[Phono-L] BF Columbia cylinder phonograph for sale

2013-01-30 Thread Ron Cowen
Hi, This is collector Ron Cowen from Silver Spring, MD. I'm selling a very good condition Columbia BF, with good decals, lid, reproducer, no horn for $675. The BF has the long mandrel that plays the longer Columbia cylinder records the company manufactured for a short time. Serial number 32652

Re: [Phono-L] Early European Edison Phonograph Recordings Released

2012-01-31 Thread Ron Cowen
and here is NYT story on the findings http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/31/science/bismarcks-voice-among-restored-edison-recordings.html On Jan 30, 2012, at 10:03 PM, DanKj wrote: - Original Message - From: gerald_fab...@nps.gov To: theresa_j...@nps.gov Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012

[Phono-L] Voice of Otto von Bismarck and others--NY Times article on Edison records from 1889

2012-01-30 Thread Ron Cowen
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/31/science/bismarcks-voice-among-restored-edison-recordings.html?hpw ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org

[Phono-L] Voice of Otto von Bismarck--NYTimes article on Edison records from 1889

2012-01-30 Thread Ron Cowen
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/31/science/bismarcks-voice-among-restored-edison-recordings.html?hpw ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org

[Phono-L] text of profile of sound historian Patrick Feaster from the Jan. 20 Science

2012-01-23 Thread Ron Cowen
Science 20 January 2012: Vol. 335 no. 6066 pp. 278-280 DOI: 10.1126/science.335.6066.278 NEWS FOCUS Archaeologist of Sound Ron Cowen* With near-obsessive determination, audio historian Patrick Feaster has been tracking down remnants of long-vanished voices and noises—and in some cases

[Phono-L] best way to store wax cylinders?

2010-12-23 Thread Ron Cowen
I should know this but what are some of the best ways to store wax cylinders, aside from good temperature control? Is it OK if they are in their cylinder boxes? And if I am putting them all in some large storage box, is it OK if it's plastic, and should the large storage box not have a lid,

Re: [Phono-L] Edison NHP Presentation Humanity's First Recordings of its Own Voice

2010-10-28 Thread Ron Cowen
can't stay away the whole weekend but thanks. Hope they video the presentation. Have a great time, Ron From: mark lynch [mailto:markely...@earthlink.net] Sent: Thu 10/28/2010 10:16 AM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: [Phono-L] Edison NHP Presentation

Re: [Phono-L] Coin N scam on Ebay

2010-02-10 Thread Ron Cowen
update on the ebay site now says: THIS IS ONLY ONE MACHINE FOR SALE THE NEW PHOTOS ARE FOR A COMPARISION TO MY MACHINE AS PEOPLE HAVE REQEUSTED THE MACHINE I HAVE USED AS A COMPARISION IS NOT FOR SALE From: Ken Danckaert [mailto:k...@lemur.org] Sent: Wed

Re: [Phono-L] Mikiphone instruction booklet (WARING!!)

2009-09-10 Thread Ron Cowen
After one insulting message from the seller when I asked his if this was a reproduction (he initially refused to answer, telling me with exclamation points to read and reread his description), he admitted in a second e-mail that it was a reproduction, or an original copy as he so obtusely put it.

[Phono-L] presidential debates 1908 style--first recordings of presidential candidates

2008-10-03 Thread Ron Cowen
also great images. image gallery has audio link to one Taft and Bryan wax cylinder recording. the Bryan one, about possible failiure of banks, is eerily prescient today. http://sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/36947/title/The_first_sound_bites

[Phono-L] the 1908 William Jennings Bryan-Taf presidential candidate records

2007-04-12 Thread Ron Cowen
Hi, this is Ron Cowen, a phoho collector and writer, who plans to write an article on the first use of records in 1908 among the two presidential candidates. First, although I know the records have been converted to CD, can someone authoratatively tell me whether they can legally be posted

[Phono-L] Edison BOOK

2006-12-24 Thread Ron Cowen
Hi Joan, I'd be interested in purchasing the book. Contact me offline at rco...@sciserv.org Thanks, Ron From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org on behalf of phonost...@aol.com Sent: Mon 9/18/2006 9:35 PM To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Subject: Re: [Phono-L]

[Phono-L] unusual record

2006-12-24 Thread Ron Cowen
HI, Could you tell me the title and other details? And I wasn't clear, are you bringing this for display or sale? Thanks, Ron Cowen -Original Message- From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of allena...@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 6