[Phono-L] PLAY OLS 1922

2011-09-02 Thread Mike Stitt
A clean (new) Play Ola is this picture. You can keep it, I take the other toys. This shot should be Hi-Def. Good stuff. http://www.shorpy.com/node/5170?size=_original Mike Oldcranky ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org

Re: [Phono-L] PLAY OLS 1922

2011-09-02 Thread Ron L'Herault
neat. Wonder what Radio Rex is, a crystal set? Off to google! Ron L -Original Message- From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of Mike Stitt Sent: Friday, September 02, 2011 2:13 AM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: [Phono-L] PLAY OLS 1922

Re: [Phono-L] PLAY OLS 1922

2011-09-02 Thread Ron L'Herault
And here it is, primitive speech recognition, or at least frequency detection: http://ileriseviye.org/blog/linguistics/speech-recognition-in-1920s-radio-re x-the-first-speech-recognition-machine/ Ron L -Original Message- From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org

[Phono-L] Edison Gem 2 4 conversion question

2011-09-02 Thread clockworkhome
Greetings Everyone: I have had a somewhat negative interaction with eBay seller eschalpin who is selling a Gem 2 - 4 minute conversion gearing. He claims the unit is complete. I asked how you change the gearing speeds and he told me not to send him anymore emails. I believe the 'complete'

Re: [Phono-L] Edison Gem 2 4 conversion question

2011-09-02 Thread George Glastris
Al, I have a boxed conversion attachment, and you are correct, this one is missing the knob and intermediate gear. Sadly, my kit is missing the knob and gear as well, but I have the instructions and it clearly shows it and states how to put it on. So, whoever buys this piece won't be able

Re: [Phono-L] Edison Gem 2 4 conversion question

2011-09-02 Thread Steven Medved
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Re: [Phono-L] Edison Gem 2 4 conversion question

2011-09-02 Thread mdsorter
there is no button or switch on this one as far as I remember, you just move the gear to either engage or disengage giving you 2 or 4 minute. Mike Sorter -Original Message- From: clockworkh...@aol.com To: phono-l phono-l@oldcrank.org Sent: Fri, Sep 2, 2011 10:31 am Subject: [Phono-L]

Re: [Phono-L] Edison Gem 2 4 conversion question

2011-09-02 Thread George Glastris
These are for Models B and C. Red Gems were combination from the beginning and I don't think As could be converted. - Original Message - From: mdsor...@aol.com To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Sent: Friday, September 02, 2011 6:27 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Edison Gem 2 4 conversion question

[Phono-L] Approx. value/rarity question: Edison DD record file

2011-09-02 Thread Andrew Baron
Putting this question to the collective wisdom here on phono-L: How scarce, and what value range might I apply to a Haag Bissex record file? There's one available locally and I want to offer the owner a fair price for it. This item is basically a small oak cabinet just wide enough (and