[Phono-L] Edison Standard B question

Hi - someone had sent me some pictures of an Edison Standard they are looking to potentially sell. I have posted one of the pictures on my website at: http://www.majesticrecord.com/standard.htm It's a Model B but has the horizontal carriage with large eye. I'm not an expert on this but I'd

[Phono-L] Edison Standard B question

The horn color looks like a repro to me. The odd thing is, it looks like it has the correct bead on the outside where the bell joins the neck. It is hard to tell from the angle shown, but my vote is that it is repro. The carriage makes no sense except maybe this machine lost the original one

[Phono-L] Edison Standard B question

It also looks like it has been refinished. Dave Glenn Longwell majesticrec...@snet.net wrote: Hi - someone had sent me some pictures of an Edison Standard they are looking to potentially sell. I have posted one of the pictures on my website at: http://www.majesticrecord.com/standard.htm

[Phono-L] Edison Standard B question

Glenn, The horn is a reproduction and the case has been refinished. No modifications are or were needed to put this carriage on a Model B. As to why someone would set up this way is anyone's best guess. The person probably had these parts available to make the machine complete to sell.