Re: [Phono-L] Berliner Gramophone only $350.00

2013-02-26 Thread rpms71
He sent me a cheque for $1 drawn on the Bank of the Wabash Far Away. It bounced, I wrote to him about it, and we have arranged for him to Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland. pc In a message dated 2/25/2013 7:09:16 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, rkeu...@gmail.com writes: Sorry Dave,

Re: [Phono-L] Go-To Recording for Testing a New Machine / Reproducer

2013-02-26 Thread Steven Medved
I use the latest loudest record I can find so any distortion will show up. Steve From: a...@popyrus.com Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:59:55 -0700 To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Go-To Recording for Testing a New Machine / Reproducer Hi Arvin ~ Great question and I'd

Re: [Phono-L] Berliner Gramophone only $350.00

2013-02-26 Thread Vinyl Visions
That same guy sent me the $10,000 check too and guess what? He offered to give me $2,000 as a commission, if I sent his nephew in Mexico a wire transfer for $8,000... Since I found another Berliner on eBay for $500, I can't wait to send it to him, I'm heading out now to get it done... From:

Re: [Phono-L] Go-To Recording for Testing a New Machine / Reproducer

2013-02-26 Thread Andrew Baron
That's a very interesting approach. I think I've trained myself for so long, away from putting late records on earlier machines that I never would have thought of using one as a tool for a reproducer test. On Feb 26, 2013, at 6:39 AM, Steven Medved wrote: I use the latest loudest record I can

Re: [Phono-L] Go-To Recording for Testing a New Machine / Reproducer

2013-02-26 Thread Steven Medved
I want to potentially make the reproducer sound its worst. From: a...@popyrus.com Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:35:37 -0700 To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Go-To Recording for Testing a New Machine / Reproducer That's a very interesting approach. I think I've trained myself

Re: [Phono-L] Go-To Recording for Testing a New Machine / Reproducer

2013-02-26 Thread Andrew Baron
Makes perfect sense. If the reproducer passes the test on late loud records, it should do very nicely on the ones it was designed for, and in the event of people subjecting late records to earlier heavy tracking machines with rebuilt reproducers, it should do OK (though awfully hard on the

[Phono-L] steam powered phonograph

2013-02-26 Thread Peter Fraser
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSiVWkk5zaQ Sent from my iPhone -- Peter pjfra...@mac.com ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org

Re: [Phono-L] steam powered phonograph

2013-02-26 Thread Vinyl Visions
Actually, this is not a new idea... Here is a gramophone powered by a stirling hot-air motor. This one is a Paillard “Maestrophone No. 205″ gramophone manufactured in Switzerland between 1910 and 1914. Also, Geoff Hudspith, UK inventor and steam enthusiast has built a steam powered gramophone

Re: [Phono-L] steam powered phonograph

2013-02-26 Thread tomj33
the first steampunk Franken phone. Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone Original message From: Peter Fraser pjfra...@mac.com Date: To: phono-l List phono-l@oldcrank.org Subject: [Phono-L] steam powered phonograph http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSiVWkk5zaQ

Re: [Phono-L] steam powered phonograph

2013-02-26 Thread tomj33
the first steam punk Franken phone :-) Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone Original message From: Peter Fraser pjfra...@mac.com Date: To: phono-l List phono-l@oldcrank.org Subject: [Phono-L] steam powered phonograph http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSiVWkk5zaQ

[Phono-L] steam powered phonograph at union

2013-02-26 Thread wayne holznagel
if memory serves, Ron Keuler of WIMAPS built and demonstrated a steam powered Edison Home phonograph about 10 years ago.  i am pretty sure that there were pictures of it in In The Groove.   :) Wayne H  Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to