Heh, no wonder Ebay's fees went up.........again. Bill
-------------- Original message -------------- From: Loran Hughes <[email protected]> > http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060312-6364.html > > Loran > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/ From [email protected] Tue Mar 14 22:40:14 2006 From: [email protected] (Philippe Woessner) Date: Sun Dec 24 13:11:29 2006 Subject: [Phono-L] Strange phonograph Message-ID: <[email protected]> I'm surprised that nobody talk about this one http://cgi.ebay.com/Antique-Cylinder-Phonograph-W-Horn-Edison-Columbia_W0QQitemZ6613131633QQcategoryZ1442QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Apparently the transmission between motor and upper workis made by friction wheels... Very strange phonograph. According to the shape of mandrel I first think for an Amet. Philippe Wossner http://perso.crans.org/~woessner/ From [email protected] Wed Mar 15 00:27:28 2006 From: [email protected] (Jim Nichol) Date: Sun Dec 24 13:11:29 2006 Subject: [Phono-L] Strange phonograph In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> References: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> I don't think there are any friction wheels. The mandrel is belt driven, though the belt is missing. The mandrel has a slot on the inner end for a belt. There are two holes in the bedplate for the belt to pass through to the the tiny pulley wheel below. To open the case, you would have to open the front door first, pull the belt off the tiny pulley, and then you could raise the bedplate. I'm amazed at how the reproducer travels across the record. The mandrel's supporting shaft on the belt end obviously contains a vertical worm gear. This turns the small gear on the bottom end of the vertical shaft, which then turns the two horizontal pulleys below the bedplate. They have another belt that pulls the reproducer across the record. Strange! Jim Nichol On Mar 15, 2006, at 1:40 AM, Philippe Woessner wrote: > I'm surprised that nobody talk about this one > http://cgi.ebay.com/Antique-Cylinder-Phonograph-W-Horn-Edison- > Columbia_W0QQitemZ6613131633QQcategoryZ1442QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > > Apparently the transmission between motor and upper workis made by > friction wheels... Very strange phonograph. > According to the shape of mandrel I first think for an Amet. > > Philippe Wossner > http://perso.crans.org/~woessner/
