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Post by neophone on Feb 7, 2007 18:42:10 GMT -5
John, I have that framed on my wall. How could you miss it? ;D Bill Bill, Yeah I missed that one. Where is it? I remember the cool Pathé ad. I know that one's fairly common (Copies of it I mean, not the original), but I've always like it. I'm having someone print out a scan of this one for me. Regards, J.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2007 18:51:15 GMT -5
I am bidding on three Edsion ads on ebay, for the Amberola Table Top Phonograph. Two are black and white, and the thrid is in color. I also have several Victrola ads, Columbia, a Brunswick and Vintanola, plus a Pathe one as well. Hard to beleive, this all started, when I bought my first Edison Phonograph. Now I have two, plus a bunch of DD's and cylinders. I'm not obssed? Or am I?
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Post by maroongem on Feb 8, 2007 1:53:00 GMT -5
Bill, Yeah I missed that one. Where is it? I remember the cool Pathé ad. I know that one's fairly common (Copies of it I mean, not the original), but I've always like it. I'm having someone print out a scan of this one for me. Regards, J. John, It's on the adjacent wall by the boob tube. And the Pathe is a copy, BTW. ;D Bill
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Post by orthophonic on Apr 19, 2007 10:58:52 GMT -5
Really nice and pleasant to look at ads!!!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2007 15:15:39 GMT -5
Yea, that just started happening. UGGH!
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Post by larryh on Apr 30, 2007 16:42:19 GMT -5
I guess this like a second childhood for me. I have been a life long fan of mechanical phonographs. When I was a child in the mid 40's my grandmother had her dads phonograph in the basement which we used to play all the time when down there. And next door at the old farm house my Grandfather grew up in there was the Chippendale upright sitting down in the basement with dirt floor. I can still remember that old damp basement and that imposing looking phonograph. One day I went over while they were doing the laundry in the basement and the machine was gone... We thru it in the Ditch was the answer.. I suspect they sold it to or gave it to someone. I never saw anything of it in the farm junk pile, and I looked plenty.. After that my fasination was hooked.. When I was old enough to drive I started picking up machines and records. The very first was Victrola 400 that a department store I worked at part time had taken in on trade in for a new stereo! They sold it to me for 25.00. The lady had taken perfect care of it, but it still had its running problems. Then I stumbled onto a William and Mary console for 12.00.. A lot of money when they were going for 50 cents at auctions.. When I heard it I knew there was something different. I continued to find them an ended up with a Jacoben, a Sheraton inlaid, a William and Mary Upright as well as a long play and a Louis XV in walnut.. In the mean time I came across 1,200 records from a music store new in the sleeves. Here is where my desire for clear music got in my way. In those days I didn't quite understand them and you couldn't get parts and advice like today.. I finally sold the whole works because I had also picked up lots of regular machines which I could get to play clearly and of course minus the noisy surface. I also don't like having too many things around so I also have a tendeny to clear things out when it gets crowded. So I was down to a Credenza, Upright large Brunswick and a few portables. Then I went to a farm auction where I now live and ended up bringing home a London model and three boxes of records.. Well that has started it all over.. After all these years I do realize that the surfaces are not too good, but the quality of the tone under it can be truly outstanding for a mechanical machine. Now I have added a S 19 with a Edisonic upgrade and a number of new records. Something will have to give as the place is starting to look a mess again, but it is fun hearing all these new records. My quest now is for perfect sound quality, surprisingly I have quite good luck at rebuilding the two reproducers I now have but always looking to improve, and there isn't much too go..
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2007 17:57:50 GMT -5
I have an S-19 also larryh. It's a wonderful machine. It's also my first Phonograph machine. Looking for DD's is lot's of fun. I have been told by other members, that the discs with paper lables in the 55000 range are the best. I also own and Edison 2 minute home phonograph, whic is really a cool machine to own. Looking for cylinders for it, is a challenge, until I found someone who makes new 2 minute cylinders. Peter Dilg, of the Baldwin Antique Center. Now I can buy new ones. The cost more, but are worth it. My next accquistion will be to find a Amberol Phonograph.
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Post by larryh on Apr 30, 2007 18:12:36 GMT -5
Paul,
Yes the S19 is quite nice, mine is a medium oak tone. I wanted something less dark than the Edison Brown of the London.. My little rooms just don't look good with too much dark. Cylinders were something I toyed with an usual got out of pretty quickly as for the music involved it just seemed that disc records of all makes were a bit better sounding. Although I have heard on ocassion a collectors Edison Cylinder machines that were quite good and without the usual wobble of the record so common. I am somewhat surprised at the standard Edison Reproducer which I am using while the Edisonic that was on the machine is getting a new needle. I really think the standard head does quite nicely and I can't figure either why you would want it even louder? I really don't recall that edisons were this loud. they sure are now.. By the way what color is the grill cloth on your machine.. Mine is a replacement that isn't good. I don't know what the original color might have been or if they varied by wood styles.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2007 19:02:05 GMT -5
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Post by larryh on May 2, 2007 6:51:20 GMT -5
Paul that is a great looking machine. It really takes a differnent character in Mahogany rather than my med oak. I like the oak, they are just different effects.. Is that the original grill cloth? If not it looks good. Mine had some awful shiny looking polyester that didn't let the sound through worth a darn.. I have some silk goldish colored cloth that I have used in some other places and it appears pretty nice. Don't know if a darker tone would look good with the oak or not..
Larry
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2007 15:19:37 GMT -5
I think mine is original? You might want to try a cloth that closely matches the oak.
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Post by larryh on May 2, 2007 15:23:51 GMT -5
I like that pattern in your grill, but doubt you could find something that would be suitable in a fabric store..
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2007 17:47:18 GMT -5
Probbably not.
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Post by larryh on May 2, 2007 19:22:54 GMT -5
I just quickly looked through the Edison Phonograph Book by "Frow". Its hard to see any patterns on the grill cloth, most look plain. I can't tell if on the one S19 I am seeing light spots or maybe a bit of pattern? But for sure the others are plain as is most of the S19 models so more than likely they used a solid cloth?
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2007 19:47:41 GMT -5
Mine has a diamond Pattern with a flower in the middle of each diamond.
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