Our small town has a Victorian Days weekend every summer. This year I set up a phonograph display and played records and did a couple presentations on the history of the phonograph. I set up 11 phonographs - all external horns except an amberola 75 with a mix of disc and cylinders. I had a lot of fun and most of the people stopping by had never seen a cylinder record and didn't understand how a mechanical phonograph worked. Some were surprised when the found out there was no electricity powering them. I hope to be able to do it again next year or for some other gathering.
Greg Acker
