Hello all For some reason I seem to remember hearing that the strings were supposed to vibrate sympathetically with certain musical notes, like the sympathetic strings on an Indian sitar. John Robles
friedhelm maur <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Art, Congratulations for this great and rare machine. Very interesting. Please keep us posted how and when you finish the project. Regarding tuning of the strings I have read in some publications that the strings are just for optical but not sound enhanement reasons. Or someone could play the strings with the music... Maybe the experts know more. I used to have a Klingsor but could not find any effect on the strings from the sound. Good luck anyway and this is really a great machine. Best regards Friedhelm >From: [email protected] >Reply-To: Antique Phonograph List >To: [email protected] >Subject: [Phono-L] Klingsor >Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 22:41:14 EDT > > >Hi group, > >I just acquired a great old Klingsor phonograph which needs much >restoration >and I'm afraid I'm going to need lots of help. This phonograph is a >fairly >rare model which includes a dancing doll on a stage above the >phonograph--but >unfortunately is missing the doll. I'm afraid I'll be looking for the >doll >for years. You can probably still see the unit on eBay. It will be >listed >as #6553563345. You can see why I'm quite excited about this piece. It's >a >coin-op as well! > >In any case, I would like to find an original Klingsor reproducer for it. >The piece came with a period British Columbia reproducer and I suppose it >might even be original to this machine. Also, I'm going to need to TUNE >this >monster. Now Eric Reiss has stated that tuning a Klingsor seems to be a >"lost >art". Being a occasional piano tuner I would like to attempt this. But >how???? Does anyone have ANY information regarding the tuning of Klingsor >strings? Has anyone ever tried this? Are the strings simply going to >break as >soon as I turn the tuning pins? > >Also, many parts are rusty. Does anyone have any Klingsor parts? i.e. >turntable, Klingsor medallion, or brake. I would love to hear from anyone >familiar with these odd machines. > >Thanks, Art Heller > >_______________________________________________ >Phono-L mailing list >[email protected] > >Phono-L Archive >http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/ _________________________________________________________________ Sie suchen E-Mails, Dokumente oder Fotos? Die neue MSN Suche Toolbar mit Windows-Desktopsuche liefert in sekundenschnelle Ergebnisse. Jetzt neu! http://desktop.msn.de/ Jetzt gratis downloaden! _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list [email protected] Phono-L Archive http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/
