Are these similar to the Gfell horns? Any opinion on the quality, authenticity of one vs the other? I am seriously tempted to buy this horn, I think it would look great on my opera. I have a nice opera with an original horn that the previous owner a mediocre restoration job and now it is coming apart again. Bill
On 1/25/13 2:18 PM, "Vinyl Visions" <[email protected]> wrote: >These are from Lima, Peru and I believe they are made by the same guy who >makes Victor six cabinets, columns, capitals, etc. - so good you can't >tell the difference, especially in 10-20 years, when the finish ages. >Judging by the quality of the horn in the pic, it will probably have a >negative effect on the price of a good quality original Edison... I know >that I wouldn't pay big bucks for one, when I can get one that looks just >as good for this price. This is part of the same problem that devalued >Vogue Picture discs, not just eBay, but when a company like Bear records >in Germany reproduces Vogues and they look the same (except for a black >edge) it devalues the originals. It's all about supply and demand - if >someone provides an adequate supply, demand and price decrease... > > >> Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:58:58 -0600 >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [Phono-L] Opera Reproduction Horn Opinion >> >> Anyone have an opinion on these horns or know the origin? >> >>http://www.ebay.com/itm/STUNNING-REPRODUCTION-MAHOGANY-WOOD-CYGNET-HORN-E >>DI >> >>SON-OPERA-PHONOGRAPH-/281055550366?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4170375 >>b9 >> e >> Bill >> On 1/25/13 9:17 AM, "Ron L'Herault" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >Hi Mike, >> > >> >It is for a friend, Kirk, so I am forwarding your e-mail to him. >>Thanks, >> > >> >Ronald L'Herault >> > >> >Lab Supervisor, Biomaterials Division >> >B.U. School of Dental Medicine >> >801 Albany Street S203 >> >Roxbury, MA 02119 >> > >> > >> > >> >-----Original Message----- >> >From: [email protected] >>[mailto:[email protected]] >> >On >> >Behalf Of Mike Tucker >> >Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 1:17 AM >> >To: [email protected] >> >Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Edison Eclipse governor >> > >> >Ron, >> > >> >What exactly do you need? >> > >> >The whole offset governor, the governor assembly with shaft or the >> >governor >> >assembly without shaft? >> > >> >The governor is a two ball type and uses the normal Edison governor >>disc >> >and >> >small end, but with two holes instead of 3 or 4. A 3 can be adjusted to >> >suit >> >and the governor springs are standard Edison springs as per Standards >>etc. >> > >> >Mike Tucker >> > >> >On 25/01/2013 2:32 PM, Ron L'Herault wrote: >> >> A good friend of mine needs a governor for an Eclipse. Did any other >> >> Edison machines use this same governor? Anyone got one? >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> Ron L'Herault >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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
