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Post by maroongem on Jan 29, 2007 8:28:33 GMT -5
I'm not aware of one, and I wouldn't use Ebay as one seeing the ridiculous prices that have been realized. If you attend phono shows, you can get a general idea of what to pay. There is one held in Wayne, NJ twice a year and one in Danbury, CT, once, sometimes twice a year. Those are pretty good shows and not to far to travel for me by car.
Bill
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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 maroongem on Feb 7, 2007 3:08:31 GMT -5
John,
I have that framed on my wall. How could you miss it? ;D
Bill
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Post by maroongem on Feb 6, 2007 9:04:14 GMT -5
Why, I do believe that's Joe (aka LN) as a child! ;D
Bill
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Post by maroongem on Jan 28, 2007 19:42:24 GMT -5
Found an Edison AD. Frist one I have ever seen. Found it in one of my local antique shops. Nice small ad, from McClure's Magazine. Too cool!!! I can't say as I've ever seen an Edison ad when perusing the shops. Is it for the Amberola 30? Bill
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Post by maroongem on Jan 27, 2007 19:13:41 GMT -5
Yes, he did. I believe it's out of print though. I bought mine years ago and it's a very good reference for cylinder machines, much like his Diamond Dsic book.
Bill
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Post by maroongem on Jan 19, 2007 9:28:33 GMT -5
Happy BD, Paul!
It's only going to get worse, now that you have been bitten!
Bill
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Post by maroongem on Mar 6, 2008 10:55:40 GMT -5
John,
Just a supposition, but I assume it would be because the locking pin inside the soundbox throat is in a slightly different location on each particular soundbox, plus the slot on the tonearm may be of a slightly different angle, and therefore they are meant for their respective manufacturers.
Bill
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Post by maroongem on Feb 27, 2008 9:14:06 GMT -5
I believe that is a Columbia Lyric T-1 Reproducer that would have been found on an AZ Graphophone.
Bill
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Post by maroongem on Dec 6, 2007 12:56:28 GMT -5
I had a Brunswick Mod.117 with the Ultona head (which I sold last summer) and it was a nice solid machine. I did have to adjust the tone arm for DDs as it would chew them up right down to the condensite. There is a screw on top of the tone arm bracket that I fiddled with and finally got it to play DDs w/o damage. (not to fear, I used badly chipped or Hawaiian records!!) Even with the large mica diaphragm, Ortho's right. They don't play DDs like old Tom's machines but the other two styluses were more than adequate for shellac and Pathe verticals.
You can contact R.J. Wakeman, rjwakeman@ucdavis.edu he will be more than happy to help you if you have any probs with your machine. He helped me with his expertise on getting my machine back in adjustment to play DDs.
Bill
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Post by maroongem on Nov 29, 2007 13:33:16 GMT -5
Shane, I'm quite satisfied with my knowledge about what was used on these types of reproducers regarding the stylus, and until you or someone else can show the existence of a diamond tip on a non-edison reproducer designed for cylinders, (save the apparent special made one for the Hexaphone) I'll stay with that belief. You made a statement that these were diamond tipped, so it is up to you to prove this fact that has seemed to escape every other reference book and web page. Sapphires are much softer than a diamond and therefore can be polished smooth and can be shaped. If you believe a diamond in the teens (even a synthetic one, which btw didn't exist until the early 50s) can be also shaped in that configuration, you know little about the elemental make up of diamonds. As I stated previously, why don't you post the link to the eBay auction on the other board and ask others what they think or perhaps know what in fact the stylus was made of for the Indestructible Reproducers. No one here seems to be jumping into the fray here, but I'm sure there will be input on the other board and perhaps some collectors there that have one. If you can't see that the stylus on the eBay Indestructible Reproducer is a typical sapphire configuration, I don't know what else to tell you. I will tell you this though, this is the last time I'll get into it, so you can believe what you want to.
Update: I took the liberty and contacted the seller regarding the material used on the stylus. You can click on the auction link above and read his statement. Any other questions or arguements can be directed to him.......................
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Post by maroongem on Nov 28, 2007 17:30:22 GMT -5
I don't think looking at a picture would be a very accurate way to determine if the stylus is sapphire or diamond. Surely it would have to be properly tested. I don't think the shape of a stylus would have any bearing on what it's made of. I think you could shape a diamond like a hedgehog if you really wanted to. You're kidding me, right?
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Post by maroongem on Nov 28, 2007 13:51:13 GMT -5
I give up. Here's a suggestion:put the link to the auction on the "other" board and let them look at the stylus and decide what it is.
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Post by maroongem on Nov 28, 2007 13:34:07 GMT -5
I think the N was for celluloid only because it was spring loaded and was meant to bear down more on the surface, which probably would have ruined a wax surface over a period of time. I utilized the same reference as you and as the author of the website states, they modified an N with a stylus from a Mod. B Reproducer which is a diamond, so one could infer from that statement that the original stylus was a non-diamond tip. Otherwise, why would they bother to change the stylus if it was already diamond tipped?
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Post by maroongem on Nov 28, 2007 12:59:23 GMT -5
I did find that they modified an Indestructible Mod. N with a sapphire stylus from an Edison Mod. B Reproducer to be used on a Regina Hexaphone Mod. 102. I wonder if this is what the Major was referring to? As for cutting a diamond into a ball shape, I suppose we'd have to ask Izzy Tinklebaum in the Jeweler's Bldg. to see if it could be done!!
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