It's crazy! but the collecting and playing is fun. Take care. Brantley </HTML> From [email protected] Sun Feb 24 20:09:54 2008 From: [email protected] (Robert Wright) Date: Sun Feb 24 20:10:01 2008 Subject: [Phono-L] 15 3/4" Pathe Records, and Music Service Co. References: <000e01c87736$3807be30$6401a...@user52c8f93503><000a01c87738$b3c47610$0202a...@michael> <001001c8773f$cb777df0$6401a...@user52c8f93503> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Wow, I've never seen the elusive 16" (ish) Pathe in all these years, and now two stashes show up. Bruce, the records you describe are exactly the same as the ones I just grabbed from eBay last month. Ron Dethlefson has exstensive info about them in his Pathe book, wich I haven't had the funds to grab a copy of just yet (but he told me it's all in there). Dr. K has 2 machines that accommodate these monster discs and can tell you more than I. I transferred the Ca. Ramblers title (Cat. #566) among my stash and sent it to an Adrian Rollini enthusiast in the UK who confirmed that in typical Pathe fashion, the performance is the same as other Pathe issues (always with the pantographing! I swear). Here's what he had to say: "Thank you SO much for the recording - beautifully done - you know your stuff I think. Anyway, the California Ramblers were also known as The Golden Gate Orchestra & many other names for different record labels. 'Where is That Old Girl of Mine' was only recorded once by them & it was under the name of 'The Vagabonds' on June 6th 1924 matrix number 8912-A. The strange thing is that it was not recorded for Pathe at all but for the Gennett Label (Gennett 5529) & also released on Edison Bell Winner (4121) & Starr 9566 - note last three numbers (566) which correspond to the matrix marks on your disc!!!??? I can confirm that both yours & the Gennett are absolutely identical & your speed is running perfectly correctly - putting the tune in the key of Eb." That the speed and key match tells me the discs run at 120rpm exactly. I still need to collect all title/artist/number/matrix info on these discs. Work picked up and I've been swamped for a month now. Best to all, Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "BruceY" <[email protected]> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 5:48 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] 15 3/4" Pathe Records, and Music Service Co. > What type of phonograph would they be playing these 15 3/4" Pathes and > Music Service Co. Records on in the early twenties? They do not fit on a > regular type Pathe Machine, which could accomodate up to the 14" pathes. > > Bruce
