Richard: >From your description, sounds to me like you have a model A standard in the "New Style" cabinet. These model A's do have the banner decal and the lid is rounded, not square. They were released in 1901 with the model C reproducer. If the reproducer is in good shape, it is definitely worth replacing the stylus and gaskets, and no need to purchase another one. The horn appears to be a fairly common "silk covered" one that was an after-market item. As far as the speed adjustment, look inside the machine for a knurled knob that adjusts the governor speed. Glad to hear that you are now a cylinder phono collector :) Ray Wilenzick
----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Rubin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2006 10:35 PM Subject: [Phono-L] Edison Standard > Greetings, everyone. While I've been collecting for quite a while, now, > I've always just stuck to disc machines, but this weekend I stumbled upon > an Edison Standard being offered for for next to nothing, so I picked it > up. Trouble is, I know next to nothing about it, and I'm just trying to > figure out what it is. It has the banner decal and the "C" reproducer, > and it doesn't seem to have been converted to a 2/4 machine, though > frankly I don't think I'd be able to tell if it had been. The serial > number is S279 3 56, and the last patent date on the plaque is November > 17, 1903. There is no indication of any model number (or letter) on the > plaque. It has the original crane (1904 patent date on that) which is > black and which doesn't actually attach to the case but rather sits > underneath it, and comes up and out from behind the case. The horn is 25" > long (14" diameter) with a brass bell, but the body of the horn is covered > by something (I've seen it described as "silk," but i > t feels more like a thin leatherette), which is actually in very good > shape, and which is now kind of a rust brown in color. The rubber neck is > also there and in excellent condition (it could be a replacement, not > sure; it's very thick). I know it's not a Standard A, since it has a > decal and the lid is rounded, not square. The case (minus the lid) > measures 12.5" wide x 6" high x 8.5" deep. So, I guess I'm wondering: > What exactly do I have here? Can anyone tell me anything about the horn? > Is it worth reconditioning the reproducer, or should I just buy a new one? > What is involved in converting this to a 2/4 machine? Would such a > conversion be inauthentic? I should add that it came with 8 2-minute > cylinders in cases, so I suspect it is just a 2-minute machine as it is. > > By the way, I haven't seen anyone post any assessments of the Union show > this year. What did you all think? > > --RR > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ > > Support Phono-L > http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank >
