They're doing it yet -- Sound-alike knock-offs. At least with Edison, the quality was strong.
I haven't forgotten about the needle tests. I got an extension on my deadline work, which I have to have completed by this weekend when my client files in. Next week will be intense through Wednesday and after that I hope to get some play time. Best, Andy On Nov 29, 2006, at 4:18 PM, Steven Medved wrote: > Hi Andy, > > You are correct. > > Orthophonic Edisonic > > I always thought it was a way to take advantage of the Orthophonic > reproducer name while using Edison's name.Steve > > > >> I believe the Dance reproducer would have had the collar on top of >> > the upper shell, joined to a thick flange on the elbow/arm. The >> > counter-weight on the Dance reproducer and the Edisonic are > >> comparable. The Edisonic was introduced around 1927? (I think) and >> > in addition to the heavier counter-weight had a spring-loaded >> stylus > bar, to get as much volume out of the Diamond Disc groove >> as possible > and compete with the fuller sound of the big >> acoustic Orthophonic > Victors, Viva-Tonal Columbias and Brunswick >> Panatropes that had the > exponential horns and more responsive >> sound boxes.> > I don't know why they called it Edisonic (which is >> not necessarily a > conjunction of Edison and electronic-- Sonic >> has its own meaning) > unless possibly they were making reference >> to it being the ideal > companion to the electrically recorded >> Diamond Discs.> > Andy >> Baron>_______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ > > Support Phono-L > http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank
