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Post by steve on Dec 24, 2006 22:57:03 GMT -5
Hi Bill,
I have been told the A1 has the best sound because of the fibre horn. I do not own either machine but both sound excellent so I really appreciate your observation as I always wondered which sounded better. I also saw your 10-50 in MAPS, these are very impressive to meet in person.
Steve
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Post by steve on Nov 26, 2006 21:24:11 GMT -5
He even replaced Uncle Josh.
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Post by steve on Nov 4, 2006 12:26:08 GMT -5
I have heard that because of the fly wheel, the gears, and the reproducer and horn it is the best sounding of the Amberola phonos, not including the I and III.
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Post by steve on Dec 2, 2007 18:20:39 GMT -5
Hi Bill,
I wrote Expert about the tight fit in the ears question, I will let you know if I get a reply. Since getting you post I have rotated many styli for people. I really appreciate your posts.
Steve
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Post by steve on Nov 4, 2006 0:09:24 GMT -5
I had a model O and the two minute stylus did not sound that good, it had more surface noise than my NOS one. I magnified it about 90x and the sapphire had a flaw in it, but the playing surface was not worn and when I replaced it the sound was good.
Diamond stylus are very hard to see with a loupe, the light reflection makes it hard to see the condition, at least for me. Flat spots are easy, but wear is hard.
Regarding Expert, the new stylus bars they make come with a pin that fits tight in the bar and loose in the shoulders, do you know why they do that?
Steve
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Post by steve on Dec 26, 2006 20:53:18 GMT -5
Hi Shane,
I am delighted you are pleased, it makes it so much easier. Even with all our learning there is so much more, this will never be boring, especially with all the nice Edison people such as you and Bill.
Steve
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Post by steve on Dec 24, 2006 22:46:14 GMT -5
Shane,
The first Gold Moulded box is the type Bill is telling about with the wrap, the next type has the peg.
I have record 697 which came in the box with the last patent date Sep 11 1900 it is C on the labels in Allen's book and it has the pink top and bottom so it used the earlier style lids, not the blue ones normally found on this one. The record slip looks new and it was NOS I got in 2004 because the record was cracked. There was no cotton but the box and record looks new. This particular box is hard to find, at least it took me 22 years to get one.
I purchased a group of about 50 boxes from 1899 to 1903 so I am lucky to have all the early boxes including some varieties not found in Allen's book. The pre 1899 boxes did not have a label.
If I stand this record up on the side just above the ending grooves is the 697. For many years I did not know the catalog number was on the early ones with no titles. 697 is a very early catalog number and was first released between Jan 1896 and May 1899 on brown wax, from the box I would guess this one was made in 1901.
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Post by steve on Dec 24, 2006 22:05:56 GMT -5
Rocky,
The early gold moulded records have the catalog number on the side so you can tell the title by looking up the catalog number on the early gold moulded records made before 1905, it was sometime in 1904 when the titles were added.
Gold Moulded records were released in Feb 1902, but Edison actually started to make moulded records in the fall of 1900 and by Feb 1901 daily production reached 2000 cylinders. A larger plant was put into operation in March 1901 with a capacity of 20,000 cylinders per day. Each mold could produce between 30 and 60 copies a day. These records were stockpiled for release as Gold Moulded cylinders and for use a pantographing masters which resulted in deeper grooves. This was why the weight of the automatic reproducer was increased. All this information and more is found in The Concert Book.
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Post by steve on Jun 15, 2007 21:27:07 GMT -5
Kevan,
Edison dyed the plaster dark blue until around 1917, and the interiors of the boxes were also colored blue from about 1914 to 1919. Just read this in Blue Amberol Recordings 1912 - 1914. It is amazing all the things I read and forget.
Steve
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Post by steve on Jun 8, 2007 18:39:19 GMT -5
Kevan,
The early cylinders have the plaster of Paris coated to protect the plaster from moisture absorption and this coating is what produces the color. I read that until around 1917 Edison dyed them blue.
Steve
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