Re: [Phono-L] Bargain recorder NOS

2010-10-22 Thread Peter Fraser
No, they're still there - you just have to enter the item number manually - line breaks have broken the links. On Oct 22, 2010, at 7:35 AM, harvey kravitz wrote: I noticed that the items were removed From: Ken and Brenda Brekke

Re: [Phono-L] Edison on Glenn Beck

2010-10-18 Thread Peter Fraser
Former drive time shock jock Beck is far more than a bit nuts - he's a racist fanatic, dangerously bent on tearing down our government. But as they say, any publicity is good publicity, so I guess it's nice he showed his fans a nice old phono...not that many of them have the IQ to comprehend

Re: [Phono-L] Edison on Glenn Beck

2010-10-18 Thread Peter Fraser
shared by all. By the way, my IQ was measured at 123. Ron -Original Message- From: Peter Fraser pjfra...@mac.com To: Antique Phonograph List phono-l@oldcrank.org Sent: Mon, Oct 18, 2010 5:58 pm Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Edison on Glenn Beck Former drive time shock jock Beck is far

Re: [Phono-L] Edison on Glenn Beck

2010-10-18 Thread Peter Fraser
...@aol.com wrote: Peter, I respectfully suggest we stay on topic with regard to the list i.e. phonographs. Your political opionions are not necessarily those shared by all. By the way, my IQ was measured at 123. Ron -Original Message- From: Peter Fraser pjfra...@mac.com

Re: [Phono-L] edisonia for sale!

2010-09-16 Thread Peter Fraser
- invent a way to listen to music at home - get a patent - pick up a filament for the light bulb - dinner with Henry Ford on Tuesday Sent from my iPhone -- Peter pjfra...@mac.com On Sep 16, 2010, at 6:23 PM, Jim Nichol jnic...@fuse.net wrote: I can't read the to-do list. What does it say?

Re: [Phono-L] Oddball sort of ex-Brunswick crapophone

2010-08-31 Thread Peter Fraser
I couldn't stop laughing when I saw it this morning. And when I got to that last picture showing the innards, with the legendary Brunswick ShopVac SoundHose, fastened with the fabled Brunswick AcoustiClamp, I squirted coffee out my nose. Sent from my iPhone -- Peter pjfra...@mac.com On Aug

[Phono-L] Union wish list - Pathe Actuelle upright

2010-05-28 Thread Peter Fraser
I guess I have a wish list item to add to the pile: an upright Pathe Actuelle, which is the Pathe disc machine with the wacky umbrella parasol style tonearm/sound radiator gizmo. I've craved one for a really long time, and finally found one a little while ago. It was going to get handed

Re: [Phono-L] Craigslist Rant

2010-04-11 Thread Peter Fraser
It isn't a done deal until you appear and money changes hands, and what you describe isn't really all that out of line. At least she came clean and told you what was happening. She didn't make you sell the XVI, so although that's unfortunate, it doesn't apply to the beef you have with her.

Re: [Phono-L] Vehicle?

2010-03-07 Thread Peter Fraser
Subaru Forester is my hearty recommendation. Mileage in the high 20s, carlike ride, and extremely durable. Hauls phonos like nobody's business. Sent from my iPhone -- Peter pjfra...@mac.com On Mar 7, 2010, at 11:46 AM, jim...@earthlink.net jim...@earthlink.net wrote: I am on the verge

Re: [Phono-L] Vehicle?

2010-03-07 Thread Peter Fraser
This would also include boycotting Walmart, killer of the independent American small business, pervasive employee abuser, and 10th-largest trading partner of China (including nations). Buy American only goes so far, and in the above case, it's likely too late - walmart has obliterated the

Re: [Phono-L] Cleaning a phonograph. Wax removing.

