Hello Columbia Viva Tonal owners, What reproducer is found on your machines?
Is it the Columbia 15A type? Any Silvertone owners of orthophonic machines out
there? Does anyone have the Silvertone machines sold by Sears in 1927 that
look like Victors with different names including the Kenmore? For those who
want so see what I am talking about I can send a huge file off list. This huge
file was made by someone else who made copies from the original catalog. I
believe Wayne made it, what a wonderful catalog for those who cannot remember
1927 Sears phonographs. Steve
> Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2013 16:27:25 -0500
> From: aca...@spamcop.net
> To: phono-l@oldcrank.org
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] 1927/ Viva Tonal Columbia Felt Colors
>
> Based on what I see in mine (and its cruder ancestor in my Grafonola 75,
> 1915), the auto stop is a mechanism that works in conjunction with the
> motor via levers - a la the brake/stop/start underneath or above the motor
> board. It is completely outside the sound reproducing system. It should
> not have any connection to / intrusion upon anything from the horn all the
> way to the sound box, so it shouldn't contribute to leaks.
>
> Very odd. What model is yours Jim? (btw There's a nice 2-page ad on eBay
> right now that has photos of the 1927 models, mine is the lowest end and
> is only mentioned parenthetically, haha.) I agree that for Columbia to
> omit this in the higher end models (especially if they went to the effort
> of using velveteen) is surprising. Do you see anything under the platter
> that might suggest there might once have been an auto stop?
>
>
>
> On 1/9/13 1:13 AM, "Jim Cartwright" <jim...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> >My large Viva-tonal (cabinet larger than Orthophonic "Credenza," partially
> >because doors slide into sides of cabinet)has green velveteen on the
> >turntable. After the local repairman sealed the horn & rebuilt the
> >soundbox it sounds splendid even on late 1930s recordings such as Beecham
> >conducting Mozart's "Symphony in E-flat" with the London Philharmonic.
> >My
> >only regret is that it lacks the marvelous non-set automatic stop that
> >would
> >cut off at the end of any record. A surprising lack in this next to top
> >of
> >the line model. Might this have been because it would introduce air
> >leaks?
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org]
> >On
> >Behalf Of Arvin Casas
> >Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 9:03 PM
> >To: Antique Phonograph List
> >Subject: Re: [Phono-L] 1927/ Viva Tonal Columbia Felt Colors
> >
> >
> >
> >Thanks for the helpful info everyone! (Apologies for the late reply but I
> >
> >only subscribe to the digest.)
> >
> >
> >
> >I contacted the youtube poster of the videos that DanKj linked to and
> >
> >posted on the phonoland board where I'm also a member.
> >
> >
> >
> >Based on the responses from all three sources, it's Green-land for me! :)
> >
> >I found one tiny oil stained mini-bumper in the cabinet late last night,
> >
> >once green, so that confirms everyone's input.
> >
> >
> >
> >I ordered a Victor sized green felt replacement from Walt @ Gettysburg and
> >
> >will trim it down to size. I have leftovers from a botched turntable job
> >
> >on a Grafonola I restored a few months ago which I'll use for bumpers.
> >
> >
> >
> >Ron - Interesting about the velvet. Apparently they used felt early on,
> >
> >as in my case, but by the 700 & 800 series Columbia had models with velvet
> >
> >(I learned this via phonoland.)
> >
> >
> >
> >Does the velvet help make the records sound smoother? (Just kidding,
> >
> >though perhaps there's an audiophile who might ardently argue that.)
> >
> >
> >
> >Thanks again all.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >On 1/7/13 9:52 PM, "Ron L'Herault" <lhera...@bu.edu> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>My Vivatonals both have what looks like green velvet on the turntables.
> >
> >>Bumpers look like green felt.
> >
> >>
> >
> >>Ron L
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >On 1/8/13 2:51 AM, "DanKj" <ediso...@verizon.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >> There's a 602 on YooToob, TT & felt visible:
> >
> >>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL4n1HyTfq4
> >
> >
> >
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