[Phono-L] Any information about Columbia building no. 77?

[Merle Sprinzen via Phono-L]

I've just posted some blueprints for a proposed Columbia record factory
building in Bridgeport, CT, labeled "Building No. 77."  You can see the
blueprints here:

http://spgo.io/f/a/xkNalUn5lg6W2y-U-rklkQ~~/AABF2wA~/RgRZyD8ZP0EIAWvyi-ACpbpXA3NwY1gEAFkGc2hhcmVkYQhzdGFuZGFyZGANNTIuMzguMTkxLjIyNEIKAAWZC-dXmwyK0lIYYXJjaGl2ZUBtYWlsLWFyY2hpdmUuY29tCVEEAERDaHR0cDovL3d3dy5saXR0bGV3b25kZXJyZWNvcmRzLmNvbS9Db2x1bWJpYS1mYWN0b3J5LWJsdWVwcmludHMuaHRtbEcCe30~

 

Does anyone know whether this building was ever built and, if it was, in
what year?

 

Thanks!

 

Merle

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[Phono-L] Take numbers on electric Columbias

[Merle Sprinzen via Phono-L]

I'm a little embarrassed that I don't know this, but not too embarrassed to
ask.  

 

In looking at the records that were included in the set of four Bubble Books
that were recorded electrically, I'm seeing the matrix number in the wax
along with a set of numbers, of the form "number dash number," like "4-2" or
"3-1."   This undoubtedly is telling me the take number, but I don't know
how to read it.  Would someone let me know to decipher the code, please?

 

Thanks ever so much,

 

Merle

Re: [Phono-L] Vintage phonograph dealer in Paris

[Merle Sprinzen]

Thank you all so very much!

-Original Message-
From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On
Behalf Of Ron L'Herault
Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2014 5:06 PM
To: 'Antique Phonograph List'
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Vintage phonograph dealer in Paris

La Phonogalerie

10 Rue Lallier, Paris, France

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From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On
Behalf Of Merle Sprinzen
Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2014 3:23 PM
To: 'Antique Phonograph List'
Subject: [Phono-L] Vintage phonograph dealer in Paris

I'm on my way to Paris (I know, life could be a lot harder -- in fact, I'm
sitting in the airport), and suddenly remember that there is a phonograph
dealer in Paris that has a retail store -- from what I remember, his
offerings are quite extensive.  It's just that I've completely forgotten his
name.  Would someone be so kind as to remind me?

Thank you!


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[Phono-L] Vintage phonograph dealer in Paris

[Merle Sprinzen]

I'm on my way to Paris (I know, life could be a lot harder -- in fact, I'm
sitting in the airport), and suddenly remember that there is a phonograph
dealer in Paris that has a retail store -- from what I remember, his
offerings are quite extensive.  It's just that I've completely forgotten his
name.  Would someone be so kind as to remind me?

Thank you!

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[Phono-L] Favor please: Brake on a Lumiere

[Merle Sprinzen]

Hi Everyone --

I have one of these phonographs that somehow lost its automatic braking
mechanism.  In order to find one, I need to know what it looks like and so
I'm hoping someone has one of these machines and would be willing to lift
the turntable and take a photo of the brake with a ruler beside it for
scale.  I would be most grateful.

You can see images of this kind of phonograph at the top of this page:
http://tinyurl.com/pmx9ke2

Thanks!

Merle 

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Re: [Phono-L] American Record Labels book

[Merle Sprinzen]

Here's the book, but I see it's out of print and couldn't find it on the
Mainspring Press website either:
http://www.amazon.com/American-Record-Labels-Companies-Encyclopedia/dp/09671
81909


-Original Message-
From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On
Behalf Of Bob Maffit
Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2014 4:16 PM
To: Antique Phonograph List
Subject: [Phono-L] American Record Labels book

Phono Listers:

 

Previously I got an "American history Of Record Labels" or something like
that from Main Spring Press however, had a friend look and we can't seem to
find the book. I likely have the title wrong, and I think it was by Sutton &
Knoxss (?)

 

Does anyone know the exact title and where to get one?

 

Later

 

Bob

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[Phono-L] Anyone know a dealer interested in selling Little Wonder records?

[Merle Sprinzen]

I was approached by someone who came into a big collection of Little Wonder
records -- more than 1500 records (more than 700 titles - there are
duplicates).  He has 20-30 or so in that collection that I'm interested in
but he isn't really interested in letting me choose -- it's all or nothing
and the "all" price is more than I'm willing to pay to just get the ones I
want.  So I'm thinking that I could buy them all, take out the ones I want,
and then sell the rest to a dealer at a much reduced price (less than 50
cents a record) given that I was willing to pay a lot for the ones I wanted.
All I need is to find a dealer interested in that deal.  Do you know anyone?
If so, please send me their contact details -- off list please.  And thanks!

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[Phono-L] OT: Creative solution for using an alley

[Merle Sprinzen]

Thought you might find this of interest - sort of related to phonos but not
entirely...

http://www.phaidon.com/agenda/architecture/articles/2013/february/22/london-
hospital-builds-lullaby-factory/


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[Phono-L] What?!?

[Merle Sprinzen]

For an example of what happens when two naïve bidders just have to have
something, see the bidding on eBay #111013678879.  And there's another
almost identical machine on eBay right now by the same seller with a
buy-it-now price of $350.  But maybe I'm not seeing something that makes
this machine extra special.

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Re: [Phono-L] Charlie Hummel on TV

[Merle Sprinzen]

You can watch a short version of the segment here:

http://video.tvguide.com/Odd+Folks+Home/Odd+Folks+Home+Edison+Shrine/1679039
5?primary=&primaryvalue=Odd%20Folks%20Home

But you need to disable your pop-up blocker for it to play.

-Original Message-
From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On
Behalf Of bruce78...@comcast.net
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 12:22 PM
To: Antique Phonograph List
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Charlie Hummel on TV

Unfortunately, that is not an option here. We do get the discovery channel. 

- Original Message -
From: "tomj33" 
To: phono-l@oldcrank.org
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 10:13:13 AM
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Charlie Hummel on TV 

the Science Channel 


Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone 

 Original message 
From: bruce78...@comcast.net
Date: 
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Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Charlie Hummel on TV 

What Network was it on ? 

- Original Message -
From: "Tom Jordan" 
To: "Antique Phonograph List" 
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 1:13:11 AM
Subject: [Phono-L] Charlie Hummel on TV 

I happened to catch a new show called "Odd Folks Home" tonight that features
a segment starring Charlie Hummel talking about his Edison collection. FYI
It's a spin-off from the show Oddities. 
Tom 

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Re: [Phono-L] Renewing MAPS membership

[Merle Sprinzen]

That worked perfectly!  I didn't think to revisit the site and it's
completely different than when I went there last week. Thanks a lot!

-Original Message-
From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On
Behalf Of Robin & Joan Rolfs
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 6:34 PM
To: Antique Phonograph List
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Renewing MAPS membership

Greetings,

You can renew your membership at:  http://www.maps-itg.org/ There is a form
to fill out and you can pay using PayPal.

Or you can renew by mail by going to: 
http://www.maps-itg.org/MAPS-home.html
Former members of MAPS may rejoin at any time without filling out a
membership application by paying their dues for the current year. The dues
are as follows:

US residents: $30
Canadian residents: $35 (USD)
Rest of the World: $45 (USD)
All payments must be in U.S. funds only.

Please address your membership form to:

MAPS Dues
c/o John Hauger
3771 Chapel Road
Spring Arbor, MI 49283
U.S.A.

Christmas greetings to all!

IAPS/MAPS Secretary,  Joan Rolfs


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[Phono-L] Renewing MAPS membership

[Merle Sprinzen]

I'd really like to renew my MAPS membership, but I can't find the
information on the MAPS website about how to send the payment through
PayPal.  I got a letter that says I should go to www.MAPS-ITG.org, but when
I go there it says the site is under construction and that I should go to
the old site.  And when I go to the old site, it only has information about
becoming a new member - at least as far as what I could find.  Maybe it's
me.  But would someone mind, please, posting the information about what
account name I should use to send my renewal through PayPal?


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Re: [Phono-L] Thank you - not phono related

[Merle Sprinzen]

My husband and I are both in that club...

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Behalf Of Vinyl Visions
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 3:55 PM
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I'm a three year survivor. How many more members of the club are out
there?Curt  

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[Phono-L] HMV key needed

[Merle Sprinzen]

I'm trying to complete a Lumiere phonograph I purchased last year at Union
and now only need the key.  It's an HMV key.  Please contact me if you have
one of these in need of a new home - I'd be most grateful.  Links to photos
of the machine and key should be below if I've done things correctly.  And
here's a link to one that recently sold on eBay before I knew what I was
looking for (http://www.ebay.com/itm/390472981786).

Thanks!

Merle
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[Phono-L] Phonos for sale in advance of Union

[Merle Sprinzen]

I've got a small bunch of phonos I'd like to sell - all in the "small"
category - and thought I'd see if anyone is interested.  I'm happy to bring
them to Union.

 

1.  Vanophone - In very good working order.  The reproducer is not original,
though, and it doesn't attach to the tone arm very securely.  $295

2.  A Kompact - In very good working order.  It's the one with a wooden case
and the turntable that's all one piece rather than the one in three parts
that fan out.   I believe the case has been refinished and for sure the
handle has been replaced.  $195

3.  A Pollyphone - The one with a cardboard horn that folds flat (missing).
The handle has been replaced.  I'd say this one is really only good for
parts.  $50.