2010-02-15 Thread Peter Fraser
Usually when we spay we cut something ELSE off! Sent from my iPhone -- Peter pjfra...@mac.com On Feb 15, 2010, at 11:17 AM, Rich rich-m...@octoxol.com wrote: You should have also chopped off his spay button finger. ___ Phono-L mailing list

[Phono-L] Victrola xvii

2010-01-04 Thread Peter Fraser
I've come across one locally and am not interested myself, but if you are, please drop me a line. I'm near SF. What's the value range for these nowadays? Sent from my iPhone -- Peter pjfra...@mac.com On Jan 4, 2010, at 7:11 AM, Robin Joan Rolfs nip...@dataex.com wrote: BlankGreetings

[Phono-L] definition of antique - was Re: Shipping phonographs

2010-01-03 Thread Peter Fraser
Yesterday my 14 year old and I went to install some RAM in the computer of a friend. We also helped our friend with her iPod. As we left, I told my daughter that she would be lucky if she, too, could be as with it when she got to the age of our friend: 92. She replied that she'd always stay

Re: [Phono-L] Shipping phonographs

2010-01-02 Thread Peter Fraser
Actually UPS has a deal where if THEY pack it and there is a claim, they pay immediately, no questions asked. So what I've been doing recently is pack the phono, horn, etc my own way (safely, thoroughly) then hand that package to them for them to pack in a larger box (with about 4 crush space

[Phono-L] Phono Forum

2009-03-12 Thread Peter Fraser
members appear fairly often, since it is a Yahoo group (and thus easy to find). As far as I know, Paul still NEVER checks in. Jim On Mar 12, 2009, at 5:54 PM, Peter Fraser wrote: That's not how others have heard it. Have you got some more direct info? On Mar 12, 2009, at 1:26 PM, Ron L

[Phono-L] Phono forum problem

2009-03-11 Thread Peter Fraser
he'd had many (any). Still, it's a hell of a way to go. [Original Message] From: Peter Fraser pjfra...@alamedanet.net To: Antique Phonograph List phono-l@oldcrank.org Date: 3/11/2009 10:50:51 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Phono forum problem Are you talking about that a-hole Paul Something

[Phono-L] Need identification of a small Phono

2008-11-28 Thread Peter Fraser
sounds like one of those extremely rare Fabrizi-o-Tone models, manufactured only briefly in Rochester NY during the last century. But we'd need to see the pictures to be sure... On Nov 28, 2008, at 2:15 PM, Don Maxwell wrote: Dear list, I have a small wind-up inside horn phonograph which

[Phono-L] Thanks Givings

2008-11-27 Thread Peter Fraser
ok, folks, enough jingoism - please. we're all grateful to the veterans and others who have put themselves in harm's way on our behalf, but can we keep it separate from the often ill-conceived (or worse) policies that created the harm in the first place? as for me, i'm thankful and proud

[Phono-L] Ragtime Fabrizio, was: More crooks on Ebay

2008-11-08 Thread Peter Fraser
i own a Ragtime Fabrizio, aka The Tiny Tim. it's obviously a one-off, because none of my phono friends nor i have never seen another one, but it's one of my favorite pieces of phono ephemera. it's a small semi-human figure made of cardboard and semi-hard rubber, mounted to a strange

[Phono-L] Research: Amberolas 1A and 1B

2008-10-26 Thread Peter Fraser
any chance of including Amberola IIIs? they always seem to be ignored! On Oct 25, 2008, at 8:46 AM, gpaul2000 at aol.com wrote: I'm asking for data from owners of Amberolas 1A and 1B. I'm working on an article on the early Amberolas, similar to a study done on suitcase Homes two years ago

[Phono-L] Research: Amberolas 1A and 1B

2008-10-26 Thread Peter Fraser
an Amberola III, too. Jim Nichol On Oct 26, 2008, at 1:14 PM, Peter Fraser wrote: any chance of including Amberola IIIs? they always seem to be ignored! On Oct 25, 2008, at 8:46 AM, gpaul2000 at aol.com wrote: I'm asking for data from owners of Amberolas 1A and 1B. I'm working

[Phono-L] Borri Cylinders...

2008-09-25 Thread Peter Fraser
actually it makes him either a huge devotee...or a crackpot. On Sep 24, 2008, at 6:55 PM, C5fan at aol.com wrote: I believe he bought the name and the rights years ago just like the company in India that bought the name and rights to the HMV's that we call crapophones. That is why he has

[Phono-L] should I get Pay Pal?

2008-09-23 Thread Peter Fraser
i've managed to hang on to the original free account all these years. there's unceasing pressure to upgrade to a fee-based account but if you read the fine print and pay attention you can still use it free. i don't know whether they still even offer the free account, but it's worth looking

[Phono-L] credenza question

2008-05-18 Thread Peter Fraser
just a quick question... early credenzas have the platter centered on the motor board in the left-right dimension, while later ones have it offset to the right and a record rest (two parallel wood bars with a pair of pads on each) to the left. are the tonearms identical on the two flavors,

[Phono-L] not a restorationist, more like a blacksmith/butcher...

