and usually mouldy...and damn expensive..........and limited in selections.
Bill -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Ron L'Herault" <[email protected]> > They are quite loud and clear. I have heard one once. > > Ron L > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of David Dazer > Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 8:01 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Phono-L] Concert cylinders > > Can anyone explain in simple terms what the advantage of the large concert > size cylinders was? Next time I set up at the Edison Depot Museum I want to > take my Columbia AB and I am sure someone is bound to ask for an explanation > the the large size. > Dave Dazer > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/ From [email protected] Sat Feb 11 22:04:46 2006 From: [email protected] (estott) Date: Sun Dec 24 13:11:22 2006 Subject: [Phono-L] Idelia SOLD References: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <000801c62f9a$39b24010$47e6f...@esjqacchoqgqch> ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 11:04 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Idelia SOLD > Speaking of Idelias, I saw a singularly interesting one this week. The > reproducer was wrong (not oxydized), the horn was wrong (14" black with > brass > bell), the crank was wrong (some bizarre brass fabrication) but the case > and > bedplate finishes were original and in good condition, if covered with > massive > amounts of dust. What made my heart start pumping was that the usual > Edison > trademark signature plate on the bedplate was missing, replaced with an > elegantly engraved oxyidised-finish plate saying "Presented to William H. > Taft from > Thomas A. Edison." I regret that I didn't have a camera with me to > photograph > it. I wish I could get my mitts on that one!! > That's the one down in a museum in Florida- right? They had a big german orchestrion as well, it played very gadly when I was there about 20 years ago. Eric Stott
