Jeeze, I hope it wasn't part of Teapot Dome Scandal................. Bill
-------------- Original message -------------- From: "estott" <[email protected]> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/ From [email protected] Sun Feb 12 01:19:32 2006 From: [email protected] ([email protected]) Date: Sun Dec 24 13:11:22 2006 Subject: [Phono-L] Concert cylinders Message-ID: <[email protected]> >From a Physicists viewpoint, the increased surface speed of the larger diameter cylinder allows for more information to be recorded over a longer groove distance. The highs and harmonics which are the shortest wavelengths may be too close together to be distinct on the smaller standard cylinders. The amount of sound energy contained on the surface of the larger Concert cylinders is also theoretically greater. However, in practicality, the gain for the cost in production was not justified. Had the Concert cylinders been electrically recorded THEN you would have had something astounding. Having heard an electrically recorded 5" cylinder using a Model D reproducer I can attest to the greater range of sound frequencies produced. Best wishes to everyone, Al