2008-05-13 Thread Peter Fraser
...with too much time on his hands! On May 12, 2008, at 2:04 PM, Thatcher Graham wrote: I can recommend this as a fine read. A gentleman I know is attempting to build a phonograph starting from a box of parts. He's not a restorationist, but he's a good carpenter.

[Phono-L] edisonic vs. dance?

2008-05-08 Thread Peter Fraser
can anyone expound on the differences between the Edison Dance reproducer and its successor, the Edisonic? As near as i can tell, it's just the bolt-on neck...but does the little spring have different characteristics? is there anything else? do they sound appreciably different when

[Phono-L] Re: Edison C2 performance

2008-03-22 Thread Peter Fraser
thanks for all the interesting responses. my aim in asking was to help me decide whether to pursue a C-2, or maybe just the reproducer for one, in order to have a more-authentic experience with late DDs. guess i need to wait til i can hear one for myself sometime, because it seems like

[Phono-L] Edison C2 performance

2008-03-21 Thread Peter Fraser
don't know why RCA didn't continue using the better design from 1929 in their later models. Probably had something to do with patent royalties on the Kellogg design that RCA didn't want to pay. Greg Bogantz - Original Message - From: Peter Fraser pjfra...@alamedanet.net To: Antique

[Phono-L] Edison C2 performance

2008-03-21 Thread Peter Fraser
that RCA didn't want to pay. Greg Bogantz - Original Message - From: Peter Fraser pjfra...@alamedanet.net To: Antique Phonograph List phono-l@oldcrank.org Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 7:07 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Edison C2 performance I've been meaning to ask this for some time

[Phono-L] Moldy wax records

2008-03-12 Thread Peter Fraser
] On Behalf Of Peter Fraser Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 10:58 AM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Moldy wax records no, you can't shave and record on black wax, only brown. On Mar 12, 2008, at 6:24 AM, Ron L wrote: You can't fix them since the mold has eaten away the sound

[Phono-L] Why Couldn't Edison Think of This? - THEY DID!

2008-03-11 Thread Peter Fraser
Uh, wait-a-hold-it. Last Saturday we were supposed to set our clocks one hour forward, not our calendars one month forward to April...April FIRST. Sent from my iPhone -- Peter pjfra...@mac.com On Mar 11, 2008, at 11:12 AM, Robin Joan Rolfs nip...@dataex.com wrote: Ooops I

[Phono-L] Record Storage Rack

2008-02-25 Thread Peter Fraser
Still, it was fun to see. Wow, is that George Lucas sitting there? Sent from my iPhone -- Peter pjfra...@mac.com On Feb 25, 2008, at 11:01 AM, Loran Hughes lo...@oldcrank.com wrote: Oops, the photo attachment was my fault folks. The system caught it and I approved it by accident. For the

[Phono-L] OT - Ebay rebellion Suddenly Unrecognized Passwords

2008-02-06 Thread Peter Fraser
i've had the same one for 12 years, which is quite foolish, actually. most financial entities will force you to change it every 90 days, and impose rules for a certain level of complexity in its composition... On Feb 6, 2008, at 12:34 AM, Robert Wright wrote: I was forced to change mine

[Phono-L] interesting early Home on ebay

2007-12-21 Thread Peter Fraser
for it are there. To me the striping looks re-done, perhaps a long time ago. I'd love to see this one up close and personal. Ron L -Original Message- From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of Peter Fraser Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 11:02 AM

[Phono-L] Last Con Edison Direct Current Customer Is History

2007-11-21 Thread Peter Fraser
and this: Westinghouse responded angrily. Yes, the alternating current will kill people. So will dynamite and whiskey. On Nov 21, 2007, at 7:51 AM, Peter Fraser wrote: i think i remember a quote from TAE during the time he and westinghouse were debating AC vs. DC in the public forum

[Phono-L] Len Spencer Talked at his own Funeral

2007-11-21 Thread Peter Fraser
remember that most of our membership is more comfortable with crank'n'spring technology than that of today. so use tinyurl.com for any long or complex urls, and check for any registration requirement on links you provide. and if you get a registration page, folks, well, just register. and

[Phono-L] Len Spencer Talked at his own Funeral

2007-11-21 Thread Peter Fraser
good, me neither. sounded otherwise for a while. On Nov 21, 2007, at 6:11 PM, Rich wrote: I am not the least bit worried. Peter Fraser wrote: again, with this sort of worry on your mind, perhaps it might be best for you to not use email or the Internet at all... On Nov 21, 2007, at 1:01

[Phono-L] What is the best way to be fair?

