What a name from the past i have not heard of karl frick in years i mostly bought back then from neuwman miller and al just wondered what ever happened to your clock work home did you sell it to the oliphants thanks for all you and george did on edison zono
-----Original Message----- From: clockworkhome <clockworkh...@aol.com> To: phono-l <phono-l@oldcrank.org> Sent: Sat, Sep 1, 2012 5:28 pm Subject: [Phono-L] Thank you and this week on eBay... I humbly say thank you to those who sent me a compliment. This week on eBay there were several reasons why I wrote my Master Thesis on Edison machines then worked with George Frow to do the book. Item 1 was a rare 200 thread per inch feedscrew and record mandrel from an M electric that allowed it to play Amberol records ! ! ! This seller doesn't know that even Edison could not make that work so a planetary gear was used on the 100 TPI feedscrew for the 200 TPI records. But since he pulled the mandrel and feedscrew off of an M and the threads looked more fine to his eyes that is what ended up in the listing. It's an M mandrel ! ! ! Item 2 was a rare two piece Fireside Horn reproduction. This is one of the peach can Bondo Frick's Freaks horns. I am surprised it hasn't come apart so someone had to take good care of it for the last 50 years. Karl cut out the screw caps from cooking oil cans to make the screw connection between the two pieces of the horn. The caps were rather narrow to the horn is slim until after the connection then the 'bloom' on the bell is rapid. Viewed from the side it just looks odd at best. Item 3 is a Standard with a broken reproducer limit pin and broken stylus bar diaphragm link. I contacted the seller and was told, "Every thing is there and it all works!" I guess I must be like Don Quixote jousting with windmills. Best wishes everyone, Al _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
