Re: [Phono-L] Red Banner Long Case Edison Home A

2012-12-26 Thread Jack Whelan
George, I couldn't resist. Here's two more:H3611H10995 Much appreciated. Jack Whelan www.PhonoJack.com ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org

Re: [Phono-L] Thank you - not phono related

2012-12-02 Thread Jack Whelan
Me too, six years. Still in treatment, the battle goes on. > From: msprin...@gmail.com > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:29:29 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Thank you - not phono related > > My husband and I are both in that club...

[Phono-L] Exploring Phonograph Show/Sale in Boston

2012-05-16 Thread Jack Whelan
Bruce, The airfare to TF Green in Providence RI would be much higher that Boston. More important, you'd get a larger turn out in a large metro city, Boston. The number of hotels (from low cost to upper range) accessible by public transit is very large.An important consideration is open

Re: [Phono-L] Stuck with a Crapophone

2012-03-20 Thread Jack Whelan
in of buying such junk. Ultimately, eBay banned me under my original eBay name for "interfering with a bidding transaction" which was its policy at that time. Today, it's not easy to get the bidder or buyer's email address so I'm surprised you were able to help. Good

Re: [Phono-L] art film video with a 78rpm theme

2011-10-29 Thread Jack Whelan
Joesph, Thanks for the link to your self-produced music video. Well done. What a fabulous way to introduce the ghosts. It was fun to watch how you made them 'stay ghosts' but participate real-time. Excellent work.Congratulations. Happy Halloween back at ya. Jack Whelan >

Re: [Phono-L] Ortho Victrola 4-40 Before and After

2011-10-15 Thread Jack Whelan
Excellent work, John. Well done! Nice gentle restoration. Jack > Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2011 14:59:30 -0700 > From: john9...@pacbell.net > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Subject: [Phono-L] Ortho Victrola 4-40 Before and After > > I decided to tackle a project I have been wanting to do for over a year n

Re: [Phono-L] What made Humpty Dumpty fall

2011-10-15 Thread Jack Whelan
Hey Steve, Thanks for the Humpty Dumpty history lesson. All this time I understood Humpy Dumpty wasn't an obese egg, but really a rather obese cannon used in the Siege of Colchester during the English Civil War. This three month battle was between the Parlimentarians (today's conservatives, c

Re: [Phono-L] Banner Suitcase Home knurled screw along with reproducer and recorder history, all you wanted to know when you have insomnia

2011-09-29 Thread Jack Whelan
Nice Research, Steve. Well done! Thanks, Jack > From: steve_nor...@msn.com > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org; steve_nor...@msn.com > Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:26:33 -0400 > Subject: [Phono-L] Banner Suitcase Home knurled screw along with reproducer > and recorder history, all you wanted to know when

Re: [Phono-L] Lusitania

2011-09-22 Thread Jack Whelan
A leap of faith, just like the comment about the Gulf of Tonkin. Mostly hyped by the ___ press. The North Vietnamese made their intentions quite clear and now that their history books are open, we get to see their real intentions. > Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:09:57 -0500 > From: rich-m...@

Re: [Phono-L] Who was the man selling the Exhibition flanges he made at the Orlando show

2011-09-04 Thread Jack Whelan
Steve, I don't remember if Ron Sitko set up a table in Orlando this year; I don't think so. But I have purchased rubber flanges for Exhibitions from him at Orlando and other shows. Telephone 518 371 8549. Jack > From: steve_nor...@msn.com > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org; phonol...@yahoogroups.com

Re: [Phono-L] ristaucrat jukebox information PhonoJack.com

2011-08-12 Thread Jack Whelan
Hi Bob, For some info about Ristaucrat Inc, and the variety of Ristaucrat phonographs, please see my site:http://phonojack.com and click on Ristaucrat. Hope this info help. Contact me using the Contact Link and let me know which Ristaucrat you have, perhaps I can help point you in the right d