2007-11-18 Thread Peter Fraser
only thing worse than that is the anxious/insecure/greedy and/or confused seller who makes a firm deal, then sells the item out from under that buyer (for more money or not). they usually have some lame excuse like i tried to contact you and couldn't so i assumed you were no longer

[Phono-L] Edison triumph with totally different upper bedplate

2007-11-13 Thread Peter Fraser
the description is also just a little too precious (aw shucks, its a stone-looking thing, i think collectors call it a stylus). this might be a big ruse. On Nov 13, 2007, at 6:16 PM, estott wrote: To me it doesn't look like a product of the Edison works- I'd guess that everything above

[Phono-L] blickfang

2007-08-17 Thread Peter Fraser
, that had been made clear before, I was just having fun with it. Peter Fraser pjfra...@alamedanet.net wrote: means eyecatcher ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org

[Phono-L] san francisco bound

2007-07-26 Thread Peter Fraser
I'm the one you're referencing, although misspelled. essentially: nothing to see here, move along. Folsom is hours away, in the Sierra foothills, actually. That place out in the Haight is slim pickings. When you do find something in an antique mall, it's usually a victrola x with peeling

[Phono-L] resubscribe

2007-07-22 Thread Peter Fraser
as long as it wasn't a pregnant pause i think we'll be ok. On Jul 22, 2007, at 8:23 AM, Loran T. Hughes wrote: I think we just had an awkward silence moment. Everything is working fine, just doesn't seem to be any recent posts. Loran On Jul 22, 2007, at 9:04 AM, Kat Hall wrote: I went

[Phono-L] Bedplate restoration

2007-07-12 Thread Peter Fraser
sounds great, and reminds me of the guy who replaced an arm on a well- patina'd stickley chair we have...he beat it a little with a chain before installing and finishing it. guests can never guess which arm is the new one! On Jul 12, 2007, at 7:46 AM, Andrew Baron wrote: If Steve Farmer

[Phono-L] Holier than thou?

2007-07-04 Thread Peter Fraser
Yep, satire and sarcasm don't always translate well to email. Sorry if I offended anyone (except nauck, who, frankly, offends me), but yeah I was just having a little fun. I also went and looked back at archives a little for troubling similarities but couldn't find any, which I

[Phono-L] Where can I get covers for 78s?

2007-07-03 Thread Peter Fraser
but The Nauck's sleeves are more special, and thus worth the special premium price. each one comes with a special indexing box rubber- stamped right on the outside, a special thumb notch cut out of one edge, a special quote from the new testament, and a special pro-Bush editorial penned by

[Phono-L] tape residue

2007-06-25 Thread Peter Fraser
and if you wave a little dab of it under their nostrils, it helps get the kids out of your hair, as well. On Jun 24, 2007, at 11:46 PM, Jackie Burwell wrote: You can use Goo Gone to remove the tape residue and it won't hurt the part. I bought some at Walmart and it really does the job even

[Phono-L] a-250 pictures URL

2007-06-25 Thread Peter Fraser
guys, just copy-paste the thing into your browser, if it isn't clickable. don't try to type anything unless you're paying attention to the details. or if your mail client has cut the thing into multiple lines and you can't manually re-assemble it, try this shortened version:

[Phono-L] Fwd: Have you ever seen a singing Tesla Coil?

2007-06-24 Thread Peter Fraser
Finally, Tesla gets to Edison on the musical front. I especially like the remark about Free Bird. Begin forwarded message: From: Steve Wozniak st...@woz.org Date: June 20, 2007 12:48:37 AM PDT To: Peter Fraser Subject: Have you ever seen a singing Tesla Coil? http://www.hauntedfrog.com

[Phono-L] Fwd: Have you ever seen a singing Tesla Coil?

