I have one around here somewhere, but would not recommend its use. If you have the room, I'd strongly recommend getting an Edison Diamond Disc phonograph. The sound will be much better and your records will be safe from damage. They turn up quite regularly around here at giveaway prices - watch Craigslist and you will find one quickly I'm sure.
- only the Edison has a gear drive to move the heavy reproducer/tonearm across the record, rather than relying on friction with the side wall of the record groove to do so - the Edison system is tuned for performance and really does sound great Sent from my iPhone -- Peter [email protected] > On Oct 16, 2015, at 7:33 PM, Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Thanks. Any idea where I might find one? I've tried searching on ebay but no > thing's coming up...maybe I'm using the wrong search terms? > > Ric > > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> > Date: 10/16/2015 10:04 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Sonora bombe and record folders > > Yes, They can play Diamond disks.You need a special point. The point is a > conical one. The Pathe has a ball stylus. > Harvey Kravitz > > From: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, October 16, 2015 6:02 PM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Sonora bombe and record folders > > One more question: Like most wooden-arm Sonoras, this one comes with two > reproducers, one for lateral-cut records, the other, it says, for > vertical-cut and diamond discs. Could these really play diamond discs? If > so, what kind of stylus would you need, and where would you get one? > > > > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Sonora bombe and record folders > To: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 23:47:23 +0000 > > I posted this query last month about restoring the record filing system in a > Sonora Elite phonograph. Since then, I have learned that Sonora actually > called it an "envelope filing system," and that I have everything I need, > EXCEPT for some sort of little metal brackets (a pair, to be precise) that > secure the rods to the outside of the wooden framework for the filing system. > If you click on this link, scroll down to the third picture and look > closely, you can sort of see what I'm talking about: > > http://www.justanswer.com/antiques/5nb93-glenda-i-question-sonora-phonograph-recently.html#re.v/149/ > > Does anyone happen to have a pair of these they'd be willing to sell me, or > at the very least a clearer photo of them? I'd appreciate any help. > > Thanks again, > > Ric > [email protected] > > > > From: [email protected] > Subject: [Phono-L] Sonora bombe and record folders > To: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2015 18:02:54 +0000 > > I am in the process of restoring a nice Sonora phonograph in a mahogany bombe > cabinet; I found it years ago at an estate sale, and it's taken me a while to > get around to it. Like many Sonoras, the paper record folders down below had > been removed, presumably because they had disintegrated, as they typically > do. Miraculously, some years later I found another Sonora -- the same model > -- with a trashed cabinet (no grille, broken legs, etc.) but a full set of > record folders in excellent condition. Unfortunately, so much time has > passed that I can no longer remember how to install the folders in the > cabinet. I found the attached photo online of the identical phonograph, and > it seems like the rods (there are four of them, each half the width of the > wooden bracket with the vertical slats) might slide into some holes in the > bottom of the bracket, but I can't tell for sure. Has anybody dealt with > this before? If so, could you possibly offer me some instructions? > > Also, I'm not sure which model this is; it came with a booklet identifying it > as an Elite, but all the photos online of Sonora Elites show a different, > smaller model. (The one with what looks like a capital "H" in the center of > the grille.) I have checked the paper label on the underside of the drawer, > and it doesn't say -- it's just a list of patents. > > Finally, if by some chance anyone out there has a parts machine, please let > me know. Thanks! > > > > > >
