My new Fireside (bought at an auction) has the wrong reproducer, and I'd
like to find a good K. I understand the reproductions are low-volume
and need serious tweaking to sound good. So I guess I could also use
suggestions on who could do such work. Thanks! By the way, my real
expertise is
producer did it come with? If it is a C, you could just get an H or
> vice versa.
>
> Ron L
>
> -Original Message-
> From: phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-bounces at
> oldcrank.org] On
> Behalf Of Chris Kocsis
> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 10:
Hi Al, many thanks for the reply. I'll remember what you say if I find
a K. For now I have decided to get an H and have a line on one. You
are the second person to refer me to Steve Medved and I'm grateful for
that information!
Chris
ClockworkHome at aol.com wrote:
> Ideally you would want
...but if you want to accept someone's credit card payment, you have to
upgrade to a premier account (at least that's what it was called when I
signed up).
No problems other than I wish the fee was less. A friend in Europe sent
me some money via credit card to buy something for him and the fee
I had the same problem with Shawn Borri and it still rankles. I even
defended him to strangers because he had a good reputation. No apology,
no refund. I understand his partner screwed him over and he had severe
financial problems, which he may not yet have recovered from; and there
are peop
Hi all, this is on its way to me. I'm a novice at phonographs and don't
know what it is (my specialty is old light bulbs). Anyone care to tell
me? I'll be able to answer specific questions (like does it have a
stylus?) when it comes
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageNam
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> To: "Antique Phonograph List"
> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 8:47 PM
> Subject: [Phono-L] Snagged on eBay -- did it bite me?
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>> Hi all, this is on its way to me. I'm a novice at phonogr
Hi,
I have heard that the Webcor portable phonographs from the 1950s do a
good job. They have a flip-over or turnaround needle and I think
styluses and cartridges can still be found. I've offered to help a
friend restore his Webcor Holiday (someone previously tried to fix the
turntable and f
Tue Dec 16 08:20:24 2008
Subject: [Phono-L] A new twist on a ophone
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Looks like a great teaching or demonstration tool.
Herman
From: Chris Kocsis
To: Antique Phonograph List
Sent: Tuesday, December 16,
Is it worth a lot more than the closing bid?
jan...@comcast.net wrote:
> Too bad the auction ended last month. ;-(
>
> Antique Wood Band Bus Truck Music Box w/ Musicians
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180314199983
>
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ora or one of her high tension
sisters. Good, thin, Kevlar reinforced gloves are expensive, but one
pair costs a fraction of what a trip to the emergency room costs. And
some injuries that send you to the emergency room often result in
permanent losses of dexterities (I know firsthand - pun
I just got a cylinder I won on eBay (Edison 9100, Bob Roberts' Everybody
Works But Father) to replace mine that cracked. It was advertised as in
excellent + condition, and as I pulled it out of its sleeve it looked
like it was. But as I turned it to examine it closely, I found a
strange, almo
Maybe bugs, they're so neat and round, like carpenter bee holes. But
not much deeper than wide.
The seller was very nice and refunded the purchase instantly.
Abe Feder wrote:
Those holes or divits look like needle drops-or bugs did it
Abe
On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 5:46 PM, Steven Medved w
a lot of time and you should have the cylinder on the mandrel to give
it a better support while applying the wax.
Norman
Chris Kocsis wrote:
I just got a cylinder I won on eBay (Edison 9100, Bob Roberts'
Everybody Works But Father) to replace mine that cracked. It was
advertised as in
Hot stylus drops with a C reproducer on a day that would fry eggs on the
sidewalk?
Chris
Bruce Mercer wrote:
I saved the photo to My Pictures and looked at it extremely blown up.
There is a dimple in the bottom of each hole. It looks like it was
done with heat and ???
If they were bubbles I d
I just bought a Polly Portable Phonograph in good condition, but the
paper cone "speaker" is rather worn and doesn't hold together very
well. It's also lost a lot of stiffness, which I assume is necessary
for best performance. Does anyone make a replacement or know of a spare?