 

I can send photos of any of these if you're interested - hope you are!

 

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[Phono-L] Uh oh... more uses for phono horns

[Merle Sprinzen]

I just hope people don't get more ideas like this for rare horns...

http://www.etsy.com/listing/92924819 


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Re: [Phono-L] smoke smell cleaner

[Merle Sprinzen]

The other thing I've tried after all the cleaners is to put a box of baking
soda into it - it naturally absorbs the odors (just like in a refrigerator
or freezer).  And non-deodorant kitty litter works pretty well, too - there
is some made of cedar chips that has done the trick for me.

-Original Message-
From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On
Behalf Of Ron L'Herault
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 9:47 PM
To: 'Antique Phonograph List'
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] smoke smell cleaner

Cleaning the cabinet with mechanic's waterless hand cleaner (without pumice)
ought to do the trick.  It removes grease and oil and old wax, taking the
stink of tobacco with it.

Ron L

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From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On
Behalf Of Ken and Brenda Brekke
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 8:04 PM
To: 'Antique Phonograph List'
Subject: [Phono-L] smoke smell cleaner

I am sure that we all have bought some old phonographs that came from heavy
smokers.  I recently purchased a nice oak Herzog cabinet like the one on the
front of the Gadgets and Gizzmos book with the paper mache horn inside.  It
is in excellent condition with the exception that it has a strong odor of
smoke.  Has anyone had any luck getting the smell out from an old phonograph
or cabinet?  This cabinet came from the original owners grand-daughter who
is in her late 70s.  Both her and her husband are heavy smokers.  Also, does
anyone have any sales literature on these cabinets?  I would like to try to
get any information  on them.  I am also currently using this one for a
pattern to make the paper mache horn for my other two cabinets like this one
that are missing the horn.  So far the project is working out pretty good.  

 

Thanks in advance,

Ken Brekke 

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Re: [Phono-L] eBay Shilling??

[Merle Sprinzen]

Two possible ways to get a long series from the same bidder.  In one
scenario, there is a higher bidder, and the new bidder keeps entering higher
and higher bids to try to outbid that higher bidder.  In the second
scenario, a bidder enters one bid and then enters several others so as to
increase his original bid.  You won't see any of those later bids until a
higher bidder enters the auction, and then all the other bids the first
bidder entered will appear that are up to the higher bidder, and one bid (if
one was entered) that exceeds the higher bidder.

-Original Message-
From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On
Behalf Of allena...@aol.com
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2012 2:34 PM
To: phono-l@oldcrank.org
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] eBay Shilling??

but how can a person bid against himself if he is the only bidder?
 
 
 
In a message dated 3/3/2012 4:38:53 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
john9...@pacbell.net writes:

consecutive bids within a few minutes, bidding against himself each  time,
and taking the price from $599 to $1000. 
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[Phono-L] Playing idevices through antique horns

[Merle Sprinzen]

Someone was asking about this in the past few weeks, and I just stumbled on
this.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/9140/acoustic-ipad-iphone-speaker-dock?ref=v
1_other_1

And check out the other versions that are for sale using repro horns.

Maybe it's an idea starter??
 

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Re: [Phono-L] Union phono show this year

[Merle Sprinzen]

Thanks!



On Jan 22, 2012, at 3:50 PM, Darrell Lehman  wrote:

> Always the second FULL week-end in June = sb 8-9-10
> 
> Merle Sprinzen wrote:
>> Anyone know the dates for this year's antique phonograph show in Union, IL?
>> It's always in June, but I don't know the dates.  Never too early to start
>> planning!
>> 
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[Phono-L] Union phono show this year

[Merle Sprinzen]

Anyone know the dates for this year's antique phonograph show in Union, IL?
It's always in June, but I don't know the dates.  Never too early to start
planning!


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Re: [Phono-L] OT: clockwork automaton article in NY Times today

[Merle Sprinzen]

Oops..  Sorry I didn't read all my emails...  Andrew's answer about the
original pen is here.

-Original Message-
From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On
Behalf Of Andrew Baron
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 4:41 PM
To: Antique Phonograph List
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] OT: clockwork automaton article in NY Times today

Thank you Greg (and also Jim and Steve for chiming in, and Jim for noting
the YouTube videos).

The Youtube video of the live demonstration isn't produced at all; more like
home movies, taken at the Franklin Institute upon the dual-event of first
public showing of the automaton in some years, combined with a book signing
by Brian Selznick back at the place where this vital element of his book
(and movie HUGO) was discovered.

In the event video, it's fun to hear Brian talk about how we discovered the
original writing implement body hidden away within the interior framework of
the machine.  We still don't know what the original writing tip was, but
it's likely that it was a small metal nib for ink.  The original, ornamented
writing implement body had apparently never been seen in the 80 years that
the automaton had resided at the Franklin.

Here are the links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfeNC28vpYo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwkkDfs-RKg


On Dec 27, 2011, at 9:27 PM, Greg Bogantz wrote:

>   Congratulations, Andy, on getting this priceless piece of history
restored to full functionality.  That must have been a privelege as well as
great fun to do.  What a wonderful challenge in trying to figure out what
each piece of the mechanism did.  I'm constantly amazed at the delicacy and
precision of mechanisms such as watches and timepieces that were made
hundreds of years ago. I have often wondered how these precision mechs were
even made so many years ago before the availability of modern materials and
processes.  I'm always fascinated by this stuff.  Thanks for the link.
> 
> Greg Bogantz
> 
> 
> 
> - Original Message - From: "Andrew Baron" 
> To: "Antique Phonograph List" 
> Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 11:00 PM
> Subject: [Phono-L] OT: clockwork automaton article in NY Times today
> 
> 
>> For those phonograph enthusiasts whose interests extend into other
mechanical realms, Today's edition of the New York Times (Science Times
section) ran an article about the drawing/writing automaton that  restored
for Philadelphia's Franklin Institute Science Museum.
>> 
>> Here's the link:
>>
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/27/science/maillardet-automaton-inspired-mart
in-scorseses-film-hugo.html?_r=2&seid=auto&smid=tw-nytimes&pagewanted=all
>> 
>> Best to all,
>> Andrew Baron
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Re: [Phono-L] OT: clockwork automaton article in NY Times today

[Merle Sprinzen]

The article says that the original pen was lost long ago.  I seem to recall
that the original pen was found inside the works.  Am I mis-remembering?

And I, too, am simply stunned at the original mechanism and Andrew's skill
at reviving it.

-Original Message-
From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On
Behalf Of Andrew Baron
Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 11:01 PM
To: Antique Phonograph List
Subject: [Phono-L] OT: clockwork automaton article in NY Times today

For those phonograph enthusiasts whose interests extend into other
mechanical realms, Today's edition of the New York Times (Science Times
section) ran an article about the drawing/writing automaton that  restored
for Philadelphia's Franklin Institute Science Museum. 

Here's the link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/27/science/maillardet-automaton-inspired-mart
in-scorseses-film-hugo.html?_r=2&seid=auto&smid=tw-nytimes&pagewanted=all

Best to all,
Andrew Baron
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Re: [Phono-L] eBay "Special" - 1940's Mikiphone Portable Pocket Phonograph

[Merle Sprinzen]

And don't you just love the wonderfully informative photos!

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Behalf Of Vinyl Visions
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 9:32 PM
To: phono-l@oldcrank.org
Subject: [Phono-L] eBay "Special" - 1940's Mikiphone Portable Pocket
Phonograph



Check out this ridiculous listing, just in time for Christmas:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120816777670&ssPageName=A
DME:B:SS:US:1123#ht_16978wt_2594

  
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[Phono-L] 1926 Victor Record Catalog

[Merle Sprinzen]

I've been collecting some of Victor's annual catalogs, and have a question
about the one from 1926.  My copy -- and all the others I've ever seen --
say on the cover that the catalog is "complete to October 1, 1926."  Did
Victor ever print a catalog that covered the entire year?

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[Phono-L] Anyone know much about HMV 102s?

[Merle Sprinzen]

I'm now the proud owner of a green one in generally good condition and I'd
be grateful if someone who knew about them could answer a question.  Mine
has the 5A reproducer, which apparently was used later in the run.  Should
102s of that era have the record holder?  Mine doesn't, and I don't know
whether I now need to be on the lookout for one to complete it.

Also, mine is missing most of its green rubber "feet."  Just because it
doesn't hurt to ask, does anyone have a green 102 junker (hah!) that still
has its?  If you're willing to part with them, I'd be happy to purchase
them.

Thanks!

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Re: [Phono-L] Little Wonder Records and Bubble Books

[Merle Sprinzen]

And what a wonderful day that was!

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Behalf Of bruce78...@comcast.net
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 11:02 PM
To: Antique Phonograph List
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Little Wonder Records and Bubble Books

I am going in soon to order mine as well. Celebrating the new release, here
is a photo that was taken at the special Merle Sprinzen (Little Wonder) Day
from about 4 years ago. Here she is with some of the MOCAPS gang in their
special Merle Sprinzen "Little Wonder" Tee shirts. Best of Luck to Merle and
Tim with their new Book !! 

http://s535.photobucket.com/albums/ee358/Sonoraman2/?action=view¤t=IM0
00698.jpg 

Bruce 

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Re: [Phono-L] Little Wonder Record

[Merle Sprinzen]

Number one has special value because it's the first one, and so sometimes
people will pay as much as $10 for it.  I don't really collect anything
beside LWs and Bubble Books (and small phonographs), so I can't be very
helpful about your other records, but Peter Muldavin would be.  You can
reach him through his site:  http://www.kiddierekordking.com/

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Behalf Of Vinyl Visions
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 10:10 PM
To: phono-l@oldcrank.org
Subject: [Phono-L] Little Wonder Record



Hi Merle,



Does Little Wonder #1 have any particular value? I found one in a stack of
LW's that I have...


