It's not original in any sense, just dirty I posted about it on a
different forum:
_http://sonoraman.proboards107.com/index.cgi?board=generalaction=displaythre
ad=9088_
(http://sonoraman.proboards107.com/index.cgi?board=generalaction=displaythread=9088)
Best regards,
Rene Rondeau
I have two early Automatics that are not stamped as 'reproducer.' They look
just like standard speakers from the top, but obviously the weight is
different.
Best regards.
Rene Rondeau
In a message dated 7/19/2008 3:35:52 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
ClockworkHome at aol.com writes:
It's a store all the way -- everything in here is for sale were Jalal's
exact words to me. However it's clear that there are some things he would
prefer
to keep. The Bergmann is one of them. He set a 10,000 Euro price on it,
which is close to $16,000 at today's exchange. If someone is
It's NOT the same machine. The one sold by the Donley's is still in Paris. I
saw it there last month. It is D2 with an O reproducer in top-mount
carraige. The one at Union was a Model B with a conventional carriage with C
reproducer. They are two different machines.
Best regards,
Rene
Yes, I finally visited Phonogalerie. An amazing shop! Too bad the exchange
rate is so dismal for US buyers, there are some fine treasures there. Of
course, some of those treasures have been shipped over in recent months,
precisely
because of the exchange rate. A $31K Idelia is only about
Pure scam, and a common one. The us of the name George Copeland is entirely
coincidental. I am baiting this scammer using a fake name and throwaway
yahoo email address. His IP shows he is in Lagos, Nigeria, not London. That's
very typical, a lot of these scammers pretend to be in England
I one had an all-zinc 30 horn which I got with an Edison 'suitcase'
Standard. It was a great horn, I wish I'd kept it!
Best regards,
Rene Rondeau
In a message dated 5/21/2008 9:17:22 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
zonophone2006 at aol.com writes:
hi
this one is for a cylinder machine? 30
You're welcome to visit me and hear a variety of records played on an
Auxetophone. I normally demonstrate mine with a period 12 one-sided Victor
dance
record of a Strauss waltz, although I confess it's at its most impressive with
an electric recording of Stars Stripes. I just like to play
My daily driver is a 1928 Model A Fordor sedan. I tried putting in a CD
player a few years ago but the vibration of the car caused it to skip. If I can
ever find tiny speakers that have adequate volume and sound quality I'd love
to just stick an Ipod Shuffle behind the dash panel and load
.
From back...@yahoo.com Sun Jun 10 15:19:30 2007
From: back...@yahoo.com (Dennis Back)
Date: Sun Jun 10 16:00:47 2007
Subject: [Phono-L] Kruesi Replica Tinfoil Machines
In-Reply-To: d68.8bbbf52.339dd...@aol.com
Message-ID: 886035.32803...@web35612.mail.mud.yahoo.com
--- taediso...@aol.com wrote
. So, in other
words, this guy is lying out the wazoo!
If only he knew that he was giving so much entertainment to us.
Best to all,
George Glastris
- Original Message -
From: taediso...@aol.com
To: phono-l@oldcrank.org
Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Why hasn't
In a message dated 3/11/2007 12:41:58 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
ediso...@verizon.net writes:
You'd think somebody writing a book would look up basic facts, but here's a
quote
which jumped out at me right away, and I'm no expert on the people mentioned:
==
Uh-oh,
References: bdf.1166043e.3319b...@aol.com
Message-ID: d8a10777-b75a-4fb1-8ffa-778d22cb5...@fuse.net
Thanks. Just looked at those machines on your website. Looks like you
did well to get them.
Jim
On Mar 2, 2007, at 11:53 AM, taediso...@aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 3/1/2007 5:32:19 P.M
That is very, very impressive. And how wonderful to know that such a fine,
rare machine was brought back from the dead. Superb work!
Best regards,
Rene Rondeau
From lo...@oldcrank.com Fri Feb 2 09:29:59 2007
From: lo...@oldcrank.com (Loran Hughes)
Date: Fri Feb 2 09:56:02 2007
Subject:
Okay, maybe I'm biased since I'm now editing the CAPS journal, The Sound
Box, but in my opinion it was an excellent show in every respect. The CAPS
show
seems to be growing steadily, and it is now equivalent in size to the east
coast shows (Union still dominates all of them). It is also
In a message dated 4/13/04 9:21:40 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
ryansrecor...@hotmail.com writes:
I just got this fishy email this morning. I got very suspicious when it
asked for my bank info, and after doing a web search on it it was definitely
a scam.
