I do stock the Pathe ball tipped sapphire. Contact me off list for details.
Thank you,
Great Lakes Antique Phonograph
George Vollema
9496 N Woodbridge Ave
Bitely MI 49309
231-745-7175
victr...@triton.net
www.victroladoctor.com
On 10/16/2015 10:39 PM, Antique Phonograph List wrote:
Thanks, Ron. Any idea where I might find one? I'd like to pick up a
Pathe ball stylus, too -- I've never has any luck finding either on ebay.
Ric
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From: Antique Phonograph List <phono-l@oldcrank.org>
Date: 10/16/2015 10:18 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: 'Antique Phonograph List' <phono-l@oldcrank.org>
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Sonora bombe and record folders
You would need an Edison style diamond which Sonora probably sold.
Ron L
*From:*Antique Phonograph List [mailto:phono-l@oldcrank.org]
*Sent:* Friday, October 16, 2015 8:55 PM
*To:* phono-l@oldcrank.org
*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?
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From: phono-l@oldcrank.org
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Sonora bombe and record folders
To: phono-l@oldcrank.org
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/
<http://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30365713/www.justanswer.com?p=eyJzIjoiNkN6a19MRXhUdURtZGtES0pOM2N1OElOb21RIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDM2NTcxMyxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvd3d3Lmp1c3RhbnN3ZXIuY29tXFxcL2FudGlxdWVzXFxcLzVuYjkzLWdsZW5kYS1pLXF1ZXN0aW9uLXNvbm9yYS1waG9ub2dyYXBoLXJlY2VudGx5Lmh0bWwjcmUudlxcXC8xNDlcXFwvXCIsXCJpZFwiOlwiNTk0Y2FkMDVkYTJmNDkxN2FiZjVmMmIwMWIwYTg5NDVcIixcInVybF9pZHNcIjpbXCI2YjQ4YzUzMjBkNGE3OWJiYmVjYTFlZWJhZDk0ODY4Y2U0ZmIyZGY2XCJdfSJ9>
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
uws...@gmail.com
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From: phono-l@oldcrank.org
Subject: [Phono-L] Sonora bombe and record folders
To: phono-l@oldcrank.org
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!
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