I also have a tiny set of children's picture records -maybe 4" records and
some that look like small Durium records.


Curt
  
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Re: [Phono-L] The Colibri record label

[Merle Sprinzen]

The four-volume set I have is classical music, and the label has information
in lots of languages -- looks like Arabic, Korean, Russian and French.  But
there is no date.

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Behalf Of Vinyl Visions
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 10:06 PM
To: phono-l@oldcrank.org
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] The Colibri record label


Don't know anything about them, but what era/genre are they? What are the
titles/artists?
Curt


> From: msprin...@gmail.com
> To: phono-l@oldcrank.org
> Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:35:15 -0400
> Subject: [Phono-L] The Colibri record label
> 
> I just purchased a set of four records on the Colibri label, a label I
know
> nothing about.  I purchased the records cheaply on the unlikely chance
they
> had something to do with the Colibri portable phonographs.  They're 10"
> double-sided 78s, made in France.  Anybody know anything about these?
> 
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Re: [Phono-L] Little Wonder Records and Bubble Books

[Merle Sprinzen]

A new book...  Hot off the press!

-Original Message-
From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On
Behalf Of Darrell Lehman
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 9:17 PM
To: Antique Phonograph List
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Little Wonder Records and Bubble Books

Do you mean "A Phonograph In Every Home" or is there a new book out?

srsel...@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 4/21/2011 8:06:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> msprin...@gmail.com writes:
>
> A little  bit of shameless self-promotion.  The book I co-authored with
Tim
> Brooks, Little Wonder Records and Bubble Books: An Illustrated History
and
> Discography, has just been released by Mainspring  Press.
>
>
> This is good news Merle.  I'd love to review it  for both In The  Groove
> and Amazon.com (I'm now a top 400 reviewer there).  but,  unfortunately,
Allan
> has a policy of no review copies. (I reviewed Allan's on  book - Victrola
> in the Home - only because Kurt Nauck gave me a copy and asked  that I
have
> folks order direct from him. And Jck Palmer sent me a copy of HIS  book
> direct) I never understood Allan's policy for reviewers with a targeted
> audience, but it's his choice. Sorry you aren't coming to ARSC next month.
>
> Best,
>
> Steve Ramm
> In The Groove/Amazon.com
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[Phono-L] The Colibri record label

[Merle Sprinzen]

I just purchased a set of four records on the Colibri label, a label I know
nothing about.  I purchased the records cheaply on the unlikely chance they
had something to do with the Colibri portable phonographs.  They're 10"
double-sided 78s, made in France.  Anybody know anything about these?

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[Phono-L] Little Wonder Records and Bubble Books

[Merle Sprinzen]

A little bit of shameless self-promotion.  The book I co-authored with Tim
Brooks, Little Wonder Records and Bubble Books: An Illustrated History and
Discography, has just been released by Mainspring Press.  It tells the story
of the founding of the record label, its early and wild success, the
behind-the-scenes courtroom dramas that marked its early history, and the
history of its Bubble Book offshoot.  It also contains the most complete
discography to date, including many new titles and performer attributions.
If you're interested, you can purchase a copy here:

http://www.mainspringpress.com/book_lw.html

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Re: [Phono-L] Looking for Mother Goose records

[Merle Sprinzen]

Thanks SO much, Harvey, for letting me know about this.  Luckily (given the
price) the records I'm looking for weren't produced by Talking Book.  These
were Columbia's, just with a different label.  So the pursuit continues!

-Original Message-
From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On
Behalf Of harvey kravitz
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 10:22 PM
To: Antique Phonograph List
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Looking for Mother Goose records

Merle,
Go to Ruby Lane  and there is a Mother Goose book. Look under phonographs.
The 
price is steep, $275. for it. 

Harvey Kravitz


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[Phono-L] Looking for Mother Goose records

[Merle Sprinzen]

I've recently discovered that Columbia formed a partnership with Rust Craft
(the Hallmark of its day), to produce a series of records on a label they
called "Mother Goose Records."  The records are the same size as Little
Wonders, and have a black paper label.  The original Little Wonder matrix
numbers were used, and I know about two of them -- 464-B is Little Wonder
#943 and 464-C is Little Wonder #814.  I'm assuming that there is a 464-A
but don't know what it is, and there might be a 464-D (and E, etc.) or some
other number than 464.  These records were originally sold in a box, which
you can see on the left-hand side of this page, about three-quarters of the
way down (along with a photo of the record itself).  
 
http://www.littlewonderrecords.com/little-wonder-history.html
 
If anyone has any additional information about these, I'd be much obliged --
and if you have any you'd be willing to part with, so much the better.
Thanks!

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[Phono-L] Baby phonograph tone arm and reproducer

[Merle Sprinzen]

Hi -

I just purchased a Baby phonograph - this one is the "one tier" version with
the Baby logo just above the vertical sound openings. I am now in need of an
original tone arm and reproducer. I had thought the one I have from the "two
tier" version (logo on a separate level than the sound openings) would fit,
but it doesn't, and so I'm still looking. Please contact me off-list if you
have one to spare.

Thanks!

Merle

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[Phono-L] Tooting my own horn... an ARSC presentation

[Merle Sprinzen]

Hi Everyone --

Just in case you're interested, the audio (and some of the visuals) of the
2010 ARSC presentations are now available online.  I gave a talk there on
the newly discovered history of Little Wonder records and so you can listen
to that talk and view the slides.  I'm not sure it was one of my best
performances (there were some technical glitches at the beginning that
disturbed my "game"), but the information and recordings might be of
interest.  And you certainly might be interested in some of the other talks.

Here's the link:  http://www.arsc-audio.org/conference/audio2010/index.html

Merle


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[Phono-L] List of 78 records for sale

[Merle Sprinzen]

Everyone --

Pasted below is a list of records being offered for sale by Mark Baumann
(email address in the cc: line of this email).  Please contact him
directly if there's anything here you'd like.  


78rpm 10" single side


artistsong
Busy Bee………. Invicble quartettemy old kentucky home
VictorEvan Williamsa dream
VictorJohn McCormacksilver threads among the gold
victorHarry Lauderinverany
VictrolaAlma Gluck-Paul Reimerssilent night, holy night
VictorCharles D'almainespring song
VictorFritz Kreislerandantino
VictrolaJohn McCormackthree o;clock in the morning
VictorArthur Pryor's Bandthe forge in the forest
VictorBryan C Harlanmeet me sweet kathleen
VictorSousa's Bandmoonlight
ColumbiaHenry Burrover yonder where the …
VictorErstine Schumanno come all you faithful
VictorAlma Gluck I'm goin' back to dixie
VictrolaMischa Elmansouvenir
Victor RecordJosefh Hoffmanlecygne (the swan)





78rpm 10" double side

Columbiademostration recorddemostration





Columbia goldLewis Jamesmaytime


land of my sunset dreams
Columbia  bluePaulist Choristorsagnus dei


salve regina
Columbia  bluePaulist Choristorsalleluia maec dies


veni jesu
Columbia  greenStolbergim grune wald ist holzauktion


trinnas ……..?
Columbia  blackPrince's Orchestrabelle of brittany

Columbia Quaretteby the light of the silvery moon
Columbia  blackCharles Adamssans souci bucalossi

Princes Orchestrathe dolman pricess
Columbia  blackMarshall Lufskydreamy moments


birdies favorite
Columbia  blackGeorge Alexanderanchored

Mrs A Stewart Holtthe homeland
Columbia  greenLouis Bauer QuartetteSchnitzelbank teil1


Schnitzelbank teil2
Columbia  redBuddy Clarkdon't you love anymore


the little old mill
Columbia  blueGuido Derioava maria


il trovatore
Columbia  blueAmos 'N' Andythe lords prayer

The Jeff Alexander Choirlitle bitty baby
Columbia  redPercy Faith and his Orchestradelicado


festival
Columbia  blackGeorge Roseymotor march

Ethelbert Nevinthe rosary
Columbia  blackAndrealpine violets


on the high alps
Columbia  blueHerbert Stuart and Billy BurtonThere's a long, long trail

Henry Burrthere's a little lane turning on ….
Columbia  blackArthur Pryors Bandalexanders rag time band

Ada Jones and ….it's nice to be nice
Columbia  blueJohn Kimmelmedly jigs


medly hornpipe
Columbia  blueHenry Burrover yonder where the lillies grow

Hough Donovanthe rose of no mans land
Columbia   redThe Marinersrusty old halo


chee chee-  oo chee
Columbia  bannerFlorencio Constantinocavalleria rusticana


cavalleria rusticana
DeccaInk SpotsI cover the waterfront


prisoner of love
DeccaBing Crosbydoes your heeart beat for me


among my souvineers
DeccaMills Brothersyou broke the only heart that ever loved you


I'm afraid to love you
DeccaInk SpotsI was dancing with someone


sometime
DeccaGordon Jenkins and His Orchestradark eyes


maybe you'll be there
DeccaGuy Lombardogive me the moon over brooklyn


seems like old times
Decca Russ Morgantavern song


spaghetti rag
MajesticEddy Hioward and His Orchestramidnight masquarde


my adobe hacienda
LondonMantovani and His Orchestrawhite christmas


adeste fideles
BrunswickRoyal Hawaiianshonolulu sweetheart


in sunny hawaii
Victrola   redAlma Gluck   Paul Reimersder tanneum baum


silent night, holy night
Victor recordFisk University Jubilee Quartetswing low, sweet chariot


golden slippers
VictorAmerican Quartetwhat do you do Sunday, Mary

Bill Murray  Ed Smalleoh, how she lied to me
VictorSterling Triowhen eill the sun shine for me?


