Yes, those Edison Table models are few and far between, and because of that they can get pricey. I would suggest you send us some photos of what you described. Ron was correct on all counts. ----- Original Message ----- From: "DanKj" <[email protected]> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2009 1:11:15 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [Phono-L] The last word on Diamond Discs...I think
Too bad you didn't get some pics of it - I wanted to see what made it seem such a mess. The solder is supposed to be there, as Ron L'H said, and if there was anything running into the horn it was just a volume control, which I remove anyway because it muffles the sound. The straps behind the slots sound correct, too. Except for the missing grill, how bad is the cabinet? You might be disappointed to learn that the few Edison table models are less common than floor models and they're HEAVY, awkward things. My Chalet weighs about 70 pounds, and my B-80 nearly as much. ----- Original Message ----- From: "ger" <[email protected]> > The poor London model of Edison's Diamond Disc machine looks like it had > been tortured. The vertical section was there afterall, but a cable, wood > block and some other things (part going into the horn) were missing. > Someone had SOLDERED the horn on th.... > > Needless to say, the machine still sits with the seller...who is now a bit > wiser, since I shared the photo and what I knew with her. She seemed not > at all disappointed and actually fascinated to learn something about the > poor mess. > > As for its WEIGHT. I've got an "AH-HAH!" I took the flashlight and checked > out the left side where the 24 slots for records was. I could see that 2, > that's TWO, thick metal weights were in place behind the slots. They went > across the back, one high, one low. \ > > > I will, however, now keep an eye out for an Edison (table model) which > could play my records _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