2007-06-24 Thread Peter Fraser
: Did that e-mail really come from the Wizard of Woz? Didn't know you ran in those circles, Peter. Anyway, that singing Tesla Coil was pretty neat. Ray - Original Message - From: Peter Fraser pjfra...@alamedanet.net To: Gary Parsons g...@garyearlparsons.com; Patrick Gunn redg

[Phono-L] DD Metal Finishes

2007-06-23 Thread Peter Fraser
i believe these were at the whim of the individual worker. this technique is not exclusive to Edison or to phonographs - it was just a common decorative finish of the early 20th century, and the patterns were hand applied. i had it explained to me once...something to do with selective

[Phono-L] Items for sale at Union

2007-05-15 Thread Peter Fraser
I'm interested in the Reginaphone - can you perhaps send some details and a few pictures, please? thanks, -- Peter pjfra...@alamedanet.net On May 14, 2007, at 9:19 PM, DeeDee Blais wrote: Here are a few of the items that I am taking to Union: Reginaphone- 12, mahogany serpentine case,

[Phono-L] ARSC Conference Slide Show from Steve Ramm

2007-05-11 Thread Peter Fraser
Sounds like it would be nice to see. Any way you can open it up to the rest of us, non-AOL people? On May 10, 2007, at 9:57 PM, Robert Wright wrote: FABULOUS job, Steve! Especially great to have some faces to put with names, for those of us who haven't made it to the conferences/ shows

[Phono-L] OT: Roller Organ help needed

2007-05-01 Thread Peter Fraser
Hi - Does anyone on the list have the know-how (and the patience) to walk me through the alignment process for a Concert Roller Organ? Ours has somehow gotten out of kilter and won't sound notes properly - needs alignment. Alternatively, does anyone have a copy of Todd Ausberger's

[Phono-L] Vic IV before and after

2007-04-13 Thread Peter Fraser
No photos are available Sorry, john9...@pacbell.net has not enabled any public albums in their account. On Apr 13, 2007, at 2:43 AM, John Robles wrote: Vic IV before and after I am pretty much done with the Vic IV I bought. Check my album for the before and after pics. John

yahoo photos nonfunctional, was Re: [Phono-L] Vic IV before and after

2007-04-13 Thread Peter Fraser
: I have changed the privacy setting to public, so maybe that will help. Peter Fraser pjfra...@alamedanet.net wrote: No photos are available Sorry, john9...@pacbell.net has not enabled any public albums in their account. On Apr 13, 2007, at 2:43 AM, John Robles wrote: Vic IV before

yahoo photos nonfunctional, was Re: [Phono-L] Vic IV before and after

2007-04-13 Thread Peter Fraser
ok, got it to work - here's a better link: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/john9...@pacbell.net/my_photos On Apr 13, 2007, at 10:13 AM, Peter Fraser wrote: no such luck - i click the link, it says nothing is accessible and asks me to log in even though it welcomes me with my user name, i

[Phono-L] Edison article from today's NY Times

2007-03-11 Thread Peter Fraser
from the NY Times... ? ? March 11, 2007 Edison the Inventor, Edison the Showman By RANDALL STROSS This article was adapted from ?The Wizard of Menlo Park: How Thomas Alva Edison Invented the Modern World,? by Randall Stross, a contributor to The New York Times. The book, to be published

[Phono-L] A couple of notes about the list

2007-03-11 Thread Peter Fraser
technical writer, Loran On Mar 11, 2007, at 11:12 AM, Peter Fraser wrote: hmmm - so even though i provided the article, fully credited and intact, it's uncool? that's sort of odd, i think, especially since they provide an email this article feature...but i agree, better safe than sorry

[Phono-L] Nice Nirona

2007-03-09 Thread Peter Fraser
absoutely stunning. plus: Children gramophone in this original carton with all of them accessories ya gotta love those, er i mean them, automated language translations. On Mar 9, 2007, at 1:43 PM, Dan K wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=190088470958 $1372 , but

[Phono-L] Edison B-80 (DD) and matching base cabinet on ebay

2007-02-26 Thread Peter Fraser
Group - Not sure whether this is kosher, but if you're interested in my super- mint early diamond disc machine - yep, it's belt drive - and matching base cabinet, please take a look here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=320086857357 or here: http://tinyurl.com/yrqk3r And