carolina mammy
VictorAlbert Muilercarnival of venice

Guido Gialdinijoys of spring- intermezzo
VictorNeapoliton Triohappy days


the herd girls dream
VictorVictor concert orchestracauallenia rusticana- intermezzo


tales of hofiman
VictorBill Murray  Ed Smallethat old gang of mine


hi lee hi lo
VictorNeapoliton Triowoodland echoes


evening chimes
VictorWilliam Reitzcupid's garden


evening chimes
VictorEmil Meunchdie wacht am rhein


lorelei volksleid
VictorOlive Kline  Elsie Bakerwhispering hope


abide with me
VictorArthur Pryors Bandthe whistler and his dog


the warbler's serenade
VictorFrida Bennechetreue liebe (true love)


freut euch des lebens
VictorGeorgie Pricebring back those rock-a-bye baby days


my best girl
VictorTrinity Male Choirchristans, awake, salute the happy man


watchman, tell us of the nightVictor
VictorRalph BinghamMrs. Rastus Johnson at the wedding


goldstein behind the bars
VictorVictor Robertsoh! how I laugh when I think about you


my sahara rose
VictorHernry Burrwhen the corn is waving, Anne dear


I'll take you home again, Kathleen
VictorCal Stewartuncle josh at a camp meeting


uncle josh playing golf
National Music LoversNew Yorkauld lang syne


kathleen mavourneen
National Music LoversNew Yorkold black joe


lullaby from "primine"
National Music LoversNew Yorkcomin thru the rye


last rose of summer
National Music LoversNew Yorkmy old kentucky home


nearer my god to thee
MGMFrank Petty Triolet it snow, let it snow, let it snow


italian christmas 

Re: [Phono-L] Sniping software

[Merle Sprinzen]

But if you were willing to pay more than $200 if there was a bit higher,
then you should put that higher bid into the snipe program.  If you put
the truly highest price you're willing to pay into the program you'll
never lose on an item you were willing to pay more for.

On Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:25:53 -0500 "s.l. rexrode"
 writes:
> 
> Sniping is common practice because I feel eBay has set things up 
> this way.  Years ago, I suggestedto eBay that they conduct their 
> auctions more like real life auctions.  This could easily be done if 
> eBay wouldextend an auction 5 minutes if any bid came in during the 
> last 5 minutes of an auction (or "x" number of minutes).This would 
> simulate real auctions by the common practice of the 
> "going...goinggone" method of selling.Bidders could still bid up 
> to their maximum and I feel the seller would get the best price this 
> way.  Perhaps if eBayinstituted this method of selling, most of the 
> bids would come in at the end, but then again many eBay auctionssee 
> a flurry of activity at the end.  If I bid, say $200 (whether on 
> eBay or a live auction) and the next bidder came in at $201, chances 
> are I would consider bidding $202 (or higher) depending upon how bad 
> I wanted that item.  Attimes, it would be nice to have a second (or 
> third) chance at something.on eBay that is.
> Lee 
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Re: [Phono-L] A favor -- 1933 hits

[Merle Sprinzen]

Hi Dennis --

Thanks SO much for all the great information!  I'll check to see whether
his has this -- I'm not remembering a radio but I might be wrong.  That
would sure be a lot of fun.  And even more than that, I'm grateful to
everyone on the list and really touched by the huge outpouring of offers
of assistance and knowledge.

Merle

On Fri, 5 Feb 2010 18:44:45 -0500 "Douglas Houston"
 writes:
> MERLE;
> 
> I'm sure your boyfriend knows it, but I'll say it here anyway. 
> Chevrolet offered a radio for their cars in 1934,and I believe, also 
> '33. It was in two forms. Both mounted to the left of the steering 
> column, and cantilevered off the firewall. The control head was part 
> of the radio case, and protruded out from under the dash,about flush 
> with the dash surface. One model, the 600566, had the speaker in the 
> radio case, and it shouted out toward the passenger side of the car. 
> The other model 600565, had an external speaker in a cylindrical 
> case, that mounted in the middle of the firewall. The only 
> difference in the two sets was the power amplifier stage in the 
> set,which gave more output from one model, than the other. While 
> it's true of the '34 Chevies, the mounting holes for the radio were 
> already punched in the firewall for the radio and also for the 
> speaker. They may be there in the '33's as well. The fabric top of 
> the car has the antenna built into it, with the lead-in coming d
>  own the driver side "A" pillar. 
> 
> I'm a car collector myself, with 9 Cadillacs, an Oldsmobile and a 41 
> Chevrolet convertible. The Chevy has the 5 band radio in it, with 
> lots of  very good audio. You can drive down the road with top down, 
> and the radio going at a good level. It's almost like a sound truck, 
> I live in the country, so I can get away with stuff like that. 
> 
> Anyhoo, if your pal has one of the Chevy factory sets in the '33, he 
> could have a break-in audio input jack put on the set, reachable 
> from the driver seat, and used with a portable battery operated CD 
> player. 
> 
> 
> > [Original Message]
> > From: msprin...@juno.com 
> > To: 
> > Date: 2/5/2010 5:07:24 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] A favor -- 1933 hits
> >
> > I'm trying to create something a little more custom made so it 
> feels like a special present, rather than just buying a CD.  At 
> least that's my thought for now...  But if I strike out, then these 
> links will be invaluable, and I really appreciate your taking the 
> time on my behalf!
> >
> > -- Original Message --
> > From: Dennis Back 
> > To: Antique Phonograph List 
> > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] A favor -- 1933 hits
> > Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 13:35:48 -0800 (PST)
> >
> > Hi Merle,
> >
> > I did a quick google search of 1933 hits and came up with this 
> link:
> >
> > http://www.popculturemadness.com/Music/Pop-Old/1933.html
> >
> > It lists the most popular songs of 1933.  It also had a link for a 
> 2 CD album of 1930's hit songs.
> >
> > 
>
http://www.amazon.com/30-Hits-30s-Various-Artists/dp/B00069I72S/ref=sr_1_
2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1265405333&sr=1-2-catcorr
> >
> > Although that album includes hits from ALL the 30's and not just 
> 1933, there seems like a lot of great songs there.
> > 
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[Phono-L] FOR SALE: 1927 Victor catalog and Victrola XI instructions

[Merle Sprinzen]

Hi Everyone --

Still fall cleaning...  Two items this time:

-- A 24-page 1927 Victor "Orthophonic Victrola Electrola and Radiola
Combinations" catalog.  This one is missing the covers and the pages have
been exposed to water at some point in their past.  All of the writing is
still perfectly legible and the photographs are still clear -- there's
just a bit of pink tinting in the middle of each page.  I'm thinking that
$20 would be a fair price.  
-- A reprint of the instructions for a Victrola XI, Type G.  This one is
a very well done reproduction -- I thought it was the real thing until I
saw it was printed in 1980 by the AMR Co. of Seattle, WA.  The sections
are Unpacking and Setting Up the Machine, How to Operate, Victor
Tungs-Tone Stylus, Victor Fibre Needles, Speed Regulator, Care of Motor,
Sound Box, Care of Records and Causes for Poor Results.  $8.50
 
If you're interested in either of these, please contact me off list.

Best wishes for the holiday!

Merle

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[Phono-L] FOR SALE: Phonographs for sale and a Nirona portable box

[Merle Sprinzen]

Hi Everyone --

It's still fall cleaning time around here, and I thought I'd re-post the
information about the phonographs I still have -- and there are some
additions.  I'm happy to send photos.  Here's what I have, and if you'd
like any of these or more information, please contact me off list:

PHONOGRAPHS

1.  Vanophone -- Good working order and all parts original (at least as
far as I can tell).  This is the version without the speed control slider
on the front.  $345.
2.  Polly Portable phonograph -- This is the one with the paper
collapsible horn, which is present and in good condition.  The carrying
handle on the case has one tab missing, so you can't pick it up by the
handle (not that you'd want to anyway).  Otherwise everything else is
there and original.  $125.
3.  Another Polly Portable -- This one is missing the paper horn and the
handle has been replaced.  A good machine for parts.  $85.

NIRONA BOX

1.  The Nirona portable phonographs originally came in a hard cardboard
box that had illustrations on the sides.  As you might imagine, these
boxes are fairly rare because they were often disposed of after the
purchase.  The top of the box I have is torn but it is all original and
gives you a sense of what the box is like (pictures will tell the story
better than I can).  $40

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Re: [Phono-L] Commercial - new record auction now available

[Merle Sprinzen]

Hi Tom --

I don't think I ever received a pdf of your current auction.  Would you
mind, please, sending one along to me?

Thanks!

