Dear Mr. Medved:
Your reputation for restoring reproducers has been widely praised. Each year on February 11th I host an Edison Birthday Celebration here in Austin, Texas for local & visiting antique phonograph collectors. A couple years ago, some superb professional jazz musicians attended & then high school student Colin Hancock assisted in recording them on wax cylinders using his restored Recorder on my 2 minute only Edison Triumph Phonograph. Colin is now in college & won’t be able to attend this year’s Party to which some amateur jazz musicians are invited. I want to again record wax cylinders of the musicians but one of my Recorders fails to cut a groove & the other provides too weak a recording to accommodate a dozen musicians even though a platform & high stools are provided for certain instruments, etc. Do you restore Edison Recorders to peak performance? Or, would you have such for sale? Also, wanted in a less timely manner, are you able to restore the Reproducer of a Columbia “BC” Twentieth Century Graphophone? Many thanks & all good wishes… Very truly yours, Jim Cartwright Immortal Performances, Inc. Austin, Texas 78703-1402 (512) 478-9954 jimcartwri...@immortalperformances.com From: SN Medved via Phono-L [mailto:phono-l@oldcrank.org] Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2016 8:18 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Cc: SN Medved Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Edison Triumph A 2/4 minute conversion kit? Hello Ron, I appreciate the kind words from you, John, and Darrell. Steve _____ From: Ron L'Herault via Phono-L <phono-l@oldcrank.org> Sent: Monday, February 1, 2016 11:45 PM To: 'Antique Phonograph List' Cc: Ron L'Herault Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Edison Triumph A 2/4 minute conversion kit? I knew you'd set me straight, Steve. Thanks. Ron From: SN Medved via Phono-L [mailto:phono-l@oldcrank.org] Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 10:22 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Cc: SN Medved Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Edison Triumph A 2/4 minute conversion kit? Hello Ron, Edison links vary from .0175 to .0192 in diameter. I use .020 annealed stainless steel wire to make links for them all except for the O and M which I use .018 annealed steel wire. The O link is longer than the M link. Staple wire is too small in my opinion as it is .0175 on one side and .0186 on the other as it is not round. The length is about right for the bent weight N but too long for the C or H. Steve _____ From: Ron L'Herault via Phono-L <phono-l@oldcrank.org> Sent: Monday, February 1, 2016 10:10 PM To: 'Antique Phonograph List' Cc: Ron L'Herault Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Edison Triumph A 2/4 minute conversion kit? I've been told that an ordinary office style staple is the right length and diameter for this link wire. How far from the truth is that? Ron L From: amberola75--- via Phono-L [mailto:phono-l@oldcrank.org] Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 9:08 AM To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Cc: amberol...@aol.com Subject: [Phono-L] Edison Triumph A 2/4 minute conversion kit? Hello Everyone, I was wondering if there are any printed or "known" specifications for the fabrication dimensions of all of the different Edison reproducer "S" or "C" hooks that connect the diaphragm to the stylus? Like actual center to center distance, radius on the ends, wire diameter, etc. Any info would be helpful as I would like to machine a few small fixtures to make them instead of trial and error. Thanks, Jim Reisenweber Description: Image removed by sender. Description: Image removed by sender. Description: Image removed by sender. Description: Image removed by sender. Description: Image removed by sender.
_______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org Unsubscribe: phono-l-unsubscr...@oldcrank.org
