[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 like to confirm that no other modification needed to be done to put this carriage on the Model B. It's a Model C reproducer, unfortunately with a broken hinge pin. Any comments on age of horn? Is this a reproduction? Why would someone set it up this way other than that this was the only carriage available to them at the time so that's what was used. It has been this way since at least 1981. Thanks, Glenn From lhera...@bu.edu Wed Feb 13 13:01:31 2008 From: lhera...@bu.edu (Ron L) Date: Wed Feb 13 13:03:29 2008 Subject: [Phono-L] threaded needles In-Reply-To: 47b3502c.7000...@mediaguide.com References: 000601c86819$e97a0be0$0200a...@office47a8bd72.7020...@mediaguide.combay123-dav14049431ae33eba9f9485daa...@phx.gbl003d01c86849$a75cd780$6400a...@hpa1514nbay123-dav8d9ec8feaac0c056609b5aa...@phx.gbl002701c86868$be365b60$6400a...@hpa1514nbay102-w390dfe8801f25d44acb4f3f6...@phx.gbl 003b01c86aab$aaaf34a0$6400a...@hpa1514n bay102-w3408c96e4bb9f89a711a06f6...@phx.gbl 001b01c86b58$6463df20$6400a...@hpa1514n1885592092.20080209134...@noring.name 47b3502c.7000...@mediaguide.com Message-ID: 005501c86e83$9bdef330$90d42...@ad.bu.edu Isn't sabot a French word for boot? Ron L -Original Message- From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of Thatcher Graham Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 3:17 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] threaded needles As an engineer I could not help but to fixate on this threaded needle idea. I agree that threading needles solves the mass issue hence the instinctive appeal, but the difficult manufacture is equally discouraging. As an alternative, have you considered a sabot? -Thatcher Jon Noring wrote: Greg wrote: Threading the needle shank and having it screw into the needle bar is an option. I hadn't considered that before, but it would pretty well solve the extra mass problem. But it would make the needles pretty involved to manufacture. I'll keep it in mind. Yes, it would be involved if all the needles are threaded by hand or in small numbers, especially at the diameter being considered. It is intriguing to consider using a very fine threaded rod, if even manufactured in the desired material(s). One would have to grind and polish to create the tip geometry. Which brings up the idea that if a needle is to be especially manufactured, one could consider tipping it with a different material that can be specially shaped (such as spherical or elliptical with no sharp edges at all. It is my understanding that most damage to grooves is due to a tip which is no longer smooth. Maybe the tip could be made from a material of the same hardness as the grit used in shellac discs (is it corundum?) to wear down the needle. Just thinking outside the box... Jon ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
[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 and someone stuck this one on. The correct carriage would be easy to find. 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 It's a Model B but has the horizontal carriage with large eye. I'm not an expert on this but I'd like to confirm that no other modification needed to be done to put this carriage on the Model B. It's a Model C reproducer, unfortunately with a broken hinge pin. Any comments on age of horn? Is this a reproduction? Why would someone set it up this way other than that this was the only carriage available to them at the time so that's what was used. It has been this way since at least 1981. Thanks, Glenn ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
[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 It's a Model B but has the horizontal carriage with large eye. I'm not an expert on this but I'd like to confirm that no other modification needed to be done to put this carriage on the Model B. It's a Model C reproducer, unfortunately with a broken hinge pin. Any comments on age of horn? Is this a reproduction? Why would someone set it up this way other than that this was the only carriage available to them at the time so that's what was used. It has been this way since at least 1981. Thanks, Glenn ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
[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. Depending on what you are paying for it, I think their are better machines available which you won't have to fuss around with and are in more original condition. Steve On Feb 13, 2008, at 3:53 PM, Glenn Longwell 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 It's a Model B but has the horizontal carriage with large eye. I'm not an expert on this but I'd like to confirm that no other modification needed to be done to put this carriage on the Model B. It's a Model C reproducer, unfortunately with a broken hinge pin. Any comments on age of horn? Is this a reproduction? Why would someone set it up this way other than that this was the only carriage available to them at the time so that's what was used. It has been this way since at least 1981. Thanks, Glenn ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