Merle
 
On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:47:39 -0700 "Hawthorn's Antique Audio"
 writes:
> Hi Everyone,
> 
> Our newest mail auction list #128 - "Just Another Auction" - is now 
> available.  Here's a sample of what you will find:
> 
> Five Inch Concert cylinders
> Brown wax cylinders
> 14" Pathe discs
> Early and unusual labels
> Historical and Personality records
> Vintage sheet music
> Books about records and musicians
> Jazz - Traditional, Dixieland Swing, Modern and Bop
> Books and Magazines on Jazz
> V-Discs from World War II
> 1920s and 1930s Dance Bands
> Rhythm & Blues, Doo-Wop and Early Rock
> Country and Hillbilly
> Band and Instrumental selections
> Victor Grand Prize Red Seal records
> Classical vocal, instrumental, orchestral and piano works
> A long run of "Record Collector" magazines
> Edison Diamond Discs, both popular and classical
> Two and four minute cylinders
> and much, much more...
> 
> Copies of the list are available either by mail as a printed catalog 
> or by email as a PDF file.  If you're not already on our mailing 
> list, just ask for either a printed copy or a PDF file and we'll 
> send one out to you right away.  SPECIAL for list members only - if 
> you have never received any of our catalogs before, be sure to ask 
> for the New Bidder Discount Coupon along with the catalog.  You'll 
> save 10% on the total of your winning bids (postage and tax 
> excluded).  Visit our web site and turn to the "What's New" page for 
> more information.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
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> Hawthorn's Antique Audio
> 77 Columbia Ave.
> Roseville, CA  95678
> Phone/Fax:  (916) 773-4727
> www.thoseoldrecords.com
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[Phono-L] Upstart competitor to *Bay

[Merle Sprinzen]

I've just learned about a new site that hopes to be a forum for buying
and selling the more unusual...  Here's a link: www.bonanzle.com.  It's
not very robust yet, but people need to discover and use it.  And then
who knows what it might become!?!  I have no vested interest in it, other
than finding some other way to sell items without *Bay's increasingly
onerous terms.

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From john9...@pacbell.net  Fri May  1 09:14:45 2009
From: john9...@pacbell.net (john robles)
Date: Fri May  1 09:14:50 2009
Subject: [Phono-L] Upstart competitor to *Bay
In-Reply-To: <20090501.115801.1644.6.msprin...@juno.com>
Message-ID: <301844.97596...@web83004.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Very interesting site! I hope they make it without turning into the corporate 
greed monster that eBay's become.

--- On Fri, 5/1/09, Merle Sprinzen  wrote:

From: Merle Sprinzen 
Subject: [Phono-L] Upstart competitor to *Bay
To: phono-l@oldcrank.org
Date: Friday, May 1, 2009, 5:41 AM

I've just learned about a new site that hopes to be a forum for buying
and selling the more unusual...  Here's a link: www.bonanzle.com.  It's
not very robust yet, but people need to discover and use it.  And then
who knows what it might become!?!  I have no vested interest in it, other
than finding some other way to sell items without *Bay's increasingly
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From: steve_nor...@msn.com (Steven Medved)
Date: Fri May  1 10:25:31 2009
Subject: [Phono-L] 4 spring credenza motor problem
In-Reply-To: <410-2200955144854...@earthlink.net>
References: <410-2200955144854...@earthlink.net>
Message-ID: 


I have heard white lithium grease is too light.
 
> From: cdh...@earthlink.net
> To: phono-l@oldcrank.org
> Subject: RE: [Phono-L] 4 spring credenza motor problem
> Date: Fri, 1 May 2009 00:48:54 -0400
> 
> I've been watching this thread, and dagnab it, I still have my aged mind
> mde up that sumpin' is together bass-ackwards. The only way to ever find
> out is to take the thing apart again and re-construct the assembly. I
> haven't studied the effects of having a spring in backwards, so my theories
> may not mean anything. You realize that this thing is going to have me
> losing sleep. I'll need to swallow a Melatonin tonight just to have peace!
> 
> You can bet your sweet bippy that, when I reassemble the 4 spring motor for
> a VV-XIV I have, that I'll ponder over every part of that thing. BTW, I
> have heard that white lithium grease is good stuff for these motors. Have
> you ever heard otherwise?
> 
> There's a spare 4 spring motor laying around here someplace, and I'd even
> use it to check on myself when I put the other one together. 
> 
> Seriously, Ron, you wouldn't have to remove any springs from the barrels if
> you want to check on yourself. If you just remove the barrels from the
> shafts and the hubs, you can see readily, which way the spring winds up in
> each end of the barrel. That way, you'll prove conclusively, that I'm
> wrong. 
> 
> 
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Ron L'Herault 
> > To: Antique Phonograph List 
> > Date: 4/30/2009 11:46:43 PM
> > Subject: RE: [Phono-L] 4 spring credenza motor problem
> >
> > They did, indeed feel stiff and winding seems normal. It is gear
> reduction
> > winding on this type motor, not direct so winding is easy.
> >
> > Ron
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org]
> On
> > Behalf Of Bob
> > Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 2:05 PM
> > To: Antique Phonograph List
> > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] 4 spring credenza motor problem
> >
> > When you put the springs back did they feal realy stiff? Does it seem
> to 
> > have good tension when you wind it? I don't know if this will help, but
> I 
> > would let it run down completely and then count the number of turns to
> get 
> > it fully wound. Then ask someone with a Credenza with a good 4 spring
> motor
> >
> > to do the same and compare the results I didn't see Georges sugestion. 
> &g

[Phono-L] Class M concert on ebay -- more on nuts...

[Merle Sprinzen]

 And the dime is now at $15,001 with two days to go...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=290151224289

On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:33:42 -0400 phonofo...@aol.com writes:
> 
> Didi you folks check this out. What an incredible item for anyone's 
> collection. The mandrel looks funky in the pictures, but overall 
> very nice machine. Does anyone know how many of these were made? 
> Right now it's at $25,000 with a few more hours to go.
> 
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-EDISON-CLASS-M-COIN-OP-CONCERT-CYLINDER-PHONOGRA
PH_W0QQitemZ280144405331QQihZ018QQcategoryZ38029QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQ
cmdZViewItem
> 
>

> Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL 
> Mail! - http://mail.aol.com
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> 
> 
 
From kathal...@gmail.com  Fri Aug 24 20:56:08 2007
From: kathal...@gmail.com (Kat Hall)
Date: Fri Aug 24 19:58:42 2007
Subject: [Phono-L] Class M concert on ebay
References: <001901c7e65a$f19b4b40$6101a...@wilenzick>
<8c9b4ad93b7356e-ddc-2...@webmail-mb14.sysops.aol.com>
Message-ID: <147e01c7e6cb$e0d08520$0301f...@kathy>

It went for $27,677.00.

>From the Desk of
Kat Hall
Executive Assistant to Ms. Smith (Publisher)
Review Coordinator
www.champagnebooks.com


- Original Message - 
From: 
To: 
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 2:33 PM
Subject: [Phono-L] Class M concert on ebay


>
> Didi you folks check this out. What an incredible item for anyone's
collection. The mandrel looks funky in the pictures, but overall very nice
machine. Does anyone know how many of these were made? Right now it's at
$25,000 with a few more hours to go.
>
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-EDISON-CLASS-M-COIN-OP-CONCERT-CYLINDER-PHONOGRAPH_W0QQitemZ280144405331QQihZ018QQcategoryZ38029QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
> 
> Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! -
http://mail.aol.com
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[Phono-L] OT - A site about the history of the Delta Blues

[Merle Sprinzen]

Thought there might be interest in the blues among some of the music
aficionados here, and therefore thought this site from the National Parks
Service would be interesting to some of you...

http://www.nps.gov/history/delta/blues/index.htm
From lo...@oldcrank.com  Sun Jun 24 12:12:30 2007
From: lo...@oldcrank.com (Loran T. Hughes)
Date: Sun Jun 24 12:13:25 2007
Subject: [Phono-L] -vintage car-  MY post NOT ot
In-Reply-To: <240425.75182...@web35602.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
References: <240425.75182...@web35602.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: 

Dennis,

I was behind a '63 Falcon the other day... was that YOU? I didn't  
know they topped out at 15 mph!

;)
Loran

P.S., was the duct tape on the dash hold the car together or did you  
tape the Mikkiphone to it?

On Jun 24, 2007, at 11:08 AM, Dennis Back wrote:

> Ok...since we now are replying ON list,
>
> 1931 Ford Model A Sport Coupe
> 1963 Ford Falcon convertible
>
> Come to think of it. when I take my Sport Coupe
> out, I have a Mikkiphone pocket phonograph hanging
> from the dash, with 78's of "Henry's Made a Lady out
> of Lizzie" and "Since Henry Ford Apologized to Me"
> stored on the package tray for playing.
>
> I must say, the Mikkiphone sometimes gets MORE
> attention than the '31 Sport Coupe.
>
> And in my Falcon, I have a 45 rpm record changer
> that stacks a dozen 45's and plays them UPSIDE DOWN.
>
> Dennis
From agw1...@aol.com  Sun Jun 24 12:31:32 2007
From: agw1...@aol.com (agw1...@aol.com)
Date: Sun Jun 24 12:32:31 2007
Subject: [Phono-L] -vintage car
Message-ID: 

1927 Essex Super Six Sedan DeLuxe with Aluminum Body by Biddle & Smart
Photo link below...

http://members.aol.com/agw1888/xjorgensenr.jpg

Sincerely.
Rick A. Jorgensen

AMERICAN GRAMOPHONE & WIRELESS Co.
http://members.aol.com/AGW1886/index.html
GOLDEN ERA AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
http://members.aol.com/AGW1888/geaahome.htm



**
 See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
From wilenz...@bellsouth.net  Sun Jun 24 11:12:21 2007
From: wilenz...@bellsouth.net (wilenz...@bellsouth.net)
Date: Sun Jun 24 12:56:16 2007
Subject: [Phono-L] Fwd: Have you ever seen a singing Tesla Coil?
References: 
<79800ed8-7f9d-492f-8bab-f3bad5d13...@alamedanet.net>
Message-ID: <000401c7b68b$355c4fa0$6101a...@wilenzick>

Did that e-mail really come from the "Wizard of Woz"?  Didn't know you ran 
in those circles, Peter.
Anyway, that singing Tesla Coil was pretty neat.
Ray

- Original Message - 
From: "Peter Fraser" 
To: "Gary Parsons" ; "Patrick Gunn" 
; "Eric Carlson" ; "Kelly Donahue" 
; "Antique Phonograph List" 
; "George Gotoahobby" 

Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 10:48 AM
Subject: [Phono-L] Fwd: Have you ever seen a singing Tesla Coil?


