Columbia did make the BF in a 2&4 minute version. I have one. Or else they made an adaptor kit to convert the machines. The 2&4 minute gearing is accomplished the same way it is on other Columbias of this vintage - there is a spider planetary idler gear mounted inside the gear housing that is either engaged or disengaged via a lever that fits inside a slot on the gear cover over the feed screw. The Columbia #12 Lyric reproducer is used with the 2&4 minute machines. These have a single tubular sapphire rod instead of a button stylus which is the proper size for playing 4 minute records. Obviously, this small stylus will eat up 2 minute wax records, but Columbia didn't care as they were making celluloid 2 and 4 minute records at that time. I don't see the gear shift lever on this eBay machine, so it's probably the 2 minute model.
Greg Bogantz ----- Original Message ----- From: "BruceY" <[email protected]> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l at oldcrank.org> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 7:31 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Columbia BF Peerless > Thanks, as I thought. I had never heard of a 4 minute BF Peerless, and I > have one exactly like it. yes indeed, must have some funky bidders out > there, funking up the prices. > > Bruce > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Loran Hughes" <loran at oldcrank.com> > To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l at oldcrank.org> > Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 7:10 PM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Columbia BF Peerless > > >>I agree with George. The price is as funky as the BA will sound ;) >> Loran >> >> On Oct 15, 2008, at 3:57 PM, George Glastris wrote: >> >>> It seems quite high, but all the bidders are fairly new. And no, >>> there is >>> no 4-minute attachment on it so that Blue Amberol is going to sound >>> funky. >>> George >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
