Curt, Thanks for all the information. I printed it out so I can refer back to it later. I do that with some posts so that it is easy for me to remember and cataloged. Thanks again, Kenneth PS: I book marked your welcome page.
________________________________ From: Vinyl Visions <vinyl.visi...@live.com> To: "phono-l@oldcrank.org" <phono-l@oldcrank.org> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 5:05 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Fwd: Looking for info or a 2/4 minute attachmet. Ken, If you would like to see what a BE conversion looks like, go to our webpage: http://www.carolinaphonosociety.com/ After clicking on ENTER, you will be on the page with a woman and Nipper - at the top of the page, click on the link "Columbia BF 2-4 minute conversion" I recently did the same thing you are attempting to do with your BE, to my BF machine. However, I could not find the actual BF conversion kit and adapted a BE conversion kit to work. The main difference between the two is the length of the feedscrew. The BE is approx. 8" long and the BF is approx. 10" long - the adaptation would not have worked in reverse - a BF kit will not work on a BE. No one seemed to know much about Columbia 2/4 conversions when I was researching mine earlier this year, so I have learned quite a bit about them. First, if you find a kit, it has to include a feedscrew with the gearing attached and an adapter plate with a locking post for the conversion to work. Make sure all the parts are there before purchasing one, because they are a needle in a haystack to find. The pics of my machine with the BE adapter on it are on the above website. Although, Columbia made the adapter kits to be used with a number of machines, they apparently did not make many of them because the cost for the adapter was almost as much as the original machine and Columbia did not make 4 minute cylinders (other than the Indestructible brand). It was also at the end of the cylinder age, when most people were starting to opt for disc records. Curt > Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:32:56 -0700 > From: onatorr...@yahoo.com > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Fwd: Looking for info or a 2/4 minute attachmet. > > David, > I went back and check with the Columbia Phonograph Companion Vol. 1, and you > are very right. There was more than one attachmemt made to work. on > different machines. > Oops, Thank you for correcting me. I should have double checked my facts > before talking out of foggy memory and scatchy mental pictues. Still I would > love to find a BE 2/4 minute attachment. I wander if the other attachment > for the BK might work on my Columbia Oxford, it was based on the BK but my > Oxford Machinehad has the bedplate and gearing all look to be identical to > the BK. The Oxford case is plain with trim around bedplate and base of > machine. It is correct to be without decals of any kind other than the double > pinsripe on the Japaned black lacker bedplate. Information passed on to me > by Tim Fabrizio about the interesting fact that they did not decal the case > at all, just plane oak. The tone arm conmected to the horn support is > painted glossy black to match the backmount and bedplate, the elbow > connecting to the reproducer and the slide tube are nickeled. The slide tube > just turns under and connects to the elbow unlike the BKT > that has a "U" Tube at the end of the slide. I have a really nice larger >Columbia Black Petals Horn with raised accents aound each petal and there this >is a double yellow rose decal on each of the petals too. I really like the >way it looks with the black parts of the machine. > > I will attach a photo with this posting so you can see the machine. I am > quite proud of it as I am sure you can tell. But not as proud as my mahogany > Triumph and Home model A long case. > Any ways David, I would like to say thanks for correcting me, I have learned > many things from the post that have been made here. > Kenneth Keeton > > PS:The Picture of my Oxford Cylinder Phonograph is as an Attachment within > this post. > > ________________________________ > From: "drbor...@aol.com" <drbor...@aol.com> > To: onatorr...@yahoo.com > Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 9:59 PM > Subject: Fwd: [Phono-L] Looking for info or a 2/4 minute attachmet. > > > Ken, > > I believe the 2/4 minute attachment for a BE, BF, and BG is different than > used on the BK, BO and BQ. I think I have a complete 2/4 minute attachment > for the later, but I think it is different than what you need. If you are > interested in the attachment for a BK, BO, or BQ, let me know and I'll locate > it and send some pictures. > > Regards, > David Boruff > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ken aka: OnATorrent <onatorr...@yahoo.com> > To: Antique Phonograph List <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > Sent: Mon, Jul 23, 2012 9:34 am > Subject: [Phono-L] Looking for info or a 2/4 minute attachmet. > > > Hello all, > > I posted a message several days ago and saw no replys. I have a Columbia BE > in > fantastic condition and I would really love to find a 2/4 minute attachment > for > it. It is the same attachment that fits the BK, BF, BG, BO and the BQ. If > anyone has a complete attachment for sale I would really love to know and if > you > have any leads to where I can find one, it would be most helpful. > > Thanks much as alwasy, > Kenneth Keeton > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: Oxford Cylinder Phonograph - 2 crop.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 1343378 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: > <http://oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/attachments/20120724/71d04ee3/attachment.jpg> > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org/ _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org/ _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
