Re: [Phono-L] Orthophonic diaphragm anyone?
I believe Ron Sitko sells them, at the show there was a man that used one of these diaphragm in his Credenza, he cut the end of the spiders feet off where they went into slots in the diaphragm and after making sure the feet all touched flat he epoxied the feet in place and it sounded good to me. The spider is cute, but I had a late suitcase ortho without the spider and I could not tell the difference. Steve From: a...@popyrus.com Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:27:32 -0700 To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Subject: [Phono-L] Orthophonic diaphragm anyone? Hi all ~ I'm inquiring on behalf of a friend (who may have already spoken to one or two of this group in his independent searching), if anyone is aware of a source for new reproduction Orthophonic diaphragms, with or without the spider. If so, who might have them, how good is the quality, and what price? Has anyone here had experience with this? Best to all, Andrew Baron Santa Fe ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
Re: [Phono-L] New and Improved Orlando Show
I enjoy the show each year. From: maff...@bresnan.net To: phono-l@oldcrank.org; phonol...@yahoogroups.com Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:12:09 -0700 Subject: Re: [Phono-L] New and Improved Orlando Show Steve: WOW! What a good informal indirect marketing blurb! Makes me want to gather up a couple of Rocky-mountain phono folk and plan to attend, well...Florida is a bit of a distance. *grin* In addition, your credibility adds much, as it is impeccable. This is a good example of what Phono List is all about. Later Bob -Original Message- From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of Steven Medved Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 11:22 AM To: phono-l@oldcrank.org; phonol...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Phono-L] New and Improved Orlando Show Having only been to the Orlando Show once before I thought the new location much better, Bob Richard crew did a great job the new indoor parking lot was outstanding ! When the doors opened to early buyers there was a good number of people who not only looked but bought, I sold not only to long time collectors but to a few New buyers as well. I can't speak for the other dealers but I had a very good show look forward to next year. Jim Hello Jim, I hope the new location remains the same next year, this was much nicer. I have attended all the Orlando Shows since 2002 when I moved to Kissimmee. This year the cost was $20 for both days, it included early buyer on the second day as well which allowed you to get in at 7 am on Saturday instead of 8 am. The $20 included a buffet on the first day and coffee and pastry on the morning of the second day. I do not know how Bob and Richard were able to stretch the $20 that far but this was a huge bargain. Admission for 8 AM on Saturday was $8.00, for $12 more you got to eat twice and in early on Saturday. The new location allowed Day 1 to be indoors, this benefitted me so my bald spot would not get sunburned and indoors is better because you never know what the weather will be like. It was easier for the dealers because the room was more accessible. The staff was very friendly and had a menu that you could order food from. I go to the shows to visit with people, this year I purchased two reproducers and picked up reproducer parts from Ron Sitko. Joan Rolfs gets EXTRA special mention this year, I picked up reproducers to rebuild, a standard speaker and a 2/4 Rex from a US of Cleveland machine and placed them in a bag which I left on Marty's table. The show closed and in a panic I went back in searching Don's table, Joan told me I could not buy as I was lifting up the cloth cover on Don Gfell's display where I was looking. I told Joan my situation and 30 seconds later I had the bag back. All those years of looking for Nipper has her eyesight sharpened to superhero status. I always enjoy seeing Joan because of her cheerful disposition which has always reminded me of the Florida sunshine. This year she saved me from a heart attack. I saw an Excelsior, three Operas, a very nice Credenza with an electric motor with a restored reproducer that was amazing, an A1, and prices were very good. DEALERS. I always ask Ron Haring how the show went for him since he is a full time dealer and I know him very well. Ron is excellent because he buys at prices so he can afford to sell things at a good price as well. He said he really liked the new setup because it increased his sales above normal and it was so much easier to set up. The last place did not have side doors right to the lot, even the front entrance was much nicer. I like