Best,
Chris
k.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On
Behalf Of Chris Kocsis
Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 12:57 AM
To: Antique Phonograph List
Subject: [Phono-L] Paper cone for Polly Portable
I just bought a Polly Portable Phonograph in good condition, but the
paper cone "speaker" is rather w
Bob, try Amazon. There are several in the "new and used" category for
less than the Amazon store price.
Chris
Bob Maffit wrote:
Brantley:
Do you have the link to where they can be obtained?
Thanks
Bob
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I got this cute little machine at an auction and have some basic
questions I hope you can help me with. I've posted photos to
Photobucket: http://s664.photobucket.com/albums/vv10/chrisk33/
1) Does this look like the original tone arm?
2) How about the sound box -- see closeup -- It seems to s
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
There are three copies here -- all expensive:
http://www.addall.com/SuperRare/RefineExact.fcgi?id=091102180443984607&order=TITLE&ordering=ASC&dispCurr=USD&exaAuthor=Bob+Baumbach&match=Y&exaTitle=Columbia+Phonograph+Companion:+2
If that long URL doesn't work, go to addall.com and search for "colu
How many of us "older" folks have embraced "Web 2.0" social media like
Facebook and LinkedIn? Frankly I have no interest in either, but I have
friends and acquaintances my age (61) (including my dentist) who send me
invitations. Has anyone here found these to be worthwhile and beneficial?
Ch
I've decided the next phonograph I'm really looking for is a VV-1-90,
the orthophonic table model. Does anyone have one for sale? What can I
expect to have to pay for one?
Chris
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Just a note that I've posted three 7-inch Berliner records on eBay, with
a few more to follow eventually. These are earlier than my other
records and don't fit my interests, and I don't want to attempt to play
them on what I have. You can search on "7-inch Berliner Gramophone
Phonograph Reco
It should be straight up and down as with your HMV. Beyond hurting the
sound, this can harm the records. From my limited experience, the
problem with the portable could be a wrong tonearm. Raising it at the
other end will correct the angle. I had to do that with my General
Phonograph Model
There is something wrong. Regardless of whether it is the correct tone
arm for the machine, or the correct reproducer, the shaft of the needle
must be straight up and down when viewed from the front. It should
never lean into the groove at a sideways angle. Period.
Chris
Keith Wright wrot
Can anyone give me the lowdown on jukebox needles? I bought some new
old stock Cole's coin machine needles with osmium tips. The package
says the needle lasts many plays and doesn't have to be rotated. I'm
also curious about the shape of the needle. A couple of millimeters up
from the point
force. Osmium is just
a bad idea for just about any application.
Greg Bogantz
- Original Message - From: "Chris Kocsis"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 8:47 PM
Subject: [Phono-L] Coin machine or jukebox needles?
Can anyone give me the lowdown on jukebox needles? I bo
My apologies for this request unrelated to phonographs, but I'm looking
for someone in France who is able to look up a patent number (205058)
and tell me what the device is that it refers to. It is probably
1920s-30s. My hope is that there is a phono collector there who knows
how to look this
If you google that domain name you do get a large number of predictable
results, including at least one that seems to reference the site. This
is unfortunate or worse, in my opinion. If that is what one is into,
one should at least be discreet about it.
On 11/18/2010 10:15 PM, Vinyl Visions
Hi Robert,
The best resource for all questions regarding music boxes and other
kinds of mechanical music is the Mechanical Music Digest, a fabulous
Internet discussion forum with a vibrant community of congenial members
-- collectors, repairers, dealers, beginning and experienced enthusiasts
demonstrating the machine and turning the grooves white. Oh well.
Thanks,
Chris Kocsis
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If you google "edison antisemite" you will come across an astonishing
and lengthy screed about how the Jews created Hollywood so they could
peddle filth and undermine Christian morals. It begins with the
struggle of Jews to wrest filmmaking away from the Edison Trust, and
strays into communism
I'm looking for a full tin of Victor Tungs-Tone needles, soft tone,
needles unused (I don't care about the condition of the tin).
Also a Pfanstiehl "dollar" needle for acoustic phonograph.
Any offers?
Thanks!
Chris
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I came across this post, which I had saved from 2011, and have a
question about this method. I've seen a lot of suggestions to use a car
battery charger as the power source. How about a filtered and
regulated, high-current DC supply? I figure the purer the DC the better
and wonder about usin
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