Re: The Antique Road Show in Reno
That was something of a let down! The phonograph shown was an Edison Home
Model D with an S reproducer in an alligatored finish oak Herzog #740
"Cylophone" cabinet. The unrebuilt reproducer was set to the wrong stylii so
the
reproduction of sound was terrible. The person doing the description and
evaluation seemed less knowledgeable than one could hope for. He had no idea
if
the cabinet was sold by Edison or an aftermarket item. One wonders what they
would have said should something really esoteric come before them. This was
not a good representation of an antique phonograph on the Antique Road Show in
my opinion.
Kindest regards to all on the list,
Al
