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From: Douglas Houston cdh...@earthlink.net
RCA actually startede the 45
system in 1939, and had it pretty well ready for production during the war,
but couldn't do anything with it then.
Is there any readily available material I can study on this subject? The
Hi Steve:
I have an early recorder with a serial number just over 91,000. It is my
opinion that since Edison never threw anything out the earlier Standard
Speaker
bodies were simply adapted to become the recorders and the Automatics. The
arm was then labeled RECORDER or REPRODUCER and
I can't help with the horn restoration but I can offer
some good advice on the cabinet refinish. If the case
is going to be refinished, please please please fill
the grain. A mahogany phonograph should have a
piano finish. When light is reflected off the
finished surface, it should look as
Hi,
I saw this referred to on Ebay. It was an oak XVI and the seller said it had
the Golder Oak Waxonly finish. I had not heard of this before. I have a few oak
Victors of that period that the finish has deteriorated on. If all it takes the
right kind of wax to refinish it I can easily do that
I agree. I once had a Vic VI which was 'Farmerized' by Steve Farmer. It was a
gorgeous piece of woodwork with that smooth grain. I want this machine to be a
showpiece, so I am gonna go the extra mile to get it that way.
J
DeeDee Blais deedeebl...@yahoo.com wrote:
I can't help with the horn
Yes, they can work steel as well as brass and other common metals. I have had
big silk covered
concert horns straightened. It is the way to go. Do not try and fix it
yourself, it will only increase the
final cost.
Rich
On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 22:56:30 -0800 (PST), john robles wrote:
Can
I posted a source for the article on the early pre war development of the 45
format. Both organizations
that I referenced have web sites and the AWA has a large museum. You should
probably contact ARC
first as I think it was in their publication. Then contact the author directly.
Rich
On
I do not want to sound negative, but the post office will probably decline your
claim anyway. In my experiences they will want to take procession of the item
and you may or may not get it back. I had a situation a couple of years ago
where a claim was denied because of the way in which the
Well, your post office experiences mirror mine. I have had a claim rejected
even when the packaging
was more than adequate. I will add this little hint though, if it is something
you really want to arrive in
one piece then send it through REGISTERED mail. You will not be disappointed.
The
Hi Rob,
I was also about 11. 4-spring motors work very well as hoists for GI Joe and
records were always more fun than the Wham-O 109 gram Frisbee because they
[the records] exploded on impact.
:-)
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From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org
I was about 6 or 7 years old when my father, who dabbled in used furniture,
brought home an Edison Diamond Disc machine loaded with 1/4 thick diamond
discs. I learned how to operate the mechanism and spent many a rainy
afternoons out on the front porch playing those odd sounding records. My
Thanks,
But does this mean it was previously stripped and this kind of finish added
later? Did Victor ever ship a phono with this kind of finish from the factory?
-Barry
On Wed, 27 Dec 2006 09:22:18 -0600, Rich rich-m...@octoxol.com wrote:
Google is a wonderful invention.
Try this,
URL:
From another poster there is the possibility that the original finish was wax.
The composition of the
wax formula is the question however. Were the wood pores filled? There are a
lot of questions about
a finish described as only wax as to what it really was. There is a finihing
formula
hi all
i bought my first machine back in 1963
it was a victrola table model for 5 dollars
i was going to buy a edison standard but the price was 10 dollars and at
thirteen
that was a lot of money then
lol
happy new year to all
zono
From a...@popyrus.com Wed Dec 27 13:46:57 2006
From:
The whole 45 story is long and sort of convoluted, but it's all in a book
by Phil Vourtsis, in New Jersey. He did it a few years ago, and if you go
to:
http://app.infopia.com/Shop/Control/fp/user/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/652
767/vpcsid/0, you'll see all about it. There are pictures of the
One other comment I forgot to mention. If anything exists from the 45
development days, it'll be in the Sarnoff library in Princeton, NJ. Alex
Magoun is the guy to check with on it. He's the best authority on RCA
history, and one of the swellest guys you'll ever meet.
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From:
I guess I'm different. The famly had a Victrola XI in fumed oak that dated
from about 1919. There were about 65 records with it, and in 1937 or so, my
mom showed me how to play the thing. I'd spend hours, playing those
records. Mom couldn't figure out how I could enjoy that old music, and I
never
Howard's Destroy-A-Finish???
Walt, I'm curious why you say that because I have had some very good luck
with Howard products (including that) on a few otherwise hopeless machines
I've owned (or still own - it brought my 10-50 back to life and it still
stuns me to remember the before)
Can you
Steve:
If you will go to the USPS web site and read the US Mail Manual sections
relating to registered mail and
how it is handled you will find that either you did not send it REGISTERED or
you were flat out lied to.
IF you have a REGISTERED MAIL receipt then you can collect and registered
Walt:
Do you happen to know the actual wax formula that Victor used?
Rich
On Wed, 27 Dec 2006 19:05:13 -0500, Walt wrote:
For those machines that I refer to by personal experience, it is clearly the
case that the finish came as Golden Oak Waxed directly from the factory. The
data in Look for
In order for wax (whether plant derived carnauba or beeswax) to be easily
spread it must be emulsified. That is why wax, when referring to a
finishing product, is a compound. Mineral spirits are probably one of the
most common ingredients.
Have you ever seen what carnauba looks like in its raw
I think the key is that you were young, and didn't know that fixing
things is hard. I find that many adults proudly proclaim that they
have no mechanical ability! When I show them how trivially simple it
is to do something like replace a bad lamp socket, it's almost like
they don't want to
Rich,
It was registered, it cost me $7.00 six years ago to send the letter registered
mail versus the 55 cents normally it would have cost. It was a postal money
order I sent to Peru and it took me almost a year to get the money order
replaced, I finally spoke with a lady who told me to call
Steve:
Now I see the problem, there is no INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED mail service.
There are services that
are close but it depends where you are sending it. Registered mail is mostly
only good inside the US
Rich
On Wed, 27 Dec 2006 20:18:02 -0500, Steven Medved wrote:
Rich,
It was
Rich, I wish the PO had people as knowledgeable as you.
From aph4...@aol.com Wed Dec 27 18:22:45 2006
From: aph4...@aol.com (aph4...@aol.com)
Date: Wed Dec 27 18:23:05 2006
Subject: [Phono-L] Need Some Advice on a damaged Victor MG horn
Message-ID: c44.af2f2dc.32c48...@aol.com
In a message
Its simple really. Just do this any time you do not have actual first hand
experience that tells you the
correct answer.
Lets assume we are still talking about the post office.
Ask any given postal employee your question and then probe a little further to
insure that they actually
think
It is up to the local postmaster to decide whether to honor the claim. If it
is disallowed there are
avenues of appeal but what is your time worth? I have had them promptly paid
and also denied, just
depends on where you are at the time. However, if you think it is worth the
$7.00 and
I have sent a letter to the seller who has not yet, of course, answered. We'll
have to see if he really used that money for insurance or not!
J
Steven Medved steve_nor...@msn.com wrote:
Hi John,
You should contact the Smith's, they are experts in horn restoration. When UPS
damaged my horn
Loran, your dedication and selflessness are truly appreciated.
John Robles
Loran Hughes lo...@oldcrank.com wrote:
OK folks. After reading all the input over the last couple of days,
I've decided to make a slight course correction in Phono-L's
direction. Our new charter is as follows:
I guess I got started young, comparatively, but then my earliest interest
was more about records than phonographs. My granny's best friend when I was
a toddler was the assistant of a program director at a Memphis radio
station, and since I had appropriated all my family's records by age 3, my
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