Re: [Phono-L] Whistler Sybil Sanderson Fagan

2011-07-30 Thread Jack Whelan
Great Research, Loran. Thanks. > From: lo...@oldcrank.com > Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:01:32 -0700 > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Subject: [Phono-L] Whistler Sybil Sanderson Fagan > > Earlier this week, someone on FaceBook posted an artist photo of a young > woman, fingers in mouth, standing n

Re: [Phono-L] Edison Army & Navy

2011-05-27 Thread Jack Whelan
In the March 1919 issue of “Edison Diamond Points”, one of Edison periodical's for the company’s jobbers and dealers, there was an interesting quote: “when all the Army and Navy models that have survived the war come back to this country, someone will have to write a book about them”. On

[Phono-L] New Nipper Collectibles II Book

2011-05-23 Thread Jack Whelan
Hi Friends, I got mine today! Joan and Robin Rolfs did a great job producing Nipper Collectibles Volume II Book. This is a high quality, beautifully printed book with many brilliant, natural four-color photos. If you're interested in Nipper, the RCA Victor Trademark Dog, Victor Talking M

Re: [Phono-L] Fwd: Is this legit ?

2011-03-28 Thread Jack Whelan
The eBay winner's 30 history of buying shows no experience with buying phonograph related items, in fact most of his/her buying is associated with Barbie Dolls; I'm serious. The next highest eBay bidder competing with the winner also has no 30 history experience buying phonographs. Although

Re: [Phono-L] Dealers (Not) taking advantance of collectors

2011-01-23 Thread Jack Whelan
I disagree with the generalized statement about “Dealers taking advantage of collectors”. It’s ok to accuse, but to say “.. there may have been a few…” to form a cartel to take advantage of collectors”, should be substantiated. What evidence do you have? This is not a fair statement and it’

Re: [Phono-L] Seller's Name was/ Frankenreproducer alert

2010-12-08 Thread Jack Whelan
Andy, Thanks for the heads up on this topic. As a result of your info, I was able to get reimbursed under eBay's Buyer Protection Plan and post a negative feedback to warn others about the buyer. At Vonage's suggestion, I bought a used Vonage router (my previous Vonage Linksys router fail

[Phono-L] How to order the Collector's Guide to Victor Records

2010-11-20 Thread Jack Whelan
$5.00 freight charge. Jack Whelan www.PhonoJack.com ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org

Re: [Phono-L] Charles McCarn Phonograph Collection, Mooresville, NC

2010-11-14 Thread Jack Whelan
Hi Gang, Here's another link to a video/photo from a visit to our good friend and phono-expert Charles McCarn, from a few years ago. This is a Windows Media Video .wmv file which should automatically start. http://phonojack.com/gallery/CharlesMcCarns.wmv Have fun, Jack W

Re: [Phono-L] Fireside crane sought

2010-09-24 Thread Jack Whelan
John, I suggest you contact Don Gfell, long time horn builder and reputable dealer who has a supply of repro Fireside cranes. From what I understand, Don makes his cranes with the wider diameter so the fit nicely into a variety of Edison machines. If you need the smaller diameter crane, yo

Re: [Phono-L] Edison Opera on ebay

2010-09-19 Thread Jack Whelan
There are so many glaring errors that indicate this poor Edison Opera is not legit including the SpearTip horn, elbow, poor quality paint job, poor quality stripping, stain and attempt at refinishing and description errors. I wouldn't want to own a machine that had been hacked by whoever did t

Re: [Phono-L] Oddball sort of ex-Brunswick crapophone

2010-08-31 Thread Jack Whelan
Looks like somebody has been smoking some "bad weed" and decided to create this mess. I hope the designer has a sense of humor and no bidder would take his offer seriously. Jack > From: lhera...@bu.edu > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:32:07 -0400 > Subject: Re:

