The spring looks like a musical instrument's "spit valve" (water key). And the hinge end is not evenly cut from what I see in the picture.
Ron L -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of john robles Sent: Monday, September 16, 2013 4:31 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Odd cylinder reproducer That was the first thing I thought. But the cut away is not nickel plated. Down where the spring is, I took off the weight and two slots are finely engraved in the back of the weight, and that is where the tails of the springs nest. Well done. More pics will be up soon. John ________________________________ From: Steven Medved <[email protected]> To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 16, 2013 1:13 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Odd cylinder reproducer It looks like it was adapted for use on a coin op. I have seen weights made of aluminum with springs like that. In 1915 and after the copper CHK diaphragms were nickel plated and Edison continued to make them into the 1920's. Are the ground away areas nickel plated? > Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 10:22:06 -0700 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Phono-L] Odd cylinder reproducer > > Hello all > How about some opinions on this reproducer? It is an Edison model C top with a trimmed weight. Also, the sapphire bar is unusual, though it appears to contain an Edison doorknob sapphire. The hinge block has also been skillfully modified and is spring loaded, perhaps to counter the docked tailweight? The diaphragm is not an Edison, it is silver and it has a hump in the middle where the link attaches. Anyone got any ideas? > Also there is a faint script capital F beneath the hole in the weight. Doesn't stand for Frick, I hope! > > Here is a link to some photos. I will add more later. > > http://s197.photobucket.com/user/john9ten/library/Odd%20reproducer > > John Robles > _______________________________________________ > 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
