Hi Everybody, Thank you so much for the many on and off list replies about our box o' parts particularly the horn elbow. We have received no less than a dozen replies off list last night and this morning telling us that it is definitely an Opera horn. We have even received several offers to purchase it. We were told by many people that it has to be an opera because of the shape, the angle of the bend and because when (by suggestion) I tried to fit the end onto a model C reproducer it fits nicely and not too loose. Several people think it is from a Schoolhouse Opera due to the original looking black paint. It is the same as a regular Opera elbow except for the color but I still think it is pretty cool if it came off of such a rare machine originally. Thank you all for your help! Since so many people wanted to buy it outright, we do not feel comfortable just picking one person from either Phonolist or Phono-L. We wouldn't know who to pick. Therefore, I think we will try posting it on Ebay this weekend. We will include lots of clear pictures and appropriate measurements in the auction. We will average the offers we have received so far and make that the starting price. I will email the item number/link to both lists so you can find it easily if you are interested. Then we can give everyone a fair chance to see it and bid if they would like. Hopefully, this will be fair to everyone who is interested in it. I really wish Nick and I had a use for it! :) Thanks! Melissa
--- On Wed, 10/12/11, harvey kravitz <[email protected]> wrote: From: harvey kravitz <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Opera Horn Elbow? To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 1:48 AM Hi Melissa, The elbow is off of a radio. Music Master made wood horns for radios after they made phonograph horns. I have a Music Master mahogany horn that uses the same fitting of the Edison cygnet horn. The bell is 14" in diameter. Harvey Kravitz ________________________________ From: Melissa Ricci <[email protected]> To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 3:31 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Opera Horn Elbow? Hi All, Last week we won a box of phonograph parts along with our Victor II. Most of them do not look very interesting. However, in the box was included a horn elbow. I immediately thought it was just the elbow from a radio horn but now we are wondering if it belongs to an Edison Opera. The paint appears original and is black. It fits onto the bell of our Edison cygnet horn and looks like the opera elbows we have found pictured online. It has been suggested to us that it may actually be from a school opera due to the black color. Sadly, we do not own, nor can we currently afford our own Opera so we are considering selling the elbow to allow someone else to complete an Opera. Can anyone confirm or deny what type of elbow it is? There are other items in the box that we know nothing about and would love any info. Here is a link to a video of the items. If you would like close up pics of any of them, please send me your email. Thanks!Melissa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRtpWICAmqk --- On Tue, 10/11/11, Mike Stitt <[email protected]> wrote: From: Mike Stitt <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] 1920's-30's Music Source To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, October 11, 2011, 4:30 PM I forgot, on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4F1sd5rK4A&feature=player_embedded Mike On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 1:29 PM, Mike Stitt <[email protected]> wrote: > Here ya go. > http://dust-digital.com/index.htm > > http://dust-digital.com/wind > OC > (Mike) > > > > On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 12:06 PM, Vinyl Visions <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> For some unknown reason, my browser ran the link together with the next >> line. >> http://www.ludustonalis.net/Early-Sound--20s-30s-DanceBand.html >> >> > From: [email protected] >> > To: [email protected] >> > Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:45:57 -0400 >> > Subject: [Phono-L] 1920's-30's Music Source >> > >> > >> > This is Ballard Doggett's website, where he sells a lot of unusual >> records of the time - particularly "race" records: >> http://www.ludustonalis.net/Early-Sound--20s-30s-DanceBand.htmlThere are >> some interesting period videos on his website, as well, which makes it >> worthwhile just for that reason. >> > I have bought a number of records from him and never had any problems - >> reasonable shipping costs and verywell packed. He's located in San >> Francisco, in case you need that info. >> > Ballard Doggett's uncle - Ballard "Bill" Doggett was a black performer >> back in the day and wrote the song"Honky Tonk"... check his website out - >> you might find something you can't live without. >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Phono-L mailing list >> > http://phono-l.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.org >> > > _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
