Thanks, George for your comments about CAPS. I have been amazed at the quality of the CAPS Journal, The Sound Box. The articles by you, Tim, Rene and the others are outstanding. I agree, this is the oustanding journal in the hobby. The Journal alone is worth the membership price. The CAPS organization has made a gigantic leap in quality in all respects over the past few years. All of those seriously interested in the hobby should be a member of both MAPS and CAPS.
Stan Stanford, President Oregon Territory Antique Phonograph Society Portland, OR ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 3:20 PM Subject: [Phono-L] No Raps on MAPS, But Seek Chaps for CAPS > > Jerry, > > Thanks for your kind words about my new position in CAPS. There's no doubt > that they wanted me simply for eye-candy. But it's worth noting that CAPS > is not just for California collectors - any more than MAPS is solely for > those living in Michigan. I've been a member of both organizations for > many years, and agree that every serious collector should be a member of > both. What puzzles me is the number of MAPS members who don't belong to > CAPS as well. The CAPS quarterly journal, "The Sound Box," is the best - I > repeat - THE BEST publication on antique phonographs and related items. > It's a large-format magazine (8 1/2" x 11") packed with photos and > illustrations. Members just received their March issue last week, and - as > in every issue - there are a number of substantive articles for the > collector who wants to learn more about our hobby. The eight (yes, EIGHT) > articles in the current issue cover these topics:1) A discussion of the > Columbia Period Grafonolas, who made the cabinets > , and illustrations of 18 different models! 2) An article and 4 photos of > an unusual "Exposicion" gramophone by Larry Karp. Ever seen one of these? > 3) Allen Koenigsberg wrote about a long-forgotten 1905 advertising > campaign using a giant balloon tethered to a building in New York City to > promote Victor Talking Machines (w/5 illustrations). A sudden windstorm > brought near-tragedy and one man barely escaped with his life! 4) Thomas > Rhodes ("Mr.Orthophonic") writes about Joseph Maxfield's sound box - no, > not the Orthophonic - the one BEFORE that!? 5) So we thought we knew about > EVERY recording of Thomas Edison's voice? How about a 1917 Blue Amberol > (yep - it predates "Let Us Not Forget") containing Edison himself > extolling the new Electrip Ediphone? Plus other related artifacts shown in > four photos. 6) Everyone knows that cylinder records are vertically > recorded, but if you read "The Sound Box," you're also aware of two types > of LATERALLY RECORDED cylinder records! 5 photos acc > ompany this article. 7) Charles Marowitz writes an article in each issue > on early recording stars, and I think he does an excellent job every time. > This issue, he covered Annette Hanshaw (including 3 illustrations), and > she seemed like such a babe in print that I was inspired to dig out a > couple of her records to see what she sounded like. 8) When we think > "catalog sales," we think of Sears - don't we? Well, Montgomery-Ward put > Sears to shame in the 1899-1902 period with the wonderful phonographs it > sold, such as Edison Polyphones, Berliner & Johnson Gramophones, the > "Thornward," and others. Nine illustrations from actual catalogs are > included in this article. And that's all in just ONE issue of "The Sound > Box!"? Rene Rondeau is the Editor, and does a magnificent job of creating > a beautiful, eye-catching journal with full-color covers. There are 36 > illustrations in this issue, which doesn't include the 5 pages of > advertisements! > > CAPS maintains a website at www.ca-phono.org. I encourage everyone who's > not a member to do themselves a favor and check it out. Sorry for the long > essay, but this is really too good to miss! > > Best to all, > George Paul > > > > > > > > California Antique Phonograph Society > PO Box 169 > Victorville, California 92393 > (Dues are only $25 and include a wonderful quarterly > newsletter) > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > >
