want in that line. They have so >much stuff, it seems that if they don't have something, it never was. > > >> [Original Message] >> From: Loran Hughes <[email protected]> >> To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> >> Date: 1/10/2007 12:48:26 AM >> Subject: [Phono-L] Orthophonic Reproducer Bearings >> >> I can't recall off the cuff... can anyone tell me the diameter of the >> bearings for an Orthophonic reproducer? >> >> Regards, >> Loran >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > > >_______________________________________________ >Phono-L mailing list >http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.16.8/621 - Release Date: 1/9/2007 > > >_______________________________________________ >Phono-L mailing list >http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
