Re: [Phono-L] Columbia BNW value??
hi glen i agree with this i paid 450 for one about 7 years ago but the metal horn on this is at least 450 if it is in good shape In a message dated 10/30/2009 12:10:08 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, harveykrav...@yahoo.com writes: Hi Glen, the machine is worth around $900. It's a fairly late machine and needs a good cleaning. The BNW is a scarce machine. You don't see to many of these. I also have a late BNW and I paid $900 for mine. Hopes this will help you. Good luck with your purchase. Harvey Kravitz From: Glenn Longwell To: Antique Phonograph List Sent: Thu, October 29, 2009 11:21:53 AM Subject: [Phono-L] Columbia BNW value?? Hey folks, looking for some help. I have an opportunity to acquire a Columbia BNW. What's the going rate for one of these for a fair offer? Pictures are up on my website at http://www.majesticrecord.com/columbiabnw.htm. This would be my first outside horn disc machine. So am out of touch on values. I'm also figuring it's a BNW based on Columbia Phonograph Companion by Robert Baumbach. Corrections welcome. Thanks for your help. Glenn ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
Re: [Phono-L] RCA Victor Portables
Will we ever see your smiling face in one? > Yes, that be mine, and that be me !! heh heh > > Hello Bruce, > > I really appreciate the link because I have two of the reproducers, but I > have never seen the machine they came from. Is it yours? > > Steve > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77jOOKxXUhg > > > > Here is a Victor Suitcase Victrola with the same or very similar sound box > > and Tone Arm playing on Youtube. I don't have exact dates for the mfg. of > > this Victrola but always assumed it was sometime in the 1930's. > > ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
Re: [Phono-L] RCA Victor Portables
That looks like the identical reproducer on my General Phonograph Model E, all right. But it's got to be a replacement on that 1925 portable because it couldn't have been made until after the RCA/Victor merger. I found a couple more examples of this same tonearm. Here is one on a Birch: http://www.phonophan.com/portable.html And here is one on a US Army Special Services phono (go to the last row on the right, third picture from the bottom): http://www.phono-fun.com/index.php/collection/view_cat/33 I hope somebody somewhere has a Model E with an original tonearm just to see it. For the time being I discovered I will have to raise this one about 9/16" to make the soundbox stand up vertically. Chris Steven Medved wrote: Will we ever see your smiling face in one? Yes, that be mine, and that be me !! heh heh Hello Bruce, I really appreciate the link because I have two of the reproducers, but I have never seen the machine they came from. Is it yours? Steve http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77jOOKxXUhg Here is a Victor Suitcase Victrola with the same or very similar sound box and Tone Arm playing on Youtube. I don't have exact dates for the mfg. of this Victrola but always assumed it was sometime in the 1930's. ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
Re: [Phono-L] RCA Victor Portables
The army one has the last and cheapest reproducer. I wonder what machine is playing the cylinder record on this site, someone please shoot and put it out of its misery unless it is an early Gem speaker with petrified gaskets. > And here is one on a US Army Special Services phono (go to the last row > on the right, third picture from the bottom): > http://www.phono-fun.com/index.php/collection/view_cat/33 > > I hope somebody somewhere has a Model E with an original tonearm just to > see it. For the time being I discovered I will have to raise this one > about 9/16" to make the soundbox stand up vertically. > > Chris > ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
Re: [Phono-L] Columbia BNW value??
Thanks for the advice everyone. Was along my thoughts on what it should be worth but didn't know for sure. Glenn From: "zonophone2...@aol.com" To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Sent: Fri, October 30, 2009 4:47:28 AM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Columbia BNW value?? hi glen i agree with this i paid 450 for one about 7 years ago but the metal horn on this is at least 450 if it is in good shape In a message dated 10/30/2009 12:10:08 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, harveykrav...@yahoo.com writes: Hi Glen, the machine is worth around $900. It's a fairly late machine and needs a good cleaning. The BNW is a scarce machine. You don't see to many of these. I also have a late BNW and I paid $900 for mine. Hopes this will help you. Good luck with your purchase. Harvey Kravitz From: Glenn Longwell To: Antique Phonograph List Sent: Thu, October 29, 2009 11:21:53 AM Subject: [Phono-L] Columbia BNW value?? Hey folks, looking for some help. I have an opportunity to acquire a Columbia BNW. What's the going rate for one of these for a fair offer? Pictures are up on my website at http://www.majesticrecord.com/columbiabnw.htm. This would be my first outside horn disc machine. So am out of touch on values. I'm also figuring it's a BNW based on Columbia Phonograph Companion by Robert Baumbach. Corrections welcome. Thanks for your help. Glenn ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
[Phono-L] Crescent Silvertone
Came home today with a Crescent Talking Machine Co. "Silvertone" phonograph. Somewhat rough shape but was interested in it because they distributed the Crescent line of vertical cut records in the teens. So it comes with a swivel tonearm to play both lateral and vertical. Anyone have any literature from this company showing the various models of phonographs they produced? I'd love a scan of anything anyone has for my research on these companies dealing with vertical cut records. October has been vertical month. Have ended up with about 75 vertical cut records this month from the obscure brands (not Pathe, Edison, Okeh, Paramount) and now the Crescent phonograph. Life is good... Thanks, Glenn ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
Re: [Phono-L] Crescent Silvertone
A book I have say that the Crescent was a lateral machine so the arm or at least the end with the reproducer may not be (probably is not) original. Crescent records were made by Pathe who, in error made them vertical cut, but to be played with a needle ala Aeolian, rather than with a ball stylus ala Pathe. This is one reason the phono company didn't last. Ron L -Original Message- From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of Glenn Longwell Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 9:46 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: [Phono-L] Crescent Silvertone Came home today with a Crescent Talking Machine Co. "Silvertone" phonograph. Somewhat rough shape but was interested in it because they distributed the Crescent line of vertical cut records in the teens. So it comes with a swivel tonearm to play both lateral and vertical. Anyone have any literature from this company showing the various models of phonographs they produced? I'd love a scan of anything anyone has for my research on these companies dealing with vertical cut records. October has been vertical month. Have ended up with about 75 vertical cut records this month from the obscure brands (not Pathe, Edison, Okeh, Paramount) and now the Crescent phonograph. Life is good... Thanks, Glenn ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
