I must say that in this particular case, this black lambert Uncle Josh cylinder was a very rare title, and two people really wanted that cylinder (actually 3--I wish I could have won it!). In the John Petty listing of Uncle Josh cylinders (from nearly 30 years ago) this cylinder was not even listed as being known at that time. To quote from the ebay description " "The difference between a German and an Irish Picnic, by Mr. Cal Stewart, Lambert Record". We have all listened to Uncle Josh tell his stories in his folksy manner, but on this record he uses an Irish accent throughout the entire record!" For an Uncle Josh lover, this is certainly a rarity! This is the only time I have seen a copy of this title for sale. The rarest UJ title I have on cylinder is Uncle Sam to George--it is an address by Cal Stewart to Admiral Dewey at the Waldorf Historia hotel in New York city after the men returned from the Spanish American War of 1898, I believe. Even though there are still only a handful of good condition cylinders of this title, I have still seen it for sale more than once (it is a brown wax). The added good news on this black lambert cylinder is that it is "indestructible" as it is a Lambert cylinder--I hope the new owner will not force it onto the mandrel, however, as the lambert cylinders can split--like the nursery rhyme cylinder a previous writer spoke of. That would be an awful shame! Mike Sorter, Uncle Josh phono-atic -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 23:57:59 EST Subject: Re: [Phono-L] "special" cylinders
Hello, all: Is this what Lambert cylinders in decent playing condition bring? The seller mentions that the cylinder probably needs to be reamed. Can Lambert cylinders be reamed like BA's? Even though I have owned Edison machines and records for almost 30 years, my phonograph world is small, and Lamberts have not been a part of it. I'm sorry if my question seems naive. ebay # 6595670718 Randy Minor _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list [email protected] Phono-L Archive http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/
