As part of the merger of MAPS and APS, the new website for the Antique Phonograph Society is now operational. Our intent is to make the website a valuable resource for beginning, intermediate, and advanced collectors. To that end, there are presently six introductory articles on identifying antique phonographs, proper operation, a glossary of terminology, and the collecting of antique phonographs. More are on the way, plus articles for intermediate and advanced collectors. In addition, back issues of "The Sound Box" (2004 through 2011) are now available at the click of a button. Some future events are announced, plus a report of a regional groups's recent meeting. And the Online Shop currently offers 4 different DVDs of interest to collectors. There are also pages for quick and easy joining/renewals, donations (which have helped make this website a reality), and for contacting us.
The new website is only a starting point; the result of many, many hours of work by people around the world. Because we believe that most beginning collectors will find us through the Internet, we have front-loaded our initial "Articles" offerings for maximum value to novices. Expect to see additional features in the weeks to come, including articles of interest to intermediate and advanced collectors, some outstanding book-length resources unavailable anywhere else, and videos. We at the Antique Phonograph Society are pleased with our new beginning, and we are quite eager to add new and exciting features in the near future. We invite everyone to visit the website at: www.antiquephono.org We also encourage our members to offer suggestions for future additions to the website, and of course to RENEW! Finally, I'd like to recognize the excellent work of both Boards of Directors (MAPS and APS) for their efforts in developing the new website; to the Xakbox team who performed the programming and responded to our endless requests for modifications; and to our donors, whose generosity enabled the plan to become reality in a remarkably short time. As Rod Pickett and I have stated before, we think our hobby is on the brink of a new era. Best regards to all, George Paul ://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