> Finally, Tesla gets to Edison on the musical front.  I especially  like 
> the remark about "Free Bird."
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> From: Steve Wozniak 
>> Date: June 20, 2007 12:48:37 AM PDT
>> To: Peter Fraser
>> Subject: Have you ever seen a singing Tesla Coil?
>>
>> http://www.hauntedfrog.com/gt/movies/2007/duckon/SingingTeslaShow.html
>>
>>
>>
>
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[Phono-L] Shipping charges -- a new pricing scheme

[Merle Sprinzen]

In the past few months I've noticed that sellers on eBay have been
charging inflated shipping charges -- often $10-$15 more than the actual
shipping charges, when the real shipping charges are only a few dollars. 
At first I thought these were just handling charges to pay people for
their materials and trouble, but now I realize that this is a way for
sellers to get more for their item without having to pay the percentage
to eBay the seller would have to pay if this was part of the bid.  Anyone
else experiencing this?  It's getting me annoyed...

[Phono-L] Sending attachments

[Merle Sprinzen]

I'm not thrilled about attachments because of the increased possibility
of being infected with a virus.  If a member's account was hijacked we'd
all get an email that had a virus in the attachment.  Those of us that
keep our virus definitions updated would be in better shape, but it could
be misery to some.
 
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Loran Hughes" 
> To: "Antique Phonograph List" 
> Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 8:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Moderation
> 
> > At this point, the preferred method is to post the photos 
> someplace  
> > on the web and send a link to the list. However, if the majority 
> of  
> > the group wants to be able to send attachments, I'm willing to  
> > entertain the motion. Just let me know!
> > 
> > Loran

[Phono-L] RCA microgroove LP demo disc from ca. 1932 - any info??

[Merle Sprinzen]

I'm catching up on some old emails and found this posting from Robert
(unfortunately without his email address, and so I need to write this
note to the whole list -- sorry, but maybe other people would be
interested, too).  I'd be VERY interested in a scan of the part that
describes the differences between Chromium needles (green shank), 
Tungstone needles, regular needles, and 'red shank home recording needle'
as well as 'orange shank long playing needle'.   Robert -- would you be
willing to do that??


> On Apr 26, 2006, at 2:16 AM, Robert Wright wrote:
> 
> > Many of you know my area of interest is technical oddities -- odd  
> 
> > sized
> > discs, puzzle records, failed experiments with format,
> > inside-out/vertical/universal cut, and especially early attempts 
> at  
> > long
> > play discs.
> >

[Phono-L] Little Wonder #1 -- Ben Bolt

[Merle Sprinzen]

Hi Bill --

That would be GREAT!

Thanks so much,

Merle

On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 04:27:05 + cranke...@comcast.net writes:
> I'll check. I think I have several copys...
> 
> Bill
> 
> -- Original message -- 
> From: Merle Sprinzen  
> 
> > Hi Everyone -- This might be a little bit like "bringing coals to 
> 
> > Newcastle," but someone contacted me to get a copy of Little 
> Wonder 
> > record #1 in really good condition. I don't have one and would 
> really 
> > like to help this person out -- it's a 80th birthday present for a 
> 
> > granddaughter of the founder of Little Wonder records. Do any of 
> you 
> > have a copy you'd like to part with? Thanks! 
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[Phono-L] Ward Marston in the Wall Street Journal on 8/25

[Merle Sprinzen]

Okay... I admit it... I don't know a lot about our hobby, and don't know
the names of many of the grand masters... But I haven't seen this article
mentioned and thought -- given what he does -- that some of you would
like to know the article appeared.  A friend of mine did the caricature
that appears with the story.

[Phono-L] Ward Marston in the New York Times 8/27

[Merle Sprinzen]

Here's the Times article for those that prefer not to register
(registering is free...)

**

August 27, 2005
A Master of Making Old Tunes New Again
By FRANK J. PRIAL
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Ward Marston shut down his turntable, pulled off the
record and said, "I'll be singing 'Night and Day' for the rest of the
week." 
Mr. Marston's compliment was for Cole Porter, who wrote the song, and for
Fred Astaire, who recorded it in 1932. But not for the recording itself,
one track on a remastered CD. "The sound is thin and the surface
scratchy," he said.
And Ward Marston should know. By almost any measure, he is considered one
of the best in the small but worldwide group of music lovers and sound
engineers dedicated to finding new life in old phonograph records.
Mr. Marston had not worked on the old Cole Porter disc, which irritated
him, he said, because he would have liked to "clean it up." He works
mostly with classical recordings, and his output over the years has been
prolific. There was the reworking of Arturo Toscanini's entire recording
career, ultimately 35 long-playing records, done for the Franklin Mint in
conjunction with the Toscanini family. There was the complete set of
Leopold Stokowski's broadcasts with the Philadelphia Orchestra, which
eventually led to 58 one-hour programs on a local National Public Radio
affiliate. "When Stoky died," he said, "they replayed the whole thing." 
Mr. Marston, who has been blind since shortly after birth, first came to
prominence in his field in 1979 when he successfully restored the first
known stereophonic record, made by the Bell Telephone Laboratories in
1932. He has restored old recordings for labels including EMI, BMG,
Biddulph and CBS. He restored all of Rachmaninoff's recordings. "The
producer got the Grammy on that one," he said.
He gathered and reworked everything the tenor Enrico Caruso ever sang
into a microphone or, in the early days, a recording machine horn. A
decade later, he redid the entire Caruso collection using more
sophisticated equipment and adding a rare Caruso recording recently found
in a barn. Yet another project was his restoration of the complete
recording of the legendary soprano Lucrezia Bori. For another project, he
restored most of the very early records for a 93-record collection of the
works of the pianist Arthur Rubinstein. 
In 1997, he garnered a Grammy nomination for his work on a collection of
old Fritz Kreisler recordings for BMG. Separately, he did all of
Kreisler's European recordings for a British label. For Naxos, he
restored much of the recording done from 1926 to 1937 by Willem
Mengelberg and the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam. From 1937
through 1943, Mengelberg and the Concertgebouw recorded for Telefunken,
and he worked on many of those recordings as well. 
Improving the sound of old records - in fact, discovering sounds no one
knew were there - demands both technical skill and a high degree of
musical sensitivity. In the past, Mr. Marston said, it was left mostly to
recording engineers, some of whom, in his words, "wouldn't know
Mussorgsky from Mozart." 
"You have to try to know what the composer wanted," he said, "and what
the artist tried to achieve." 
This does not mean he plays down the technical side of the work. "I come
from a musical, not a technical, standpoint," he said, "but I'm not at
all spooked by the technical part." Indeed, he quickly leaves a layman
behind when he talks about technical achievements in sound reproduction.
"We've come far in recent years, but there are going to be incredible
strides in the next 10 to 15 years," he said.
Restoring an old record, Mr. Marston said, begins very simply - with a
bath. Solutions are used to clean years of dirt and grime that have
collected in the record groves. After that, the bulk of the
rehabilitation is relegated to a computer. "Once the recording has been
digitalized," he said, most of the work can be done from the keyboard,
using sophisticated software. 
His own studio is filled with electronic gear, turntables and speakers.
He uses some 15 custom-ground styluses - phonograph needles to most of
us. And he invented and built a device that safely plays his old and
extremely delicate wax cylinder recordings. "But I'm no one-man band," he
said. "I can't do it all. I'm a musician and a historian, and I do have
perfect pitch, but I'm always learning from the engineers. For instance,
there's a guy out in California who can remove pitch flutter from a
recording. He's amazing." 
Mr. Marston, 53, was born in nearby Bryn Mawr into an old Philadelphia
family. "Actually," he said, a bit sheepishly, "my name - my full name -
is Henry Ward Marston IV."
"My father was a banker and his father was, well, a rebel. He loved
singing, and in the days before the First World War, he fled to Paris,
where he apparently sang some minor roles at the Opéra Comique," he said.

Mr. Marston said he taught himself to play the piano when he was 4. At 7,
he began lessons in piano

[Phono-L] Ward Marston in the New York Times 8/27

[Merle Sprinzen]

You're quite welcome!

