Re: [Phono-L] Potential Fraud - Beware (?)

2011-01-15 Thread Zonophone2006
hi all we have had that problem here a lot in florida the police recommend you meet at the police dept to do your exchange if you buy from craigs list In a message dated 1/14/2011 9:08:28 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, vinyl.visi...@live.com writes: Beware of Craigslist also... the old

Re: [Phono-L] I am the Edison Phonograph

2011-01-15 Thread Markelynch
The Edison Advertising record was reproduced by Pete Dilg of Wizard Records. Here is a link to a CAPS article about him and the recording process. http://www.capsnews.org/apn2008-6.htm Sent from my iPad On Jan 15, 2011, at 8:52 AM, Tim Gray timsanti...@northstate.net wrote: I had a copy (

Re: [Phono-L] I am the Edison Phonograph

2011-01-15 Thread john robles
The Edison Advertising Record is available currently from Vulcan Cylinder Record Company in England. They produce several titles on both two and four minute formats and they are moulded in a resin that is far superior to the Electrophone products of the 1980s which shrink over time and become

Re: [Phono-L] I am the Edison Phonograph

2011-01-15 Thread john robles
I believe the Wizard records were made by Vulcan. They do contract work for a few other dealers too. John --- On Sat, 1/15/11, Markelynch markely...@earthlink.net wrote: From: Markelynch markely...@earthlink.net Subject: Re: [Phono-L] I am the Edison Phonograph To: Antique Phonograph List

Re: [Phono-L] I am the Edison Phonograph

2011-01-15 Thread john robles
Great article Mark. The collecting world owes a lot to Peter. By the way, I mentioned that I thought Vulcan manufactured the records. I think most of those titles Vulcan makes for other companies are not available from Vulcan because they are made on a contract basis. So Wizard titles need to be

[Phono-L] 8-9 motor and knobs, was: Potential Fraud - Beware (?)

2011-01-15 Thread Peter Fraser
I have an 8-9 out in the garage. I can't remember why now, but I replaced the original motor with a 4-spring from a junker Credenza. If I can find the old original motor, do you want it? Which reminds me...does anyone have a spare pair of 8-9 knobs? Mine have lost their decorative end caps.

Re: [Phono-L] I am the Edison Phonograph

2011-01-15 Thread Vinyl Visions
Thanks for the info, John. I have been wondering what the source of Vulcan cylinders is. I want one or more of them to play on my Columbia 2 minute machine and have heard that they are great quality. I just haven't been willing to pay the price asked by the dealer in Berlin. By the way, he

[Phono-L] Travesty...

2011-01-15 Thread john robles
Hey everyone! I went to buy some records locally that were being sold by the daugher of the man that owned them. He passed away 20 years ago and all has been in storage. The real story is that she had sold his phonographs a few years back, and one was a...well, she said there was this one

Re: [Phono-L] Travesty...

2011-01-15 Thread Vinyl Visions
Nothing like some steel wool and maybe a little cleanser to really bring out the shine in gold leaf... :) Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 18:58:42 -0800 From: john9...@pacbell.net To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Subject: [Phono-L] Travesty... Hey everyone! I went to buy some records locally that were

Re: [Phono-L] Travesty...

2011-01-15 Thread Vinyl Visions
I forgot to ask: did you get any good records? From: vinyl.visi...@live.com To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 22:05:13 -0500 Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Travesty... Nothing like some steel wool and maybe a little cleanser to really bring out the shine in gold leaf... :)