The M alone sells for over $1000.Steve Yes, he bought it at the> Halsey auction...there was hardly anyone there...he> bought it for $325 with the M reproducer. He proudly> explained that he didn't realize what he bought until> he returned home and did some some research. He told> me that it was really rare and worth $3,000! The> wheels were turning in my head. If I had been at the> auction, I bet he would have dropped out around $500. > I could have listed in on phono-l for a quick $2000> profit and made more money than I did on the four> miserable days of storm work!> > Side story...I called Big Al, the guy that bought the> $75 Col AB McDonald, and he was still out of power> four days after the storm. I live about four hours> from him and thought about offering to trade and> deliver my 6500 watt generator for the AB McDonald! > Pass the tissues and happy collecting, Jerry Blais> > __________________________________________________> Do You Yahoo!?> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________> Phono-L mailing list> [email protected]> > Phono-L Archive> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/> > Support Phono-L> http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank From [email protected] Wed Dec 20 17:38:46 2006 From: [email protected] (Steven Medved) Date: Sun Dec 24 13:12:12 2006 Subject: [Phono-L] Improved Concert Reproducers Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Hi Loran, I have never seen the early one, I really enjoy reproducer varieties and I have saved the photos and really appreciate you sharing them. Steve >> > OK, here are photos:> >> > http://homepage.mac.com/loranhughes/PhotoAlbum15.html> > When I got home >> > this evening, I took apart the Improved Concert with > the odd needle bar >> > and saw that someone had hacked an Exhibition > needle bar to fit... and >> > did a relatively nice job at it to boot. But > the photos do show the >> > differences in lettering on the early and late > style Improved Concerts. >> > I don't think I've ever seen any other > examples of the early style... >> > has anyone here?> > Loran> > >> > _______________________________________________> Phono-L mailing list> >> > [email protected]> > Phono-L Archive> >> > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/> > Support Phono-L> >> > http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank From [email protected] Wed Dec 20 19:11:12 2006 From: [email protected] (Bill Klinger) Date: Sun Dec 24 13:12:12 2006 Subject: [Phono-L] ARSC Conference 2007 Message-ID: <027d01c724ad$abe433b0$0201a...@billqbszr49l7m> The following message has been posted by the Outreach Committee of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC). If you have any questions, please click on the link or the e-mail address below. Please DO NOT simply hit REPLY or post further messages to this list. --- ARSC ANNUAL CONFERENCE --- Don't forget to save the dates! May 2-5, 2007: The Ward Irish Music Archives, in conjunction with the Sanfilippo Victorian Palace, hosts the 41st annual ARSC conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center, 509 West Wisconsin Avenue. CONFERENCE PROGRAM The Program Committee has received proposals for presentations on a wide range of musical genres and a variety of technical issues. (If you submitted a proposal, don't worry if you haven't yet received a notification of acceptance; the committee is still reviewing proposals.) Here is a small sample of what's in store: -- "The Golden Age of Irish Music Recording," Harry Bradshaw. During the 1920s, Irish musicians in the United States recorded hundreds of discs for the immigrant record-buying market. Some of these recordings became highly influential in Ireland and played an important role in shaping Irish traditional music during the remainder of the 20th century. -- "Irish Americans in the Acoustic Era," Mick Moloney. An ethnomusicologist, regarded as the foremost authority on Irish America, Moloney has produced more than 40 albums, done numerous TV appearances, and authored "Far From the Shamrock Shore: The Story of Irish American History Through Song." -- ARSC Technical Committee panel session: "Small-Scale Audio Preservation, Storage, and Management Issues and Solutions." For both large and small institutions, insufficient resources or a limited IT infrastructure may dictate a small-scale preservation storage solution and a transitional storage strategy. This session presents case studies of small-scale approaches, and then develops the idea of a transitional repository that provides safe, interim storage until trusted, mass-storage-based preservation repositories are available to smaller institutions. Representatives from a commercial storage vendor and an academic institution will be on hand to raise larger issues and help answer questions. PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP: "Preservation of Audio in the Digital Domain" This one-day workshop covers the basics of preserving audio in the digital domain, addressing difficult issues concerning equipment, technical metadata, workflow, and storage. Archivists, librarians, and collection managers -- anyone who works with archival sound recordings -- will receive guidance on formulating solid digital-preservation strategies, and a greater understanding of the issues involved in working effectively with IT personnel, audio engineers, and others pursuing the preservation endeavor. The workshop consists of four sessions: 1. "Standards and Best Practices for Audio Preservation" Speaker: Mike Casey (Associate Director for Recording Services, Archives of Traditional Music, Indiana University; Co-chair, ARSC Technical Committee). 2. "Choosing the Right Tools for the Job: Archival Audio Equipment Solutions for Most Budgets" Speaker: Dave Nolan (Audio Archivist, 92nd Street Y, New York). 3. "Storage Solutions and Data Management" Speakers: John Spencer (President, BMS/Chace) and Jon Dunn (Associate Director for Technology, Digital Library Program, Indiana University Libraries). 4. "Preservation Workflow: The Sound Directions Project at Indiana University" Speakers: Paul Mahern (Sound Directions Audio Engineer, Archives of Traditional Music), Ronda Sewald (Sound Directions Project Assistant, Archives of Traditional Music), Mike Casey (Associate Director for Recording Services, Archives of Traditional Music), Jon Dunn (Associate Director for Technology, Digital Library Program), and George Blood (Safe Sound Archive). TOURS Conference attendees are in for a couple of very special treats. On Thursday, May 3, the Ward Irish Music Archives will host a dinner reception and tour of its facility. Located in suburban Milwaukee, the archives "promote, preserve, and celebrate Irish music in all forms." Considered to be the largest public collection of its type in North America, the archives house more than 40,000 Irish music artifacts -- sound recordings, books, videos, sheet music, and musical instruments. Among the fascinating displays is an extensive and detailed examination of the influence of Irish-Americans on U.S. popular music. On Saturday, May 5, an all-day outing will take registered conference attendees to Jasper and Marian Sanfilippo's Victorian Palace, a 44,000-square-foot mansion and private museum in Barrington Hills, Illinois. The world's largest collection of restored automatic musical instruments is on display -- phonographs, music boxes, coin-operated pianos, orchestrions, dance organs, calliopes, and more. Two of the highlights of the Victorian Palace are the gargantuan 80-rank, 8000-pipe theater organ, with chambers occupying four stories, and the Eden Palais, an exquisite European salon carousel from 1890. Don't miss this rare opportunity to tour the spectacular Sanfilippo museum, which is not open to the public. Mark your calendars and keep checking http://www.arsc-audio.org/conference2007.html for details. For further information (including exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities), contact Kurt Nauck, Conference Manager, at [email protected] .