Check out
In a message dated 11/2/03 8:48:41 AM Pacific Standard Time,
chippendale...@aol.com writes:
(I too have been disappointed by the pitiful displays at the Smithsonian.)
---
As a collector I completely agree that we often do a better job of
preservation than museums. Fortunately many museums
In a message dated 3/9/2005 3:58:59 AM Pacific Standard Time,
bruce78...@comcast.net writes:
Could you confirm the dimensions? This one is 14 1/2 long and is 6 1/4+
across
the horn opening.
---
There are some minor variations in these. The two on my Polyphone
In a message dated 3/31/2005 2:08:37 PM Pacific Standard Time,
gpaul2...@aol.com writes:
I wasn't going to jump into this one, but decided to share an interesting
(at
least I thought it was interesting!) tidbit about Roadshow. A friend who
is quite knowledgeable of British militaria
In a message dated 7/5/2005 10:18:29 AM Pacific Standard Time,
plav...@hotmail.com writes:
There are some really indecent fakes appearing on the market at the moment.
--
As witness this Klingsor fake:
_http://tinyurl.com/7798d_ (http://tinyurl.com/7798d)
Best
In a message dated 2/4/2005 4:33:58 PM Pacific Standard Time,
john9...@pacbell.net writes:
Unfortunately, he picked it up before I could shout that the box bottom had
come unglued. So naturally the record fell out and shattered on the wood
floor. He checks boxes before picking them up
In a message dated 2/5/2005 7:49:56 PM Pacific Standard Time, tom...@msn.com
writes:
Check out what the AUXETOPHONE went for:
---
Two others have sold privately in the past year. Although their prices were
not publicly confirmed, based on various (and consistent) reports
In a message dated 4/4/2005 6:55:28 PM Pacific Standard Time,
pjfra...@alamedanet.net writes:
well, don't keep us in suspense here...is he doing time?
According to the Justice Dept. website, he got off easy:
On July 11, 2002, Russell Pritchard III was sentenced
In a message dated 4/11/2005 6:38:37 PM Pacific Standard Time,
aph4...@aol.com writes:
But of course the decimal point just happens to be in the wrong place.
Note that this is the STARTING bid -- there's a reserve over and above that!
Such a bargain...
Best
By the way, whether or not you actually filled out a spoof form, if you even
click on the link in these emails you are at risk. These typically have
keyloggers or other nasty trojans which can cause serious problems. Run a
spyware
and adware detector frequently, and never click links in
In a message dated 3/10/04 6:37:07 PM Pacific Standard Time,
sinatrafang...@yahoo.com writes:
The sad truth is that if you accumulated your collection in the 60's and
70's, as many did, its worth about 3 times less than you paid for it, if you
adjust for inflation.
That may be true of the
I had the same impression as Stan -- I thought this year's show was
sensational, and a lot of fun. It has been years since I've seen so many
interesting
machines in any show. Prices weren't cheap but that indicates that the market
for phonographs is very healthy, and that's basically good
In a message dated 6/16/04 9:23:37 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
sinatrafang...@yahoo.com writes:
There was less selling in the parking lot, because there was less for sale
I think the main reason there was less selling in the parking lot was simply
that it was raining virtually all day
: [Phono-L] Bill Ptacek
In-Reply-To: 64.40ab6247.2e1c0...@aol.com
References: 64.40ab6247.2e1c0...@aol.com
Message-ID: 1089129253.2296.3.ca...@atlantis.localhost
On Tue, 2004-07-06 at 07:18, taediso...@aol.com wrote:
We are in the process of setting up a scholarship fund in Bill's name
2004
From: AllenAmet (allena...@aol.com)
Date: Sun Dec 24 13:10:47 2006
Subject: [Phono-L] wow! TAE on the front page of the SF Chronicle today!
Message-ID: 1cd.25ca0828.2e273...@aol.com
In a message dated 7/14/2004 8:44:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
taediso...@aol.com writes:
. My contacts
PM Eastern Daylight Time,
taediso...@aol.com writes:
But who knows, with enough effort it might be almost completely audible.
It's definitely an exciting
prospect.
Hi Rene,
The Nov 1880 newspaper, if I recall, does mention what the contents are, in
terms of what she sang
Subject: [Phono-L] wow! TAE on the front page of the SF Chronicle today!
