Re: [Phono-L] Robles' Edison-Clarence Ferguson transcript
Thanks to all who have left the kind comments. I was hoping you could see that it was a labor of love. Copies are still available, and it may run to a second printing. Also I got some more Ferguson labels and will continue to include them until they are gone. Once they are gone there will be no more. Thanks again John Robles --- On Fri, 6/24/11, harvey kravitz harveykrav...@yahoo.com wrote: From: harvey kravitz harveykrav...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Robles' Edison-Clarence Ferguson transcript To: Antique Phonograph List phono-l@oldcrank.org Date: Friday, June 24, 2011, 2:03 PM I got my copy and it was well done and very professional. I was well worth the price and enjoyable to read. Harvey Kravitz From: Andrew Baron a...@popyrus.com To: Antique Phonograph List phono-l@oldcrank.org Sent: Fri, June 24, 2011 11:03:00 AM Subject: [Phono-L] Robles' Edison-Clarence Ferguson transcript I just want to take a moment to let the group know my impressions of John Robles' effort in printing and re-issuing the booklet that was transcribed from the rare original Clarence Ferguson interview (The Last Edison Dealer), originally issued by Leo Kimmett in 1972: I just finished reading this compilation of Kimmett's questions and Ferguson's reminiscences, and really enjoyed it immensely. It's nice how Ferguson's personality comes through, in addition to the information and insights. I especially found it interesting to read about having to shout into the recording horn for the disc, in contrast to using natural voice (such that it would be with some projection, I imagine) into the cylinder recording horn. Delightful picture also of the inebriated musicians at the Columbia studio. Glimpses of Ferguson's recollections of Cal Stewart and other notable early recording artists shed a more vibrant light on the personalities than you would find in the conventional biographies. And of course always interesting to read anything about Edison himself, and some of this also comes through in the writing. I was amazed that Ferguson's recall extended from the living memory of these artists and events to the technical, even recalling the lengths, widths, thicknesses and termination details of the mainsprings for all the popular model Edison phonographs. What I've mentioned here just covers a small part of the broad range of answers to Kimmett's questions. Although a slender volume of approximately 25 pages, at $12.50 postpaid it's well worth every penny. Where else are you going to get information like that? The time and print cost alone on a small private printing like this makes the price more than fair. The effort to re-transcribe Kimmett's nearly 40-year-old original, in clean, readable type is a nice plus as well. It's all very welcome information. Thanks for taking the time to re-publish this irreplaceable history. Would that it were ten times as long! Andy Baron Santa Fe ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
[Phono-L] Robles' Edison-Clarence Ferguson transcript
I just want to take a moment to let the group know my impressions of John Robles' effort in printing and re-issuing the booklet that was transcribed from the rare original Clarence Ferguson interview (The Last Edison Dealer), originally issued by Leo Kimmett in 1972: I just finished reading this compilation of Kimmett's questions and Ferguson's reminiscences, and really enjoyed it immensely. It's nice how Ferguson's personality comes through, in addition to the information and insights. I especially found it interesting to read about having to shout into the recording horn for the disc, in contrast to using natural voice (such that it would be with some projection, I imagine) into the cylinder recording horn. Delightful picture also of the inebriated musicians at the Columbia studio. Glimpses of Ferguson's recollections of Cal Stewart and other notable early recording artists shed a more vibrant light on the personalities than you would find in the conventional biographies. And of course always interesting to read anything about Edison himself, and some of this also comes through in the writing. I was amazed that Ferguson's recall extended from the living memory of these artists and events to the technical, even recalling the lengths, widths, thicknesses and termination details of the mainsprings for all the popular model Edison phonographs. What I've mentioned here just covers a small part of the broad range of answers to Kimmett's questions. Although a slender volume of approximately 25 pages, at $12.50 postpaid it's well worth every penny. Where else are you going to get information like that? The time and print cost alone on a small private printing like this makes the price more than fair. The effort to re-transcribe Kimmett's nearly 40-year-old original, in clean, readable type is a nice plus as well. It's all very welcome information. Thanks for taking the time to re-publish this irreplaceable history. Would that it were ten times as long! Andy Baron Santa Fe ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
Re: [Phono-L] Robles' Edison-Clarence Ferguson transcript
I got my copy and it was well done and very professional. I was well worth the price and enjoyable to read. Harvey Kravitz From: Andrew Baron a...@popyrus.com To: Antique Phonograph List phono-l@oldcrank.org Sent: Fri, June 24, 2011 11:03:00 AM Subject: [Phono-L] Robles' Edison-Clarence Ferguson transcript I just want to take a moment to let the group know my impressions of John Robles' effort in printing and re-issuing the booklet that was transcribed from the rare original Clarence Ferguson interview (The Last Edison Dealer), originally issued by Leo Kimmett in 1972: I just finished reading this compilation of Kimmett's questions and Ferguson's reminiscences, and really enjoyed it immensely. It's nice how Ferguson's personality comes through, in addition to the information and insights. I especially found it interesting to read about having to shout into the recording horn for the disc, in contrast to using natural voice (such that it would be with some projection, I imagine) into the cylinder recording horn. Delightful picture also of the inebriated musicians at the Columbia studio. Glimpses of Ferguson's recollections of Cal Stewart and other notable early recording artists shed a more vibrant light on the personalities than you would find in the conventional biographies. And of course always interesting to read anything about Edison himself, and some of this also comes through in the writing. I was amazed that Ferguson's recall extended from the living memory of these artists and events to the technical, even recalling the lengths, widths, thicknesses and termination details of the mainsprings for all the popular model Edison phonographs. What I've mentioned here just covers a small part of the broad range of answers to Kimmett's questions. Although a slender volume of approximately 25 pages, at $12.50 postpaid it's well worth every penny. Where else are you going to get information like that? The time and print cost alone on a small private printing like this makes the price more than fair. The effort to re-transcribe Kimmett's nearly 40-year-old original, in clean, readable type is a nice plus as well. It's all very welcome information. Thanks for taking the time to re-publish this irreplaceable history. Would that it were ten times as long! Andy Baron Santa Fe ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
