I thought the same thing. They must think we collectors just jumped off a
turnip truck. Al Menashe
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Fraser" <pjfra...@alamedanet.net>
To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l@oldcrank.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 7:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Edison triumph with totally different upper bedplate
> the description is also just a little too precious ("aw shucks, its a
> stone-looking thing, i think collectors call it a stylus"). this might
> be a big ruse.
>
> On Nov 13, 2007, at 6:16 PM, estott wrote:
>
>> To me it doesn't look like a product of the Edison works- I'd guess that
>> everything above the bedplate is the work of a very skillful mechanic. I
>> strongly suspect this was someone's recording machine- the precision
>> adjustments and quick release on the carrier arm & the leveling
>> adjustments on the front edge are impressive- possibly to make
>> recordings with different cutting depths.
>>
>> Eric Stott
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Medved" <steve_nor...@msn.com
>> >
>> To: "Phono-l" <phono-l@oldcrank.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 7:42 PM
>> Subject: [Phono-L] Edison triumph with totally different upper bedplate
>>
>>
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320182426778
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/2dhcqj
>>
>> What is this?
>>
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