On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 09:48:53 -0600 "Bob Maffit" 
writes:
> Merle:
> 
> Thanks for sharing this.  This introduces me to another one of my 
> Bros.
> 
> Bob
> ----- Original Message -
> From: "Merle Sprinzen" 
> To: 
> Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 3:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Ward Marston in the New York Times 8/27
> 
> 
> Here's the Times article for those that prefer not to register
> (registering is free...)
> 
> **
> 
> August 27, 2005
> A Master of Making Old Tunes New Again
> By FRANK J. PRIAL
> SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Ward Marston shut down his turntable, pulled off 
> the
> record and said, "I'll be singing 'Night and Day' for the rest of 
> the
> week."
> Mr. Marston's compliment was for Cole Porter, who wrote the song, 
> and for
> Fred Astaire, who recorded it in 1932. But not for the recording 
> itself,
> one track on a remastered CD. "The sound is thin and the surface
> scratchy," he said.
> And Ward Marston should know. By almost any measure, he is 
> considered one
> of the best in the small but worldwide group of music lovers and 
> sound
> engineers dedicated to finding new life in old phonograph records.
> Mr. Marston had not worked on the old Cole Porter disc, which 
> irritated
> him, he said, because he would have liked to "clean it up." He 
> works
> mostly with classical recordings, and his output over the years has 
> been
> prolific. There was the reworking of Arturo Toscanini's entire 
> recording
> career, ultimately 35 long-playing records, done for the Franklin 
> Mint in
> conjunction with the Toscanini family. There was the complete set 
> of
> Leopold Stokowski's broadcasts with the Philadelphia Orchestra, 
> which
> eventually led to 58 one-hour programs on a local National Public 
> Radio
> affiliate. "When Stoky died," he said, "they replayed the whole 
> thing."
> Mr. Marston, who has been blind since shortly after birth, first 
> came to
> rominence in his field in 1979 when he successfully restored the 
> first
> known stereophonic record, made by the Bell Telephone Laboratories 
> in
> 1932. He has restored old recordings for labels including EMI, BMG,
> Biddulph and CBS. He restored all of Rachmaninoff's recordings. 
> "The
> producer got the Grammy on that one," he said.
> He gathered and reworked everything the tenor Enrico Caruso ever 
> sang
> into a microphone or, in the early days, a recording machine horn. 
> A
> decade later, he redid the entire Caruso collection using more
> sophisticated equipment and adding a rare Caruso recording recently 
> found
> in a barn. Yet another project was his restoration of the complete
> recording of the legendary soprano Lucrezia Bori. For another 
> project, he
> restored most of the very early records for a 93-record collection 
> of the
> works of the pianist Arthur Rubinstein.
> In 1997, he garnered a Grammy nomination for his work on a 
> collection of
> old Fritz Kreisler recordings for BMG. Separately, he did all of
> Kreisler's European recordings for a British label. For Naxos, he
> restored much of the recording done from 1926 to 1937 by Willem
> Mengelberg and the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam. From 1937
> through 1943, Mengelberg and the Concertgebouw recorded for 
> Telefunken,
> and he worked on many of those recordings as well.
> Improving the sound of old records - in fact, discovering sounds no 
> one
> knew were there - demands both technical skill and a high degree of
> musical sensitivity. In the past, Mr. Marston said, it was left 
> mostly to
> recording engineers, some of whom, in his words, "wouldn't know
> Mussorgsky from Mozart."
> "You have to try to know what the composer wanted," he said, "and 
> what
> the artist tried to achieve."
> This does not mean he plays down the technical side of the work. "I 
> come
> from a musical, not a technical, standpoint," he said, "but I'm not 
> at
> all spooked by the technical part." Indeed, he quickly leaves a 
> layman
> behind when he talks about technical achievements in sound 
> reproduction.
> "We've come far in recent years, but there are going to be 
> incredible
> strides in the next 10 to 15 years," he said.
> Restoring an old record, Mr. Marston said, begins very simply - with 
> a
> bath. Solutions are used to clean years of dirt and grime that have
> collected in the record groves. After that, the bulk of the
> rehabilitation is relegated to a computer. "Once

[Phono-L] Geoffrey A. Wheeler and Columbia

[Merle Sprinzen]

On another list, someone posted an announcement that Mr. Wheeler was
producing a soon-to-be-published history of Columbia . Does anyone have a
way to contact Mr. Wheeler (the original posting didn't include the email
and the poster doesn't have it any longer). Thanks!

Merle

www.littlewonderrecords.com
From sinatrafang...@yahoo.com  Thu Aug 25 08:37:22 2005
From: sinatrafang...@yahoo.com (Phillip Sands)
Date: Sun Dec 24 13:10:57 2006
Subject: [Phono-L] Phonographs as an Investment
In-Reply-To: 
Message-ID: <20050825153722.77898.qm...@web52013.mail.yahoo.com>

I have a friend who has 400 machines and he's
constantly lamenting that the prices peaked in the
late 80's and early 90's and his collection is worth
about half what he paid for it. Availability has
really brought the prices down.

--- Scott & Susan Daniels 
wrote:

> I would expect that there are a number of collectors
> with long  
> experience who may not have yet been exposed to the
> changes Ebay has  
> brought about in the dynamics of the market for
> phonographs. When  
> they seek to "cash out," it's going to be a bit of a
> surprise.
> 
> A friend with a large collection was forced to sell
> it all off due to  
> an unpleasant divorce in around 1992. At the time,
> he was just sick  
> about it. Today, he often says how lucky he was to
> get out before  
> Ebay decreased values. The same collection today
> would have netted  
> far less.
> Are our machines good investments? Probably better
> than shares of  
> Palm Pilot, but worse than real estate.
> 
> Scott
> 
> 
> On Aug 24, 2005, at 10:02 PM, diamondisk...@aol.com
> wrote:
> 
> > Hello, Greg:
> >
> > I cannot speak for the "high-rollers," in the
> hobby, but from my
> > perspective, phonographs have not been a
> particular good  
> > "investment." For  many years, I
> > was a sucker for beautiful, Diamond Disk
> Laboratory  models. Most  
> > of the "Lab
> > Models"  I own, or have owned in  the past, are
> worth little, if  
> > any more
> > than they were in the  1970's, when I bought most
> of them. The  
> > truly rare
> > machines, and more  desirable open-horn machines
> have appreciated  
> > consierably, but
> > the  "ordinary" phonos have not gone up all that
> much.
> >
> > I think ebay is partly responsible for this. Quite
> a few people,  
> > myself
> > included, found out that our machines are not as
> rare as we  
> > thought, and  prices
> > have drifted downward for a number of years. My
> Triumph Model A is  
> > a  good
> > example of this. For years, I could say I owned
> the only one I'd  
> > ever seen.  Hah!
> > Now, I realize that I just don't get out much.
> >
> > Some of my records are another matter. The more
> desirable titles  
> > and  numbers
> > have done quite well, from a "speculator" point of
> view, but that  
> > was  just
> > dumb luck.
> >
> > Randy Minor
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[Phono-L] Looking for an early Jolson Columbia record

[Merle Sprinzen]

Hi Everyone --

I'm looking for one of Al Jolson's early Columbia records -- Columbia #
A1621. One side is "Revival Day". The other side is "Back To The Carolina
You Love".  If anyone has one in good condition that they'd like to part
with, please just contact me off list.

Thanks!

Merle
From john9...@pacbell.net  Sun Jul 24 16:58:25 2005
From: john9...@pacbell.net (john robles)
Date: Sun Dec 24 13:10:55 2006
Subject: [Phono-L] The rip-off age?
In-Reply-To: <154.55938494.30158...@aol.com>
Message-ID: <20050724235825.22207.qm...@web81006.mail.yahoo.com>

Alright, now I am sucked in...I had a VW Eurovan, nice car, got it used.  I 
took it to a VW specialist independent shop. All of a sudden, things would 
start going wrong a feww weeks after he had it in there. Problems would 
suddenly appear as he was inspecting it, etc. I suspect now that he would fix 
one problem, then cause another so I would have to bring it back.  I am more 
suspect of independents than of dealers, though dealers gouge on price.

diamondisk...@aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 7/24/2005 12:26:33 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
steve_nor...@msn.com writes:

Most of the time you are 
better off avoiding dealers and going to an independent mechanic who often 
has to survive off of his reputation, dealers charge top price for parts and 
service and are often not honest.


This is off-topic, but I cannot let this issue go un addressed. I must 
reluctantly disagree with my good friend, Mr. Medved, on this question. I spent 
(wasted?) 16 years of my life working in factory-authorized car dealerships as 
a parts salesman, and I do not think his comments about independent mechanics 
being more honest than dealership-based ones are fair. I dealt extensively 
with "side-shop," or "shade-tree," mechanics, as well as dealership prima 
donnas who, in some cases, had 6-figure incomes, and all of the latest, special 
factory tools, and up-to-date service bulletins. From my years of dealing with 
auto mechanics of all kinds, on a day-to-day basis, I can state with 
certainty that the majority of them are not very good, wherever they are found, 
and 
almost all of them will "take you for a ride," if they get the chance. 

Also, as cars become ever more sophisticated, the ability of independent 
shops to work on them is hard to maintain. Nowadays, many dealership mechanics 
merely plug a car's main brain box into a factory-supplied computer, which 
spits out a "fault code," that tells the "technician" what the problem is. It 
is 
hard for independent shops to compete with that kind of technology. 

For years after I left the car business, people who found out I had been in 
it would ask me where to take their cars to be serviced. I told them I 
honestly didn't know. I didn't know where to take my own car, much less theirs.

I now live in a rural area, and drive cars we bought from a small, local 
dealership that could not survive if they treated people the way big-city 
dealerships do. The people there have been good to me so far, and I plan to 
stick 
with them.

If you find an "honest mechanic," if that is not an oxymoron, make sure he 
goes for regular physicals.

Randy
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[Phono-L] Do you know what this is?

[Merle Sprinzen]

Hi Everyone --

I purchased this phonograph a while ago, but haven't had much luck
finding out anything about it.  Do you have any ideas?  Any help would be
much appreciated.

http://www.littlewonderrecords.com/picture-album.html

Thanks!

Merle
www.littlewonderrecords.com

[Phono-L] Do you know what this is?

