Those holes or divits look like needle drops-or bugs did it???? Abe On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 5:46 PM, Steven Medved <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I believe I used candle wax to fill in holes on one of my cylinders, but I > would have used a broken record. I think it was a wax amberol and I was > able to play the record. > > Are they chipped or melted? > > I have no idea how the holes got there, but the seller should give you a > full refund and pay return postage. E+ does not have holes. > > Steve > > > Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:35:55 -0400 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Phono-L] Advice please - holes in cylinder surface > > > > I just got a cylinder I won on eBay (Edison 9100, Bob Roberts' Everybody > > Works But Father) to replace mine that cracked. It was advertised as in > > excellent + condition, and as I pulled it out of its sleeve it looked > > like it was. But as I turned it to examine it closely, I found a > > strange, almost patterned number of deep circular pits among the > > grooves. I'm afraid to play it in case the stylus catches in these > > holes and gets ripped out. I'm attaching a picture. > > > > I would appreciate advice (as well as any information on how these holes > > could have formed -- I'm not an experienced collector, but I've never > > seen anything like them before). > > > > Many thanks, > > > > Chris > > -------------- ATTACHMENT -------------- > > **An Attachment Was Scrubbed** > > Name: 9100 holes.jpg > > Type: image/jpeg > > Size: 52776 bytes > > URL: < > http://oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/attachments/20090812/f397cb3b/attachment.jpg > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Phono-L mailing list > > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
