This is a great project, Shawn - hats off to you for your diligence and craftsmanship.
Bob > Original message: > > On 07/18/2014 11:28 AM, Antique Phonograph List wrote: > > I think this is the first time in recent history (probably since 1929) that > an original > Edison studio recording head is working. I am using it to record catalog and > live > records with. It has taken a lot of research to make it work, I keep working > on the > carriage (not original to the recorder) to make it work better, I will post a > vid of the > latest version of the carriage. This recorder uses an advance ball, and > floats on > the blank. The more true the blanks are the better your recording, as any > variations > can cause the stylus to dig deep in spots, and not in others. I will be > excited to do > some live recording with it, would love to get some musicians together and > cut some > masters for moulded release. It seems the existing Edison studio heads, are > all > missing something, weather it is the diaphragm or cutting stylus. I will > post more > vids, of the new carriage in action. > http://youtu.be/jtAJNo-YhSE > http://youtu.be/MpVHs5nTa_k > http://youtu.be/tipCmvpuaaE _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
