Curt, In using the H stylus in your lyric reproducer. Are you able to still play 2 min. records with out damaging them? Thanks for the tip about Steven Medved. I will keep that for future use. Thanks so much, Ken
________________________________ From: Vinyl Visions <vinyl.visi...@live.com> To: "phono-l@oldcrank.org" <phono-l@oldcrank.org> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 10:14 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Fwd: Looking for info or a 2/4 minute attachmet. Ken,If you do find a 2/4 conversion kit, you will also need a 4 minute stylus in your Lyric reproducer. Finding a 4 min original Columbia reproducer is another needle in a haystack and not cheap. I sent my original 2 minute Lyric to Steven Medved and he installed an Edison H needle bar and stylus, along with a copper diaphragm, which works perfectly and solved my problem. Steven is on the list frequently, so when you need him, just ask... he does great work.Curt > Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:48:47 -0700 > From: onatorr...@yahoo.com > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Fwd: Looking for info or a 2/4 minute attachmet. > > 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/ _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org/ _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
