Hi Ryan, Just for the record. Oops, pardon the pun. You are one of the most knowledgeable guys I've ever met when it comes to the history of recorded sound. I don't care how old you are. You are an asset to our Old West, MAPS chapter. Thanks, Fred ----- Original Message ----- From: Ryan Barna To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 8:25 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Youngsters in the Hobby
There are quite a number of younger collectors out there. They're just not all in one place. A few years ago, I used to communicate with a young man out in Atlanta, GA. who was into phonographs. He was still in high school, but I lost touch with him (Perhaps college took him over?). Also a few years ago an 11-year-old from Australia joined phonolist but I don't remember him or his name. Last August/September I was on the phone with a 17-year-old from Los Angeles who said he had over 5,000 acoustic era recordings on mp3's. I'm not sure if he collects the original records, but he beats me as far as Dan W. Quinn recordings go! And yes, Loran's daughter is also into records (mostly children's, but she's also into popular acoustic era recordings). I was into phonographs since age 14. The record collecting goes earlier than that (I knew who Billy Murray was when I was 8). I also had a large history of being made fun of, so I never really shared much or told many people about my hobby. I still don't. I never told classmates who my poineer recording heroes were, nor have I told many collectors through phone or correspondence what my age was for fear of rejection. Even as far back as the 1940s (probably earlier) people questioned if there would be any future interest in phonographs & records. And here you guys are keeping the hobby going! I'm 100% positive that this will keep going on 100+ years from now. -Ryan _________________________________________________________________ Find and compare great deals on Broadband access at the MSN High-Speed Marketplace. http://click.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200360ave/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Phono-l mailing list [email protected] http://t2.cwihosting.com/mailman/listinfo/phono-l_oldcrank.com From Phonophan Fri Feb 20 22:03:34 2004 From: Phonophan ([email protected]) Date: Sun Dec 24 13:10:33 2006 Subject: [Phono-L] Phonographica Message-ID: <[email protected]> Thanks for the generous comments, Loran! Tim Fabrizio phonophan PO Box 10307 Rochester, NY 14610 585 244 5546 FAX 585 244 7601 Visit my Web site -- http://www.phonophan.com From loran Fri Feb 20 22:32:14 2004 From: loran (Loran T. Hughes) Date: Sun Dec 24 13:10:33 2006 Subject: [Phono-L] favorite finds In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> References: <[email protected]> <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> I've got to say this has been the best reading in a long while! This certainly doesn't stand up to a $75 Berliner, but I got one of my favorite phonos through the internet - all because of a crap-o-phone! Back in 1998, crap-o-phones were not yet the norm on eBay. I used to email sellers when I'd run across one (back when it was acceptable to do so). After one such email exchange, the seller was absolutely upset about having been rooked on the authenticity of the "thing" he was selling. So much so, he canceled the auction and demanded a refund from the antique dealer that he had bought it from. A couple of weeks later, I get an email from the same guy. He's got another phono he wants to sell on eBay, but now he's gun shy. Would I mind looking at some photos and advising? He's afraid it's another crap-o-phone. About another week goes by and I get some photos in snail mail. My jaw hit the floor. The "crap-o-phone" turned out to be a Columbia Type N! Someone had painted the bed plate black, with tacky decal pin striping & flowers. Of course, I told him I would be happy to make an offer - he counter-offered and we settled on a price. Of course, my N was not complete. No gutta percha reproducer and missing the fall-off crank. Later, I found a Victrola IV on eBay with an original Columbia fall-off crank laying on the turntable! The owner stated that the Victrola was missing its crank, but she was throwing in the other crank that the buyer might be able to trade for the correct crank. Needless to say, I won that auction, kept the crank, and sold the phono for the same price that I paid for it. Over the years, I've rounded up a gutta percha recorder and a brass Columbia funnel horn - and now an instruction manual. Will I ever find that gutta percha reproducer? Who knows, but then again, half the fun is in the hunt. Loran