Ron Haring because he has always been fair and helpful. There were no dealers at the Orlando show I do not like. Bob Cole is excellent because of his low prices. This is a hobby to him and he is wonderful as well. Don Gfell is another dealer I have known for many years and the horn he restored for me was wonderful in all ways. Marty, Joe Filer, and Charley Hummel are wonderful as well. It is worth the admission to see what Charley can fit in the suitcase he flies down with. Richard Brown, Bob Cole and their families are the reason we have the show so a special thanks to them for taking over for Harry. Harry Ruer showed up for a few minutes, that was very nice. If you are a dealer consider attending the show next year, it will only get better and this year was excellent. My wife forgot the camera, so hopefully we will have some photos from someone. I thoroughly enjoyed the show and am looking forward to next year. I met Rob Lomas who said he would have his new reproducers at the show next year, another reason to go. You have Rob Mallet, Ron Sitko, (does not have a table), the Rolfs, and Steve Andersen with his wonderful display of Polyphone machines. I did not know what a licensed Polyphone was
[Phono-L] New Recordings plus Instructions on How to Make Your Own Tinfoil Machine
I got some great recordings from Charlie Smith, along with plans from 1878 on how to build your own tinfoil machine. I made a page with his recordings, pics of his tinfoil project and the instructions. Check it out. www.CarolinaPhonoSociety.com ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
Re: [Phono-L] New Recordings plus Instructions on How to Make Your Own Tinfoil Machine
Can't find it. Jim On Jan 30, 2012, at 2:31 PM, Vinyl Visions wrote: I got some great recordings from Charlie Smith, along with plans from 1878 on how to build your own tinfoil machine. I made a page with his recordings, pics of his tinfoil project and the instructions. Check it out. www.CarolinaPhonoSociety.com ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
[Phono-L] Voice of Otto von Bismarck and others--NY Times article on Edison records from 1889
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[Phono-L] Voice of Otto von Bismarck--NYTimes article on Edison records from 1889
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[Phono-L] Early European Edison Phonograph Recordings Released
- Original Message - From: gerald_fab...@nps.gov To: theresa_j...@nps.gov Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 8:20 PM Subject: [phonolist] Early European Edison Phonograph Recordings Released Thomas Edison NHP News Release For Release: Monday January 30, 2012 Contact: Jerry Fabris Phone: 973-736-0550 x48 Early European Edison Phonograph Recordings Released WEST ORANGE, NJ – Today the National Park Service announces the first-time release of 12 historic sound recordings made by Thomas Edison’s recording engineer Theo Wangemann on wax cylinders during 1889-1890 in Germany, Austria, Prussia, and France. The recordings include the voices of eminent German historical figures Otto von Bismarck and Helmuth von Moltke, and several performances by important musicians of the period. The sounds are available on-line in MP3-format at: http://www.nps.gov/edis/photosmultimedia/theo-wangemann-1889-1890-european-recordings.ht m. On Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 12:00 noon, historian Patrick Feaster, will present a one-hour program about the recordings, titled Theo Wangemann: The Man Who Made the Phonograph Musical. This presentation will explore the life and career of Theo Wangemann, who was arguably the world’s first professional recording engineer. Also at the program, collector Stuart H. Miller, M.D. will exhibit the phonograph used by Wangemann in Europe during 1889-1890. The program will be held in the Laboratory Complex at Thomas Edison National Historical Park, 211 Main Street. The entrance fee to the park is $7.00, children under 16 are free. Seating is limited and reservations are required. Reservations can be made by calling 973-736-0550, ext. 89. Museum Curators first cataloged the damaged wooden box containing the wax cylinders in 1957, found in the library of the Edison Laboratory. In 2005, the National Park Service completed a multi-year project to individually catalog every historic sound recording in the museum collection. Curators noted that the box contained 17 brown wax cylinders in fair and poor condition, several broken with large pieces missing. No title list or other identification survived in the box with the recordings, so the recordings could not be identified until they were heard. In 2011, the park's Curator of Sound Recordings digitized 12 of Wangemann's 17 