> From: gbogan...@charter.net
> To: phono-l@oldcrank.org
> Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 22:30:29 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Early cygnet horn without the spring
>
> I have an early 10 panel cygnet horn and springless crane on an Edison
> Fireside. As you surmise, the system doesn't work very well as the force
> placed on the carriage by the horn varies with the position of the carriage.
> It happens to work on my particular example because the rubber coupling from
> my reproducer to the horn is old and somewhat loose. This allows the rubber
> coupler to move vertically a bit as the carriage moves which results in a
> more uniform carriage pressure. But this original setup was not
> satisfactory, I'm sure, and that's why the later versions use the spring to
> suspend the horn from the crane.
>
> Greg Bogantz
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steven Medved" <steve_nor...@msn.com>
> To: "phonolist" <phonol...@yahoogroups.com>; "Phono-l"
> <phono-l@oldcrank.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 9:08 PM
> Subject: [Phono-L] Early cygnet horn without the spring
>
>
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > Does anyone have an early cygnet horn without the spring? How do these
> > work without the coil spring? I have seen them but it does not look like
> > a workable system to me.
> >
> > Steve
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