[Phono-L] Tom Edison Time Magazine July 5, 2010

2010-07-06 Thread Jack Whelan
There's a specal link to the July 5th 2010 issue of Time Magazine on the Friends of Thomas Edison National Historic Park www.foedison.org where you can see the on-line version of this issue which includes some great stories and videos. Check it out: www.foedison.org Have fun, Jack

Re: [Phono-L] Table cranes have sold

2010-05-27 Thread Jack Whelan
I agree, the table cranes look great, I would take two. Very nice work. Our hobby desperately needs this kind of talent and workmanship. Jack > From: tom...@msn.com > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 21:24:57 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Table cranes have sold > >

[Phono-L] CAPS membership via PayPal

2010-05-17 Thread Jack Whelan
George, What e-mail should be used to make Payment to CAPS via PayPal? Thank you, Jack Whelan > Anyone wishing to subscribe to The Sound Box may do so my logging onto the > website Steve provided: > > www.ca-phono.org. > >

Re: [Phono-L] [MOCAPS-L] Type of Finish on Victor VV-100

2009-09-26 Thread Jack Whelan
Bruce, Victor Talking Machines (VTM) offered a very wide selection of finishes on several types of woods. These finishes could be custom ordered. The tiger strip of your oak wood is easy to identify, but the variety of stains on oak made identification a bit more difficult. I belie

Re: [Phono-L] Blue Edison Horn, Opps, the correct link is...

2009-09-08 Thread Jack Whelan
alloween Theme MME Oct 2008" at: > http://www.phonojack.com/gallery/MME-10-11-08.wmv and slide the time up to > 03:50 and also at 05:18 and you'll see the horn; click the pause button for a > better look. > > Have fun, > > > > Jack Whelan > > PhonoJack

Re: [Phono-L] Blue Edison Horn

2009-09-08 Thread Jack Whelan
the pause button for a better look. Have fun, Jack Whelan PhonoJack.com > From: steve_nor...@msn.com > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 21:41:24 -0400 > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Blue Edison Horn > > > John, > > It looks to me like the

Re: [Phono-L] Looking for horn elbow

2009-08-26 Thread Jack Whelan
Bruce, Charley Hummel had a pristine gold plated elbow for a Victor VI not long ago. Check with him at: edison...@aol.com Also check with Don Gfell, see his new website at: http://www.edisonman.com edisonm...@aol.com Have fun, Jack > From: br...@accoladeeng.com > To: ph

Re: [Phono-L] re Visit to the USA (LA and NYC)

2009-07-28 Thread Jack Whelan
secondary cities while in the States you might find better prices. If you had more time and were adventurous, you could drive south to the Johnson Victrola Museum in Dover DE, about a 3 - 3.5 hour drive from NYC, also check train scheduled. Have fun, Jack Whelan PS, pl

[Phono-L] Prototyping Phonograph Parts and Records

2009-07-27 Thread Jack Whelan
Hi Gang, This is a little bit off topic, but Art, yours is an interesting problem, all those broken pieces of an expensive cylinder record pieces and whether you should freeze and store them for a hundred years waiting for technology to develop a solution. You might not have to

[Phono-L] RCA History

2009-07-21 Thread Jack Whelan
Gents, Interesting article about the RCA Company history and fundraiser for the Camden County Historical Society http://historiccamdencounty.com/ccnews140.shtml Good story, have fun, Jack Whelan

[Phono-L] Eldridge Reeves Johnson's Papers

2009-04-17 Thread Jack Whelan
s Edison Papers project at Rutgers. Check out: http://edison.rutgers.edu/ If you want an unlimited supply of good Edison reading, start buying the fabulous six volumes printed Books Edition. Have fun, Jack Whelan

[Phono-L] Graphophone K winner

2009-04-11 Thread Jack Whelan
Bruce - Original Message - From: "Jack Whelan" To: "Phono-L" Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 7:58:12 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [Phono-L] Graphophone K winner Hi Friends, And the Graphophone K winner's Identity is f***o. According the eBay'