Steve M. and Ron L. pretty much have it covered. I would like to add that it's very important to have a sharp cutter. As Steve says, it needs to be at the exactly correct angle. Quite often this angle is a bit more than the stylus holder provides straight away, hence the need to cock up the cutter slightly when it is mounted in the holder.
The sliding tube must slide freely. The swinging weight with the diaphragm must swing freely with absolutely no side-play. The diaphragm needs to be sealed in air tight. I have found that having a gasket on the outside of the diaphragm, along with the beeswax sealing bead helps the overall performance of these recorders. A good recorder makes a definite resonant "ring-pop" when held up to your ear and the weight moved and let down against the limit loop. I make premium-quality, extremely low noise, high-sensitivity brown wax blanks. They are for sale. Each of these blanks carries my unconditional guarantee of 100% customer satisfaction. Each of these blanks has a serial number and can be traced back to specific lot numbers of the raw materials used to make them. Please check my website for all details. Please watch the linked video on the website called "Finishing Operations". That video demonstrates 5 different recorders being used on a brand new blank. That video demonstrates both the blank and the recorders. Chuck Richards http://www.richardslaboratories.com email: <[email protected]> > > >---- Original Message ---- >From: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [POSSIBLE SPAM] Re: [Phono-L] Recorder Question & >Edison Birthday Celebration Invitation >Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 20:52:28 +0000 > >>Are you warming your blanks before/during recording process? How >thick is >>the diaphragm on the recorder? Is there a gasket underneath it(i.e. >between >>the diaphragm and the body of the reproducer. Is the diaphragm >waxed in >>place? Does the little tube inside the reproducer neck move up and >down >>easily to help maintain a reasonably tight air path? When you >inspect the >>cutter with a magnifying glass, does it look sharp and feel sharp? > >> >> >> >>Nice blanks can be purchased from Shawn Borri. >> >> >> >>Ron L >> >> >> >>From: Antique Phonograph List [mailto:[email protected]] >>Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 3:40 PM >>To: 'Antique Phonograph List' >>Subject: [Phono-L] Recorder Question & Edison Birthday Celebration >>Invitation >> >> >> >>As part of what has become Immortal Performance's annual Thomas A. >Edison >>Birthday Celebration on the 11th of February to which Central Texas >antique >>phonograph collectors are invited I am planning to record wax >cylinders of a >>few of Austin's very best jazz musicians. However, results >obtained with >>an Edison Triumph Model B phonograph with end gate & unencumbered by >>four-minute gearing, an 1890s 3 ft. conical horn & an Edison >Recorder have >>been disappointing. The baby grand Steinway with conical horn >pointing >>right into lid was weak & a 'cellist playing quite loudly with end >of horn >>less than a foot from the instruments "f" holes was also very weak. > Only >>with my head right at the mouth of the horn & singing loud in a >quasi >>"operatic" voice was I able to make a recording of suitable >audibility. >>The local antique phonograph repairman was able to acoustically dub >a 78 >>played on a Victor VI using smaller horn pointing into the recording >horn >>with fair results. >> >> >> >>The jazz musicians would probably include clarinet/saxophone/bass >saxophone >>(hopefully "channeling" Adrian Rollini, my favorite jazz artist), >trumpet, >>trombone, tuba & percussion with piano used if it can be recorded. >Would >>like to have used a fine string bass player but am pretty sure his >efforts >>would not register at all. >> >> >> >>Would anyone have suggestions for tweeking the Edison two-minute >Recorder to >>obtain optimum results? Would anyone have an excellent recorder >for sale? >>Would anyone have old Dictaphone cylinders for sale which could be >cut off & >>shaved down to record on? >> >> >> >>In the Edison "American Experience" documentary shown here on PBS >yesterday >>evening, an 1890s film clip was shown of a violinist playing into a >>recording horn from at least a foot from its mouth. Lionel >Mapleson >>recorded fragments of actual Metropolitan Opera performances between >1901 & >>1903 on an Edison cylinder phonograph. >> >>If the recorder Mapleson used was a weak as mine, he would have >gotten >>absolutely nothing even with his gigantic recording horn situated >many yards >>from the performers yet we know he caught an amazing lot. >Therefore, the >>problem must be with my Recorder. >> >> >> >>The Edison Birthday Celebration will begin at 6:00 P.M. on the 11th >of >>February 2015 & will take place at my home located at 1404 West 30th >Street, >>Austin, Texas 78703-1402. My 'phone number is (512) 478-9954. >Please >>let me know if you plan to attend. It should be fun, especially if >the >>jazz musicians attend & I get the Recorder functioning properly! >> >> >> >>Jim Cartwright >> >>Immortal Performances, Inc. >> >>1404 West 30th Street >> >>Austin, Texas 78703-1402 >> >>(512) 478-9954 >> >> >> >> >> >>Jim Cartwright >> >>IMMORTAL PERFORMANCES, INC >> >>"Austin's Eclectic Used Record Store Since 1971" >> >>1404 West 30th Street Austin, Texas 78703-1402 USA >> >>(512) 478-9954 E-mail: [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> >>Image removed by sender. >> >> >> $4.95/mo. National Dialup, Anti-Spam, Anti-Virus, 5mb personal web space. 5x faster dialup for only $9.95/mo. No contracts, No fees, No Kidding! See http://www.All2Easy.net for more details! _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
