Hi Ryan,
Just for the record. Oops, pardon the pun. You are one of the most
knowledgeable guys I've ever met when it comes to the history of recorded
sound. I don't care how old you are. You are an asset to our Old West, MAPS
chapter.
Thanks,
Fred
- Original Message -
From: Ryan Barna
To: phon...@oldcrank.com
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 8:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Youngsters in the Hobby
There are quite a number of younger collectors out there. They're just not
all in one place.
A few years ago, I used to communicate with a young man out in Atlanta, GA.
who was into phonographs. He was still in high school, but I lost touch with
him (Perhaps college took him over?). Also a few years ago an 11-year-old
from Australia joined phonolist but I don't remember him or his name.
Last August/September I was on the phone with a 17-year-old from Los Angeles
who said he had over 5,000 acoustic era recordings on mp3's. I'm not sure if
he collects the original records, but he beats me as far as Dan W. Quinn
recordings go! And yes, Loran's daughter is also into records (mostly
children's, but she's also into popular acoustic era recordings).
I was into phonographs since age 14. The record collecting goes earlier than
that (I knew who Billy Murray was when I was 8). I also had a large history
of being made fun of, so I never really shared much or told many people
about my hobby. I still don't. I never told classmates who my poineer
recording heroes were, nor have I told many collectors through phone or
correspondence what my age was for fear of rejection.
Even as far back as the 1940s (probably earlier) people questioned if there
would be any future interest in phonographs records. And here you guys are
keeping the hobby going! I'm 100% positive that this will keep going on 100+
years from now.
-Ryan
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From Phonophan Fri Feb 20 22:03:34 2004
From: Phonophan (phonop...@aol.com)
Date: Sun Dec 24 13:10:33 2006
Subject: [Phono-L] Phonographica
Message-ID: 108.2c36a2ab.2d683...@aol.com
Thanks for the generous comments, Loran!
Tim Fabrizio
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585 244 5546
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Visit my Web site -- http://www.phonophan.com
From loran Fri Feb 20 22:32:14 2004
From: loran (Loran T. Hughes)
Date: Sun Dec 24 13:10:33 2006
Subject: [Phono-L] favorite finds
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I've got to say this has been the best reading in a long while! This
certainly doesn't stand up to a $75 Berliner, but I got one of my
favorite phonos through the internet - all because of a crap-o-phone!
Back in 1998, crap-o-phones were not yet the norm on eBay. I used to
email sellers when I'd run across one (back when it was acceptable to do
so). After one such email exchange, the seller was absolutely upset
about having been rooked on the authenticity of the thing he was
selling. So much so, he canceled the auction and demanded a refund from
the antique dealer that he had bought it from.
A couple of weeks later, I get an email from the same guy. He's got
another phono he wants to sell on eBay, but now he's gun shy. Would I
mind looking at some photos and advising? He's afraid it's another
crap-o-phone.
About another week goes by and I get some photos in snail mail. My jaw
hit the floor. The crap-o-phone turned out to be a Columbia Type N!
Someone had painted the bed plate black, with tacky decal pin striping
flowers. Of course, I told him I would be happy to make an offer - he
counter-offered and we settled on a price.
Of course, my N was not complete. No gutta percha reproducer and missing
the fall-off crank. Later, I found a Victrola IV on eBay with an
original Columbia fall-off crank laying on the turntable! The owner
stated that the Victrola was missing its crank, but she was throwing in
the other crank that the buyer might be able to trade for the correct
crank. Needless to say, I won that auction, kept the crank, and sold the
phono for the same price that I paid for it.
Over the years, I've rounded up a gutta percha recorder and a brass
Columbia funnel horn - and now an instruction manual. Will I ever find
that gutta percha reproducer? Who knows, but then again, half the fun is
in the hunt.
Loran