[Phono-L] Edison's Birthday

2007-02-10 Thread Peter Fraser
ok, now you're creeping even me out. you didn't really do that, did you? and if you did, i sure hope you tipped her well, despite her lack of historical knowledge. On Feb 10, 2007, at 8:45 AM, Jim Nichol wrote: Yesterday I took a little statue (bust) of Thomas Edison to a restaurant

[Phono-L] Yahoo's Electrola group

2006-12-26 Thread Peter Fraser
and of course we can also contrast the relative levels of obnoxiousness between the respective list owners. Loran's level is at most zero, if not somewhere in the negative numbers, while the dude with the napolean complex who runs phonolist and electrola is off the scale in the other

[Phono-L] Yahoo's Electrola group

2006-12-26 Thread Peter Fraser
we should definitely combine them - there's enough overlap, and low enough traffic, that we should have the best of both worlds as a result. perhaps just let's try to keep it to phonos, perhaps with a cutoff at 12/7/41, and minimize the radio side? On Dec 26, 2006, at 2:30 PM, Andrew Baron

[Phono-L] Yahoo's Electrola group

2006-12-26 Thread Peter Fraser
and usually the one that requires repair. A cut off of 12/7/41 is good. On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 14:37:36 -0800, Peter Fraser wrote: we should definitely combine them - there's enough overlap, and low enough traffic, that we should have the best of both worlds as a result. perhaps just let's try

[Phono-L] today's funniest ebay listing

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
, how much does eBay nick you for a $20,000+ reserve price these days? Loran On Fri, 2004-12-10 at 06:38 -0800, Peter Fraser wrote: gang - the idea of a $20,000 Amberola DX (or whatever the poor little thing is) is funny enough, but when you factor in the arrogant ignorance of the lister

[Phono-L] Columbia Multiplex Grand

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
is there any way we could see pictures of this? is it in any of the fabrizio/paul books? On Dec 30, 2004, at 9:04 AM, allena...@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 12/30/2004 11:45:15 AM Eastern Standard Time, diamondisk...@aol.com writes: I wonder how hard it was to keep all of the

[Phono-L] test

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
from com to org. hmmm.

[Phono-L] Thomas Edison's Business card

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
the guy has a small raft of famous-guy cards on offer, all with lousy blurry pictures, and zero feedback. smells funny to me. On Apr 23, 2004, at 9:49 PM, Steven Medved wrote: http://tinyurl.com/3x43r What do you think? Steve

[Phono-L] Bryan and Taft Cylinders?

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
i paid $2 for my WJB cylinder. ebay is way higher. YMMV! On Tuesday, October 14, 2003, at 05:11 PM, Jeff Anders wrote: Need your opinion... I have an opportunity to buy nine William Bryan speeches and one Taft speech. Assuming these are in good shape what do you think I should offer as

[Phono-L] William and Mary

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
Sorry to hear that your friends have done such disservice to their child by not teaching him/her how to behave, and thus have opened him/ her up to such unfair bashing! Don't blame the kid, blame the parents. The parents need to teach, and if the child is too young, the parents need to

[Phono-L] OTAPS Meeting Photos

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
no, there's no password required. most likely, the URL got chopped into two pieces by the email software, so it can't just be clicked. here, i converted it to something easier: http://tinyurl.com/aa6vj i know a guy near detroit whose radio and veetwelve cadillac collections put this one

[Phono-L] Anybody have dealings with....

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
if you'd like me to go inspect the machine for you, i'd be glad to - he's local to me. I've met Dan but am not his friend or associate, and will give you an honest opinion of the machine. in my experience, his prices are quite high, but if he's got something you need, price is secondary!

[Phono-L] B-60 which is an Arts Crafts model?

