Hello Andy,
Thanks so much. Ron was selling these, here is his contact info, let me know
if he answers. Even though I do not have any of the concert size cylinders I
really enjoyed the book and learned a great deal.
Steve
Ron Dethlefson [email protected]
Edison, Lambert Concert Records & Columbia Grand Records and Related
Phonographs or, "The 5-Inch Cylinder Book." Expanded Version. isbn 0960646684
[Ring-bound]
George A. Copeland (Author), Ron Dethlefson (Author)
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:56:56 -0600
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] flat end gold molded
>
> Hi Steve ~
>
> Can you tell me more about The Concert Book? When published, author,
> ISBN if you have it, etc.?
>
> Hope you're doing well over there. I still feel proud and honored to
> have those reproducers that you restored for me.
>
> Andy
>
>
> On Oct 26, 2010, at 3:43 PM, Steven Medved wrote:
>
> >
> > Hello Shawn,
> >
> > I believe you are talking about the early ones made in 1901 in the
> > 7000 range. I have a NOS one it its original 1901 box, the record
> > and the box both look new, unfortunately the record is cracked.
> > From what I have read Edison began to mold records in 1901 and
> > stocked up for the Feb 1902 release.
> >
> > I was fortunate to get about 40 record boxes from 1899 to 1902.
> >
> > When did the composition of these early ones change? They also seem
> > to be thinner, lighter and more fragile.
> >
> > "While stockpiling of black wax cylinders continued, monthly
> > reseases of brown wax cylinders also continued"
> >
> > Page 46 of the The Concert Book which I highly recommend reading.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >> From: [email protected]
> >> To: [email protected]
> >> Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:52:34 -0500
> >> Subject: [Phono-L] flat end gold molded
> >>
> >> Kind of curious how many early , flat end Edison molded records are
> >> around. It seems many of these still have brown wax catalog
> >> numbers. I only have two. The composition for these is very similar
> >> to brown wax, except for caranauba and lampblack, and more
> >> aluminum. COLUMBIA black wax is nothing more than borwn wax with a
> >> higher comcentration of aluminum and lampblack.
> >>
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