Hi - someone had sent me some pictures of an Edison Standard they are looking
to potentially sell. I have posted one of the pictures on my website at:
http://www.majesticrecord.com/standard.htm
It's a Model B but has the horizontal carriage with large eye. I'm not an
expert on this but I'd
The horn color looks like a repro to me. The odd thing is, it looks like it
has the correct "bead" on the outside where the bell joins the neck. It is
hard to tell from the angle shown, but my vote is that it is repro. The
carriage makes no sense except maybe this machine lost the original on
It also looks like it has been refinished.
Dave
Glenn Longwell wrote:
Hi - someone had sent me some pictures of an Edison Standard they are looking
to potentially sell. I have posted one of the pictures on my website at:
http://www.majesticrecord.com/standard.htm
It's a Model B but has th
Glenn,
The horn is a reproduction and the case has been refinished. No
modifications are or were needed to put this carriage on a Model B. As
to why someone would set up this way is anyone's best guess. The
person probably had these parts available to make the machine complete
to sell. Depe
Yes it is. Google "sabot" and go to Wikipedia for detailed description.
Then you can figure out how it might apply to a needle holder.
Ray
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From: "Ron L"
To: "'Antique Phonograph List'"
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 4:01 PM
Subject: RE: [Phono-L] threaded need
Sorry about that, I could have been more specific.
A sabot could be employed to fit together parts (needle to needle bar
etc) and would avoid the problems of the threaded needle, the delicate
nature of fine threads, cross threading.. etc. There's a couple
different ways to implement, I'm sure
There is no doubt the case was refinished. Had the machine been equipped
with a 2&4 minute gear then I would have said the large diameter reproducer
carriage could have been contemporaneous to the period. But, with no speed
change
gearing this must have been done when the machine was "restore
Does anyone on the list have recent contact information for Mirek
Stehlick (spelling) in Canada, who makes the great reproduction parts?
I need his e-mail. My last catalog from him is from 2003.
"phonopa...@mjstech.ca" just gets a bounce!
Thanks,
Jeff
Wiscsonsin
I have a number of 78s that are not shellac or at least do not appear to
be. In many cases (depending on brand) their labels indicate they are
made of Metrolite I've read that Mercury used "Merco Plastic" MGM used
Mercolite and Savoy used Sav-o-Flex.
Do these have the same resilience as my
Thanks to everyone for their responses. I was tempted to make an offer based
on parts but maybe not. He might put it on ebay. I offered advice on what he
had and some of what you folks said I had already passed along. I already have
a B machine that is 2 minute only like this one. However,
Have you guys thought about employing a split chuck? Basically just
two or three vertical slits of about 5 to 7 mm in length, in an
otherwise quite tight fitting holder, with a simple insertable key (or
perhaps built-in) to provide just enough rotational torque to spread
the needle holder
Mirek Stehlik has an ad in the February MAPS newsletter. His phone number
is 519-743-4882 and his email is phonopa...@sentex.ca
Absolutely, Douglas is correct. 78's were designed for equipment
contemporary of their time of manufacture, and the curve only works forward.
Play a 1920's 78 on a 1950's machine all you like, but never play a 1950's
78 on a 1920's phonograph!
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From: "Douglas Ho
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