Re: [Phono-L] Mystery Victor III-UPDATE!

2013-09-09 Thread Stephan Puille
I am surprised that an ultra wealthy chose a comparatively cheap machine for such a costly decoration method. The restoration will show if the artistic quality is up to the standard we expect from well executed vernis Martin style. Stephan

Re: [Phono-L] Little Known Facts About Edison :)

2013-01-26 Thread Stephan Puille
And just like his good friend Henry Ford he was very anti-Semitic. Abe, I have studied Edison for some thirty years. Could you please give me some concrete evidence that Edison was anti-Semitic? [...] Dennis? There is no doubt that Edison was anti-Semite. Here is evidence from

Re: [Phono-L] Berliner record

2011-08-06 Thread Stephan Puille
The Nov 1887/May 1888 dates on the reverse side refer to Emile Berliner's British patent dates. This 5 disc was recorded and pressed in Germany for the British market, under protection of British patents. I will refer to this in detail in my upcoming articles in The Sound Box. Stephan

[Phono-L] Re: Phono-l Digest, Vol 3, Issue 53

2006-12-24 Thread Stephan Puille
Hello A friend of mine just found a 10 etched label Berliner Record (like the 7 records). Does anyone know the background to these? many thanks Robert Possibly sample pressings to the trade c. Oktober/ November 1901. I have seen various German, French, Russian and Italian titles,

[Phono-L] Re: 10 etched Berliner

2006-12-24 Thread Stephan Puille
Going through my papers I also find a possible date of mid to late September 1901 for 10 stamped (NOT etched!) Berliner records. Stephan Hello A friend of mine just found a 10 etched label Berliner Record (like the 7 records). Does anyone know the background to these? many