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
it's a reference to the Arts Crafts architectural and decorative style of the early 1900s, aka Craftsman or Mission. here's a picture of our B-60, in a Craftsman setting: our living room! http://tinyurl.com/8trry On Jul 16, 2005, at 12:26 PM, Bob Maffit wrote: Phono folks: I saw this

[Phono-L] Another eBay phono fraud

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
well, this is more of a Darwinian question than anything else, i'd say! On Jul 19, 2005, at 10:47 AM, Loran T. Hughes wrote: On Jul 19, 2005, at 10:28 AM, wilenz...@bellsouth.net wrote: What a jerk. Who would believe a story like that! Sadly, more people than you might think. My wife

[Phono-L] paypal and ebay, was Re: eBay Scam Listing

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
in the past ad nauseum. Bottom line is, and always has been, this: It's great for buyers; horrible for sellers. The 3% bleed hurts. For the seller, it's fees, fees, fees, and then another 3% to close the deal. UGHHH. - Original Message - From: Peter Fraser pjfra

[Phono-L] Experts Edison Phono on Antique Road Show

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
outrage! On Apr 4, 2005, at 7:45 PM, taediso...@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 4/4/2005 6:55:28 PM Pacific Standard Time, pjfra...@alamedanet.net writes: well, don't keep us in suspense here...is he doing time? According to the Justice Dept. website, he got

[Phono-L] Re: A-250 Dividers

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
don't forget that loran made some killer repros of the index sheets for the drawer-style DD machines. loran - still got any? On Jul 1, 2004, at 8:03 AM, tuban...@aol.com wrote: My A-200 has no dividers. Were they the same type as the A-250? If so, How many were there supposed to be?

[Phono-L] wow! TAE on the front page of the SF Chronicle today!

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
Gang - Imagine my surprise this morning to find a lengthy article about scientists doing optical recovery of sound from moldy cylinders and damaged discs, including a color picture of an Edison Standard: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/07/12/ MNGJP7JRC21.DTL the

[Phono-L] The Elusive Edison Victrola

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
so what did it end up actually being? On Aug 11, 2006, at 2:45 PM, john robles wrote: Very apt, I thought of that too. It's probably an Amberola I. Richard Rubin richard_ru...@hotmail.com wrote: In my experience, when people mistakenly use the term Victrola, they're usually talking

[Phono-L] Anyone have a Vic I governer to sell?

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
just don't get mad at them...not sure how old they are, but there will be a day all too soon where they won't even want to be in the same room as you, and that's something you want to delay as long as possible! a phono is just a thing On Oct 2, 2006, at 4:17 PM, rwill...@aol.com wrote:

[Phono-L] the Sound Box? was Re: Early Home configurations

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
what is The Sound Box? On Oct 5, 2006, at 5:37 PM, drbor...@aol.com wrote: Ken, George Paul wrote a very nice article for the September issue of The Sound Box ...

[Phono-L] Ebay Watched Item relisted spoof???

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
or you can do like the rest of us, and use your Mac (without worry or fear) to read or look at whatever you'd like. we don't do viruses on this side. of course, never provide any info to anybody, no matter what platform you run. On Nov 22, 2006, at 11:01 AM, Rich wrote: I will repeat

[Phono-L] Ebay Watched Item relisted spoof???

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:39:08 -0800, Peter Fraser wrote: or you can do like the rest of us, and use your Mac (without worry or fear) to read or look at whatever you'd like. we don't do viruses on this side. of course, never provide any info to anybody, no matter what platform you run

[Phono-L] Ebay Watched Item relisted spoof???

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
of the other deadly windows features from running quietly in the background. Nor do they have any idea how to find someone who can help them. Rich On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 13:11:34 -0800, Peter Fraser wrote: sure there were a few Mac virii back in the Jurassic era, but I haven't used Hypercard

[Phono-L] looking for peter frazier

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
Well, I'm Peter Fraser. Last I heard from you Bob, was that you were going to send me some pictures, but were having technical difficulties. So go ahead and try it again, please. email is pjfra...@mac.com or pjfra...@alamedanet.net thanks! On Nov 27, 2006, at 6:14 PM, Loran T. Hughes

[Phono-L] Shipping charges -- a new pricing scheme

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
i think i know who that dealer is, and he stopped doing that a long time ago. On Nov 27, 2006, at 6:05 PM, john robles wrote: I reported one guy who was charging the 3% that Paypal was going to charge him to accept an online payment. It is against eBay's rules to add that on (but you

[Phono-L] Shipping charges -- a new pricing scheme

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
perhaps we aren't talking about the same person, after all. On Nov 29, 2006, at 6:07 AM, john robles wrote: Hmm, I could swear he just charged me the 3% just a few weeks ago.,.I will have to find that invoice... Peter Fraser pjfra...@alamedanet.net wrote: i think i know who that dealer