cylinders using a French-made Archeophone cylinder playback machine, saving the audio as Broadcast Wave Format files. (Five of the cylinders could not be digitized due to their condition.) Once the audio could be heard, historians Stephan Puille and Patrick Feaster identified the sounds and wrote two scholarly essays, which are included with the recordings on the Thomas Edison National Historical Park website. Entrusted by Thomas Edison with the task of applying the newly developed wax cylinder phonograph to music, Theo Wangemann oversaw the first regular production of pre-recorded cylinders at the Edison Laboratory in West Orange, New Jersey in 1888-89, ushering in the beginnings of the American musical recording industry. Then, in 1889-90, Wangemann played a prominent role in introducing Edison’s invention to continental Europe. --- Stephan Puille is a conservator of archaeological finds and technical employee at the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin (HTW Berlin) - University of Applied Sciences. For more than ten years he studies the history of sound recording from the beginning up to 1914, holds lectures and writes articles on the subject. In addition, he is a phonograph and phonogram collector who concentrates on early and historically significant items. Contact: Stephan Puille, Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin, Wilhelminenhofstraße 75A, 12459 Berlin, Germany. E-mail: stephan.pui...@htw-berlin.de Patrick Feaster (pfeas...@gmail.com, 812-331-0047) is a researcher and educator specializing in the history and culture of sound media. A co-founder of FirstSounds.org and two-time Grammy nominee, he received his doctorate in Folklore and Ethnomusicology in 2007 from Indiana University Bloomington, where he is currently a lecturer in the Department of Communication and Culture, a member of the Media Preservation Initiative, and an instructor for the School of Continuing Studies. Thomas Edison National Historical Park is a National Park Service site dedicated to promoting an international understanding and appreciation of the life and extraordinary achievements of Thomas Alva Edison by preserving, protecting, and interpreting the Park’s extensive historic artifact and archive collections at the Edison Laboratory Complex and Glenmont, the Edison family estate. The Visitor Center is located at 211 Main Street in West Orange, New Jersey. The Laboratory
Re: [Phono-L] New Recordings plus Instructions on How to Make Your Own Tinfoil Machine
Go to the site, click ENTER, then you see an Edison sales wagon - Click on Videos and other new items of interest - when you get to the white videos page click on the tinfoil machine... www.CarolinaPhonoSociety.com From: jnic...@fuse.net Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:58:37 -0500 To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Subject: Re: [Phono-L] New Recordings plus Instructions on How to Make Your Own Tinfoil Machine Can't find it. Jim On Jan 30, 2012, at 2:31 PM, Vinyl Visions wrote: I got some great recordings from Charlie Smith, along with plans from 1878 on how to build your own tinfoil machine. I made a page with his recordings, pics of his tinfoil project and the instructions. Check it out. www.CarolinaPhonoSociety.com ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
Re: [Phono-L] New Recordings plus Instructions on How to Make Your Own Tinfoil Machine
OK, cool. I hadn't seen that Scientific American article before. Jim On Jan 30, 2012, at 11:13 PM, Vinyl Visions wrote: Go to the site, click ENTER, then you see an Edison sales wagon - Click on Videos and other new items of interest - when you get to the white videos page click on the tinfoil machine... www.CarolinaPhonoSociety.com From: jnic...@fuse.net Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:58:37 -0500 To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Subject: Re: [Phono-L] New Recordings plus Instructions on How to Make Your Own Tinfoil Machine Can't find it. Jim On Jan 30, 2012, at 2:31 PM, Vinyl Visions wrote: I got some great recordings from Charlie Smith, along with plans from 1878 on how to build your own tinfoil machine. I made a page with his recordings, pics of his tinfoil project and the instructions. Check it out. www.CarolinaPhonoSociety.com ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
[Phono-L] Musical instrument auction.
I thought that you all might be interested in this auction, although it isn't entirely phono related. The catalog for the auction is $125.00. http://news.yahoo.com/photos/florida-s-one-of-a-kind-private-museum-13279521 65-slideshow/jan-26-2012-photo-1903-rush-style-38-photo-185835729.html ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
