[Phono-L] Columbia no. 5 reproducer repair for Columbia AO
contact George Vollema at Great Lakes Antique Phonograph - www.victroladoctor.com . Matt - Original Message - From: valecnik57-p...@yahoo.com To: phono-l at oldcrank.org Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 4:03 PM Subject: [Phono-L] Columbia no. 5 reproducer repair for Columbia AO I'm looking for recommendations regarding someone who could expertly repair the reproducer on my Columbia AO. It's the floating type, a no. 5, I believe although it is not marked in any way. Would also be interested in the conversion kit to install the model 8 reproducer, which essentially converts an AO to an AW. Thanks, Bruce - ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
[Phono-L] Incredible Collection of Antique Music/Recordings from 1888-1919 for download
OK, there are a couple of different issues here. I'm by no stretch of the imagination a copyright expert, but I'll give you my opinion. First, let's talk about P2P (Peer to Peer). In the basic sense of the term, you're downloading and possibly sharing files with individual (usually home) computers. The technology has gotten a lot of bad press lately - the entertainment industry sees it as a vehicle to violate copyrights. If you were to, say, download a Brittany Spears album over a P2P network - besides the fact that you have questionable taste in music - you should know that your violating US copyright law. Now, specifically to the material we're really talking about. Works produced pre-1923 are in the public domain. In the case of a compilation, you can't claim copyright over the individual public domain works, but may be able to claim copyright on the compilation itself (the order of the music, cover artwork, etc.). So, by downloading a compilation, you may be violating copyright law. Works produced from 1923 and beyond may - or may not - be in the public domain, depending on the copyright law at the time of the work. Here's a great chart to help figure this stuff out: http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/public_domain/ There are plenty of places to download music videos from those early days... www.archive.org is a good place to start. Loran On Sep 3, 2008, at 11:29 AM, chrisk33 at cox.net wrote: What ARE the potential (and likely) P2P / copyright issues with this site? I just discovered they also have mp3 files of a very expensive $250+) set of CDs and DVDs published by the Bear Family. Apparently it doesn't cost anything to download. Chris
[Phono-L] Columbia BC friction wheel drive
I have two Columbia Twentieth Century BC Graphophones, one which plays fairly well, but not optimally I understand the other which hardly plays at all, the problems lying with the reproducers.If anyone can supply the amber wheel hard rubber shoe to restore these reproducers to original performance please let me know I will have the local antique phonograph repairer order install them or if necessary I can send the reproducers away for repair if I am instructed how to remove them from the machine - I'd hate to have to ship the whole machines.. Thanks. Jim Cartwright Immortal Pewrformances jimcip at earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. [Original Message] From: Zonophone2006 at aol.com To: phono-l at oldcrank.org Date: 31-Aug-2008 4:16:41 AM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Columbia BC friction wheel drive paul baker used to restore these but he takes a long time to do it In a message dated 8/30/2008 3:49:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, steve_noreen at msn.com writes: Hi Greg, Does anyone make reproduction parts for these reproducers? Steve : [Phono-L] Columbia BC friction wheel drive Ron, it's difficult to explain the BC friction wheel driveshaft system without pictures or handwaving :o) The drive train begins with a gear-driven piece of metal tubing which is enclosed in the stationary outer housing which is fastened to the gear housing casting on the side of the machine. This first piece of tubing (call it part 1) rotates but does not translate axially. Inside this rotating tubing is the brass coupling sleeve (part 2) which can rotate and also slide along its axis. And inside the brass sleeve is the solid rod (part 3) which connects with the amber wheel. This part 3 rotates and also slides axially. Part 2 has two slots, diametrically opposed and milled into its outside surface that run almost the full length of the part. Part 1 transmits its torque via two setscrews which extend inward from Part 1 into the slots milled in part 2. (Access to these screws is via a hole drilled in the s tationary outer tube.) This allows Part 2 to be rotated by part 1 and also to slide axially inside part 1. Part 3 has a T shaped fixture at its end that engages two longitudinal slots milled INSIDE of part 2. This is what transmits the torque from part 2 to part 3 and also allows part 3 to translate axially. The slots inside of part 2 do not extend all the way to the ends of part 2. When part 3 is pulled along the mandrel with the reproducer, its T fixture hits the ends of the slots inside of part 2 and thereby drags part 2 along with it axially. All this assemblage has a purposefully sloppy fit to allow the amber wheel end of part 3 to wobble around radially so it can follow the stylus assembly as it is raised and lowered from the record surface. Clear as mud? Again, it's hard to envision what's happening without seeing the structure in detail. But maybe this helps understand it. Greg Bogantz ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org **It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv000547) ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