[Phono-L] Jack Mullin tape...was Re: Victor long playing records

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
Doug's going to burn a DVD of it and then send that to me for duplication. So you can start sending me emails with your addresses. be sure to put Mullin in the header of the message. On May 2, 2006, at 4:01 PM, pjfra...@alamedanet.net wrote: I have a unit which burns DVDs directly from

[Phono-L] Jack Mullin tape...was Re: Victor long playing records

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
it by then. i'll go get some mailers and blanks and calculate the total cost with postage, and announce that amount. You can then either paypal or send me a check. shouldn't be much $$. I'll let you know when i get the master and we'll take it from there. -- peter On May 2, 2006, at 9:45 PM, Peter

[Phono-L] Edison long playing records

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
i found and installed one of these kits, and it works fine on the 10 LPs i have - i don't have any 12 tho. the installation instructions are excellently written, and as i went through the process i felt a great connection to the writer across all those years. it was a cool experience. the

[Phono-L] Edison long playing records

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
standard in the Laboratory models, would apply to the later (post December 1914) DD machines. I believe the earlier models such as the A-200 had motor boards that weren't set up to accommodate an additional barrel. Andy Barrel - - I mean - - Baron On May 4, 2006, at 3:06 PM, Peter Fraser wrote

[Phono-L] Edison Voice Writer

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
it's worth as much as someone is willing to pay. unless you have an Ediphone shaver as well, it'll be unusable, so unless it's pristine and you want it for show only, don't give more than the amount you'd be willing to lose by washing paper money in a pair of pants. On May 4, 2006, at

[Phono-L] Edison long playing records

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
that was factory installed in a very late C-19. I have an Edison 10 LP and one of the not for sale 12 LP's, so I suppose that plus Ron's reprint booklet would make a good start... Andy On May 4, 2006, at 5:38 PM, Peter Fraser wrote: and i can tell from Andy's writing that, today at least, he's been

[Phono-L] Pics of C-1 and C-2

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
i can easily put them online for all to see - send me the files and it'll be done tonite. no file size restriction. On May 5, 2006, at 6:48 AM, Bruce Mercer wrote: I can email pics of the C-1 and C-2 along with closeups of the pick- up for those interested unless somebody can post them

[Phono-L] phono-l pictures on the web

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
hey, kids - here are some shots. send me more and i'll put them up... Library http://web.mac.com/pjfraser/iWeb/Site/Library.html -- Peter pjfra...@alamedanet.net

[Phono-L] phono-l pictures on the web

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
i changed the title a little, and so the URL changed: http://web.mac.com/pjfraser/iWeb/Site/Phono-L%20Photo%20Library.html On May 12, 2006, at 11:56 PM, Peter Fraser wrote: hey, kids - here are some shots. send me more and i'll put them up... Library http://web.mac.com/pjfraser/iWeb

[Phono-L] Mullen Movie Status Report

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
Group - The DVD arrived from our friendly donor in yesterday's mail, and I'll start cranking out the copies this week. Tomorrow night I'll go get some mailers and then I'll be able to quote the cost. Those of you with no-fee Paypal accounts (that is, the kind linked to your bank

[Phono-L] Fwd: Jack Mullin tape...was Re: Victor long playing records

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
trying again. is the list broken? Begin forwarded message: From: Peter Fraser pjfra...@alamedanet.net Date: May 19, 2006 8:14:53 PM PDT To: Antique Phonograph List phono-l@oldcrank.org Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Jack Mullin tape...was Re: Victor long playing records Group - I've burned

[Phono-L] Edison LP machine w/both reproducers

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
From: Peter Fraser pjfra...@alamedanet.net Reply-To: Antique Phonograph List phono-l@oldcrank.org To: Antique Phonograph List phono-l@oldcrank.org Subject: [Phono-L] Edison LP machine w/both reproducers Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 12:16:32 -0700 Crew - Semi-amazingly, a complete Edison LP

[Phono-L] Edison LP machine w/both reproducers

2006-12-24 Thread Peter Fraser
(and the price is reasonable)! On May 25, 2006, at 3:18 PM, Peter Fraser wrote: ok, will do. give an idea of your budget in case he wants to deal on it, ok? On May 25, 2006, at 2:45 PM, John Maeder wrote: I'm interested. Please check it out for me. Would you also find out the specific model

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