[Merle Sprinzen]

I took it apart tonight and will post some additional photos of the works
in the next day or two -- I'll let you know when I've done that.  In the
meantime, the only additional identifying marks are on the reproducer,
where it says Columbia and also that it's made in the USA.  So the
mystery continues!

On Sun, 17 Jul 2005 23:33:51 -0700 (PDT) john robles
 writes:
> Hi Merle
> I can't help with the phonograph, but it looks cool! Almost like it 
> might have been made in Japan as opposed to here. Is there any 
> identifying origin?
> John Robles
> 
> Merle Sprinzen  wrote:
> Hi Everyone --
> 
> I purchased this phonograph a while ago, but haven't had much luck
> finding out anything about it. Do you have any ideas? Any help would 
> be
> much appreciated.
> 
> http://www.littlewonderrecords.com/picture-album.html
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Merle
> www.littlewonderrecords.com
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[Phono-L] Do you know what this is? (part two)

[Merle Sprinzen]

I should have added that the only reason I had the courage (and
knowledge) to take the machine apart was because of Ron L'Herault who
talked me through the entire operation (quite a feat over the phone) and
never lost faith in my capabilities.

[Phono-L] Do you know what this is? (part three)

[Merle Sprinzen]

Hi Everyone --

I've taken pictures of the "works" and the reproducer of this machine,
and have posted them to my website here:

http://www.littlewonderrecords.com/picture-album.html

All new ideas about what this is would be much appreciated!

Thanks,

Merle

[Phono-L] Little Wonder phonograph on eBay

[Merle Sprinzen]

Hi Everyone - I think it's within the rules of the list to post this
here, but if it isn't, Loran, please let me know off list and I'll never
do it again.  Just wanted to let you all know that I've put up a Little
Wonder phonograph on eBay. Here's the link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6532828752

I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have.

[Phono-L] Little Wonder Machine

[Merle Sprinzen]

I'll answer that... It sold for $769.99.  Here's the link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6532828752


On Fri, 27 May 2005 20:46:43 -0600 "Bob Maffit" 
writes:
> Bruce:
> 
> How much did it sell for?
> 
> Bob
> - Original Message -
> From: "bruce78rpm" 
> To: 
> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 5:37 AM
> Subject: [Phono-L] Little Wonder Machine
> 
> 
> Merle's Little Wonder machine did exceptionally well on ebay. I was 
> just
> wondering whether there were other off brand machines from that era 
> that
> utilized this unusual concept of the tone arm, reproducer and horn 
> all
> pivoting together with the sound reverberating back off the inside 
> of the
> horn.
> 
> Bruce
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[Phono-L] Thumbscrew for Little Wonder phonograph

[Merle Sprinzen]

Hi Everyone --

I'm coming down the homestretch on finally having a complete original
Little Wonder phonograph, and the only part I'm now missing is the
thumbscrew that holds the reproducer to the tone arm.  I've uploaded a
photo here (http://www.littlewonderrecords.com/picture-album.html)
that shows what this screw looks like when it's on the phonograph -- it's
got a kind of bump or very tall head at the top end that has striations
so you can turn it with your fingers, and then it has a pretty narrow
screw that goes through the slot in the tone arm and tightens into the
reproducer.  Does anyone have an extra of these, or does anyone have one
that they'd be willing to take a close up picture of and send to me,
along with the thread size?
 
Best,
 
Merle
www.littlewonderrecords.com

[Phono-L] Chat

[Merle Sprinzen]

I thought about joining the chat tonight, but I don't know what time it
starts...  Would someone let me know, please?

Merle

On Sat, 2 Apr 2005 21:29:23 -0500 "Ron L'Herault" 
writes:
> Just a reminder the chat is up and running:  However, as Loran said:
> 
> Be aware that Microsoft no longer supplies a Java runtime with 
> Windows 
> XP. You have to download and install yourself. First, check your 
> Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs and check to see if you have 
> Java 
> installed. If not, go to http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/download.html 
> and 
> click on the first download link in the JRE column.
> 
> _
> 
> It took me about 13 min to download on a 56 K dialup.  Installation 
> was
> automatic and quick.
> 
> Ron L
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[Phono-L] Little Wonder Records...Listen, Learn, & Enjoy

[Merle Sprinzen]

Now that my horn has already been "tooted" a little (thanks, Dennis, for
your very kind words...), I thought I'd send along the link to my site:

www.littlewonderrecords.com

It's got lots of information about these records (and their "siblings" --
the Bubble Books).  There's also a page off the home page (the "Music
Library page) where you can hear more of the records than I played on
WFMU.


On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 13:40:18 -0800 (PST) Dennis Back 
writes:
> This has been posted before, but for those who haven't
> heard of this, you might want to check this out. 
> 
> Merle Sprinzen (who I called the "Queen of the Little
> Wonder Records") was on WFMU radio's "The Antique
> Phonograph Hour with MAC" show on two occasions.
> 
> She discusses the history of  Little Wonders and plays
> records as well. You can see the playlists and then
> hear the shows by clicking on the links below. Each
> show is about an hour in length.
> 
> July 10, 2001
> http://www.wfmu.org/Playlists/Mac/mac.010710.html
> 
> April 22, 2003 
> http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/7259
> 
> Best regards,
> Dennis
> 

[Phono-L] Little Wonder Records...Listen, Learn, & Enjoy

[Merle Sprinzen]

There are actually several (probably 100 or so) that I still don't have
that I know of.  But then there are the ones I don't know about.  The
problem is that no one knows how many were actually manufactured -- some
numbers were probably intentionally not manufactured, but other numbers
were and we just don't know because a copy hasn't surfaced yet.  And
there are multiple takes of some, and there's absolutely no telling about
those until you find one you don't have.  So on the one hand the
collection is limited, and on the other it still feels like a long way to
go.

On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 20:18:00 -0500 "bruce78rpm" 
writes:
> Just wondering, have you collected every single Little Wonder that 
> was 
> issued, or are there any that still elude you?
> 
> Bruce

[Phono-L] Little Wonder Records...Listen, Learn, & Enjoy

[Merle Sprinzen]

I've been trying to get information about that series.  Do you know more
about it?  I have heard of the series called Piccola Meraviglia that were
manufactured by Columbia -- some are two-sided and some one-sided.  Is
there a series that was actually called Little Wonder?

On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 20:50:23 EST allena...@aol.com writes:
> In a message dated 3/7/2005 8:43:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
> msprin...@juno.com writes:
> 
> > There are actually several (probably 100 or so) that I still don't 
> have
> > that I know of.  But then there are the ones I don't know about.  
> The
> > problem is that no one knows how many were actually manufactured 
> > 
> *
> there was also a foreign series, like Italian.
> 
> allen
>   www.phonobooks.com
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[Phono-L] Styli assistance, please

[Merle Sprinzen]

It happens ALL the time... No apologies necessary...  And in this hobby,
there are VERY few women, so the mistake is natural.  The funniest story
I have is when I was starting as a freshman at Oberlin College (pretty
liberal in its day).  We all got our rooming and roommate assignments
from the Dean of Men's office (for some reason there was no Dean of
Women).   I didn't worry about the source of the assignment once I
discovered that my roommate was named "Lynn Catherine", but she and her
parents had an uneasy summer until they met me...

Thank you Dennis, for your very kind words about what I know about Little
Wonders...  It's simply a function of liking them...

On Sun, 6 Mar 2005 12:47:09 -0600 "Robert Wright" 
writes:
> Apologies to Merle!  That's what I get for living in Nashville!  
> *lol*
> Sorry about that.
> :-)  ,
> r.
> > - Original Message -
> From: "Dennis Back" 
> To: "Antique Phonograph List" 
> Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 12:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Styli assistance, please
> >
> > BTWMerle is not a he, but is a she, and she is the
> > QUEEN OF LITTLE WONDER RECORDS, and knows more about
> > LW's than anyone else in the world. 
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Dennis
> >

[Phono-L] Edison article and ads

[Merle Sprinzen]

Hi Everyone --

I won a large lot of Youth's Companion magazines on eBay recently, and
bid because one of the issues had advertising for Little Wonder records
and Bubble Books in it.  As I was looking through the other issues that
came with the lot, I discovered three that might be of interest to those
of you who collect Edison-related materials.

There is a two-page biographical article on Edison in the November 11,
1926 issue (complete with a photo of his boyhood home in Milan, a photo
of him when he was 14, a photograph of him and his wife from 1926,  a
photograph of him at age 31 with one of his first phonographs, and
photographs of seven of his inventions -- locomotive, the black box by
which he discovered the radio spark, dynamo, the light bulb, the original
sketch of the phonograph, electric motor).  There are two other issues
that have advertising for Edison products -- one from November 30, 1911
has an ad for an Edison phonograph, and another from April 18, 1918 has
an ad for Edison records  (Amberol Concert, Amberol and Standard).

I have no idea whether any of these are of interest to any of you and
thought I'd ask -- I'll put them up on eBay if I don't get nibbles here. 
I have no idea what a fair price would be, so please make an offer.

And it was a nice excuse to wish you all a very happy holiday.

Best,

Merle
www.littlewonderrecords.com

[Phono-L] Edison signed Record box

[Merle Sprinzen]

And it makes it easier for the other "buyers" to be his accomplices in
bidding up the price for legitimate buyers.

On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 11:10:22 -0800 (PST) Phillip Sands
 writes:
> Also, have you noticed that all his auctions are
> private? You can't see any of the bidders names and
> that way you can't warn them that they are being
> ripped off..
>   This seller has figured all the angles..
>