What a difference between Frick and Miller. Miller sold NOS and original parts while Frick sold such horrible crap. His peach can horns are a great example of that. Dave
--- On Sun, 9/2/12, Steven Medved <steve_nor...@msn.com> wrote: From: Steven Medved <steve_nor...@msn.com> Subject: [Phono-L] Old time dealers To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Date: Sunday, September 2, 2012, 3:02 PM I dealt with Gene Ballard who was a skilled machinist and wonderful to deal with. I remember Frick and Miller. Steve > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > From: zonophone2...@aol.com > Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2012 10:13:43 -0400 > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Thank you and this week on eBay... > > What a name from the past > i have not heard of karl frick in years > i mostly bought back then from neuwman miller > and al just wondered what ever happened to your clock work home > did you sell it to the oliphants > thanks for all you and george did on edison > zono > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: clockworkhome <clockworkh...@aol.com> > To: phono-l <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > Sent: Sat, Sep 1, 2012 5:28 pm > Subject: [Phono-L] Thank you and this week on eBay... > > > > I humbly say thank you to those who sent me a compliment. > > This week on eBay there were several reasons why I wrote my Master Thesis on > Edison machines then worked with George Frow to do the book. > > Item 1 was a rare 200 thread per inch feedscrew and record mandrel from an M > electric that allowed it to play Amberol records ! ! ! This seller doesn't > know that even Edison could not make that work so a planetary gear was used > on > the 100 TPI feedscrew for the 200 TPI records. But since he pulled the > mandrel > and feedscrew off of an M and the threads looked more fine to his eyes that > is > what ended up in the listing. It's an M mandrel ! ! ! > > Item 2 was a rare two piece Fireside Horn reproduction. This is one of the > peach can Bondo Frick's Freaks horns. I am surprised it hasn't come apart so > someone had to take good care of it for the last 50 years. Karl cut out the > screw caps from cooking oil cans to make the screw connection between the two > pieces of the horn. The caps were rather narrow to the horn is slim until > after > the connection then the 'bloom' on the bell is rapid. Viewed from the side > it > just looks odd at best. > > Item 3 is a Standard with a broken reproducer limit pin and broken stylus bar > diaphragm link. I contacted the seller and was told, "Every thing is there > and > it all works!" > > I guess I must be like Don Quixote jousting with windmills. > > Best wishes everyone, > > Al > > _______________________________________________ > 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