Message-ID: 8e.fc2b8bf.2e283...@aol.com
In a message dated 7/15/2004 3:28:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
taediso...@aol.com writes:
This leaves open the interesting possibility that the sheet at the Ford
Museum might contain
In a message dated 7/15/04 1:06:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
allena...@aol.com writes:
Did anyone bother to save that tinfoil recording made for the 50th
anniversary - the recreated Mary Had a little Lamb?
Not as far as I know. It's definitely not at the Edison Site, but perhaps
parts.)
Best regards,
Rene Rondeau
From AllenAmet Sat Jan 10 18:48:41 2004
From: AllenAmet (allena...@aol.com)
Date: Sun Dec 24 13:10:30 2006
Subject: [Phono-L] Bettini reproducers
Message-ID: 3e.39dafa2b.2d31f...@aol.com
In a message dated 1/10/2004 6:26:09 PM Eastern Standard Time,
taediso
In a message dated 1/10/04 4:49:17 PM Pacific Standard Time,
allena...@aol.com writes:
For thos interested, we still have several of the Bettini equipment
(facsimile) catalogs available (36 pages plus cover).
--
As my second unsolicited testimonial of the day, I can report that Allen's
In a message dated 1/20/04 11:55:10 AM Pacific Standard Time,
clockworkh...@aol.com writes:
The reason I am writing is to see if you would post the serial numbers you
have.
---
I've been tracking these for several years. Here is a list of every number
I've been able to find:
Serial #
From one of those generic we-sell-everything eBay auction houses, I found
the following Zonophone, which seems unusual to me in that it does not
appear to be a Grand Opera (at least as I've become familiar with that model),
yet
it has the glass side panel. Does anyone know what this is?
In a message dated 10/1/2006 9:10:44 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
mark.albert...@comcast.net writes:
This is a Zonophone Model A...
=
Oops, I was too quick to judge, Mark is right. This is an A, not a Concert
Grand. The cases are similar but the Concert Grand has a larger base and
In a message dated 10/14/2006 8:21:57 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
aph4...@aol.com writes:
Waves is still a fun place to visit. Great looking radios. Even some
cylinders.
Yes, an interesting store. I bought a Teddy Roosevelt Blue Amberol there
several years ago for a
Although in theory the alloy of the nickel coin is the same, in practice
there is certainly a difference in hardness between early coins and modern
ones.
If you pull a 40 year-old nickel out of pocket change, which is easy to find,
it's still thick. When I pulled 40 year-old Buffalo nickels
Very common, I'm afraid. This has been going on for quite a while. I just
saw one the other day for an inexpensive record. Granted, safely shipping a 78
does require some good packaging and there is some cost involved. But what
got me was that the seller had a big, red, bold notice that
In a message dated 3/3/2006 5:14:32 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
cranke...@comcast.net writes:
Being a clock collector also, I thought this was rather neat. It will be
interesting to see where this goes. Without the Edison dial, this clock is
only
worth $200-300.
In a message dated 7/10/2006 11:28:16 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
plav...@gmail.com writes:
How does one alert EBAY about scams (I tried to find out but ebay seems not
to want to know as I cannot follow their logic?)
They have actually simplified this process recently. If
In a message dated 7/10/2006 12:36:01 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
bosomm...@adelphia.net writes:
This has become a common practice on eBay.
Alas, this is all too true. Some people may have noticed last week when a
scammer listed an Edison Kinetoscope -- 10
In a message dated 1/23/2006 4:40:40 PM Pacific Standard Time,
diamondisk...@aol.com writes:
Wasn't the auction canceled for some reason?
-
eBay shut the auction down because Nauck had put a link to his website in
the listing, and that's a big eBay no-no He relisted it
In a message dated 2/2/2006 3:22:47 PM Pacific Standard Time,
clockworkh...@aol.com writes:
The current seller on eBay is honest in calling the horn a reproduction but
I have seen a couple of these
freaks go for decent money when the neophyte bidders were led to believe
the horns were
Speaking of Idelias, I saw a singularly interesting one this week. The
reproducer was wrong (not oxydized), the horn was wrong (14 black with brass
bell), the crank was wrong (some bizarre brass fabrication) but the case and
bedplate finishes were original and in good condition, if covered
I've been attending for quite a few years and I felt this was one of the
best. Lots of old friends and lots of old phonographs. The banquet on
Saturday night was the biggest ever, with well over 100 people attending. Robin
and
Joan Rolfs came in from Wisconsin and gave a very amusing
I received the following forwarded email, I think this could be of interest
of all record collectors:
===
I got so many emails that I had to remove myself from the 78 list, but I am
hoping that you might post for me that I will be on tomorrow (Wednesday)
morning on NPR's
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