Hi, If anyone is in the San Francisco area, there is a really nice exhibit on the history of sound at the airport. There is everything there from a Berliner phonograph to surround sound. Pictures of the pioneers of the industry. I was not aware it was there until my flight out. I have some pictures if anyone is interested. -Barry From [email protected] Sat Jan 13 18:55:31 2007 From: [email protected] (Steven Medved) Date: Sat Jan 13 18:55:47 2007 Subject: Rebuilding Orthophonic Reproducers - RE: [Phono-L] Orthophonic reproducer rebuilder advice Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Hi Walt, http://tinyurl.com/y6u276 Not all of your link is activated. Steve > From: [email protected]> To: [email protected]> Subject: Rebuilding > Orthophonic Reproducers - RE: [Phono-L] Orthophonic reproducer rebuilder > advice> Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 20:23:14 -0500> > Sometimes, once the original > gaskets along with the diaphragm are soaked in> denatured alcohol, they can > be removed and reused. If they cannot be reused> then I use replacements of > the same thickness and width that are made from> rubber with a high > durometer. When I rebuild I at least disassemble to the> point of desoldering > the spider from the needle arm and removing it so I can> completely clean the > diaphragm. But it is sometimes necessary to remove the> spider from the > diaphragm if it is damaged.> > > > Check this out:> > > > > http://www.victrolaguy.com/dev1/venues/phonographs/VictorOrthophonic/Orthoph> > onicNo5.htm> > > > Walt Sommers> > Gettysburg Antique Phonographs> > > 717-334-0862> > > > > > _______________________________________________> > Phono-L mailing list> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org From [email protected] Sun Jan 14 11:10:07 2007 From: [email protected] ([email protected]) Date: Sun Jan 14 11:10:24 2007 Subject: [Phono-L] Exhibit at SFo airport Message-ID: <[email protected]> In a message dated 1/13/2007 4:22:33 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: If anyone is in the San Francisco area, there is a really nice exhibit on the history of sound at the airport ================= It is indeed a nice exhibit, sponsored by Dolby and including a lot of their prototype materials. There are a few of my machines on display. Unfortunately the exhibit is behind the security line so only those people with tickets on United can see it, but according to airport officials that amounts to 100,000 people a day... Best regards, Rene Rondeau From [email protected] Mon Jan 15 13:57:56 2007 From: [email protected] (Walt) Date: Mon Jan 15 13:57:56 2007 Subject: Rebuilding Orthophonic Reproducers - RE: [Phono-L] Orthophonicreproducer rebuilder advice In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <017f01c738f0$36d00f20$0200a...@daddell> Thanks Steve, I had seen this sort of truncation of text happen in the past. The whole link is there, but the text is being truncated (probably after 80 characters) by the Phono-L formatting (right Loran?). Anyway, I relocated the file. Here is the new link: http://www.victrolaguy.com/OrthophonicNo5.htm Walt Sommers Gettysburg Antique Phonographs 717-334-0862 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steven Medved Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 9:56 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: RE: Rebuilding Orthophonic Reproducers - RE: [Phono-L] Orthophonicreproducer rebuilder advice Hi Walt, http://tinyurl.com/y6u276 Not all of your link is activated. Steve > From: [email protected]> To: [email protected]> Subject: Rebuilding Orthophonic Reproducers - RE: [Phono-L] Orthophonic reproducer rebuilder advice> Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 20:23:14 -0500> > Sometimes, once the original gaskets along with the diaphragm are soaked in> denatured alcohol, they can be removed and reused. If they cannot be reused> then I use replacements of the same thickness and width that are made from> rubber with a high durometer. When I rebuild I at least disassemble to the> point of desoldering the spider from the needle arm and removing it so I can> completely clean the diaphragm. But it is sometimes necessary to remove the> spider from the diaphragm if it is damaged.> > > > Check this out:> > > > http://www.victrolaguy.com/dev1/venues/phonographs/VictorOrthophonic/Orthoph > onicNo5.htm> > > > Walt Sommers> > Gettysburg Antique Phonographs> > 717-334-0862> > > > > > _______________________________________________> Phono-L mailing list> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org_______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.16.10/624 - Release Date: 1/12/2007
