|
Post by danjohnson on Aug 15, 2007 23:58:16 GMT -5
Dan Johnson here. Some of you may know me from the Victrola board. I'be been there seven,eight years way back when it was on the old board. Anyone can tell me who is in charge of this board?
The only Edison I have is a William and Mary upright. Cool machine!
Thanks, Dan
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2007 4:08:57 GMT -5
Hi Dan, and Welcome to the Board. Matt Brown is the administrator here.
Paul
|
|
|
Post by neophone on Aug 16, 2007 6:07:41 GMT -5
Dan, Welcome aboard! I'm sure you'll enjoy yourself over here. It's a quieter corner on the 'net but we do alright. You don't have to restrict yourself to talking only about Edison's products, as I'm sure you've already seen. Regards, John
|
|
|
Post by Matt Brown on Aug 16, 2007 7:32:46 GMT -5
Welcome to the board, Dan. We talk about ALL makes/models of phonos and all types of old recordings here - no restrictions.
Welcome aboard!
Matt
|
|
|
Post by maroongem on Aug 16, 2007 7:44:32 GMT -5
Dan,
What happened to you regarding coming to the MOCAPS meeting last Sunday, did you forget? BTW, welcome to a great board and nice machine!!! Bill
|
|
|
Post by rocky on Aug 16, 2007 12:05:27 GMT -5
Hi Dan, glad to see you here on the Edison board! Rocky
|
|
|
Post by danjohnson on Aug 19, 2007 22:58:53 GMT -5
Thanks Guys. No, I didn't forget. I was loaded for bear an' ready to go, and at the very last moment my wife reminded me that I promised to go to some dance in Cranston. Man, I totally forgot that. So I had to go to the dance. I hate dancing but she likes it, so I sat in the corner, drank coffee and ate cookies and texted friend about how miserable I was. I broke it down into simple math;
Dan+records+(machine) < self determination= doesn’t matter she gets her way... I’ll make it to the next one, promise Other news:
I have been a member of the other board since its inception (I was on the old board before that) and have enjoyed most if it tremendously, but I think I need a break from the overly racist palaver that dominates conversations a lot of the time. I signed on for convivial conversation and information sharing; exultations and misery re music is what I am looking for. The Standing On The Shoulder of Giants crap gets really old. My genetic makeup is not entirely white, and while I usually stay out of those pedantic verbal dogfights, giving air to something that has absolutely nothing to do with music done wore me out. Been dealing with that for fifty years. As for those who wrote me privately, thanks for the support. So here I be. I’m excited about my Edison, although I don’t own a single Edison record! Okay, my first questions; Anyone know what the color of the fabric behind the grill is supposed to be? John, whatever happened to that machine I sent your way? South Boston, man. I work in Waltham. We’ll have to get together for coffee! Thanks guys. Dan
|
|
|
Post by condensite on Aug 20, 2007 13:59:42 GMT -5
Let me add my welcome to this board. I've been a member of the other board too, and if they'd just stick to machines, records and music, things would be easier. Sifting through all the other nonsense gets tiresome. I've wondered myself about grillcloth color. I have one Edison machine that I know still has the original cloth, and it's darkish brown. I've put black and gold cloths on two other machines, but don't know how authentic this is. Whatever you use, it must be as thin and sound-transparent as possible. Using synthetic double-knit cloth absorbs a lot of the high-frequency sound and reduces the volume output. Check a local fabric store (you'll probably be the only man in there!) Check the back of your grill to see if you have wood pieces used to hold the original cloth in place. If there are, they're probably held in place by small brad nails. Carefully wedge a putty knife under the wood and remove the wood pieces. With mine, I cut the new cloth very close to the size of the opening, and glued the edges using Elmers glue, first one side, then the opposing side, etc. I used push-pins to help hold the cloth in place, trying to keep the cloth somewhat taut. If you work slowly, re-adjusting the edges as needed, you should get good results. I trim the edges if necessary and then replace the wood pieces, which will make the finished job look nicer. Other suggestions: Iron the cloth before trying to glue it in place. Wrinkles won't pull out. Get enough cloth so you can start over if you make a mistake. Whatever color you choose, don't get anything with printed or woven patterns. Anything other than a dark brown or gold would not be authentic, in my opinion. All the best... Condensite
|
|
|
Post by danjohnson on Aug 20, 2007 14:37:55 GMT -5
Thanks. Actually, there was a piece of gold colored silk on the grill attached with brad nails. I'm not sure if it is the orginial, since it has browned some, so I was thinking of washing it and seeing what the results are. Funny about the fabric store. I liked to make quilts when I was in high school. I was always in the local fabric store! Dan
|
|
|
Post by Matt Brown on Aug 20, 2007 15:38:35 GMT -5
I believe that Edison DD machines had either an olive green or light tan/goldish silk grille cloth on them, with few exceptions.
I know of folks who say "My grille has a remnant of the original cloth on it, and it looks ________ (fill in the blank with something other than olive green or tan)" - my guess is that they are either not original, or have changed due to age/the sun/etc.
I hope this helps.
Matt
|
|
|
Post by neophone on Aug 21, 2007 10:12:26 GMT -5
Dan,
She's waiting patiently at my folks house for me to make room here at home. I am very much looking forward to getting to work on her. ;D Sorry we missed you at MOCAPS!!!!!
Regards, J.
|
|
kirk
New Member
Posts: 6
|
Post by kirk on Aug 21, 2007 21:55:18 GMT -5
You have a great machine---love the looks and "presence" of that W&M upright! (Used to own the W&M console, nice machine but sold it when I bought my house). If you go to the fabric store, silk like they sell for suit lining ("china silk") comes in a huge range of colors and is very sheer/lightweight and will stretch flat under the wooden retaining strips. It's not expensive, and you don't need much anyway. My SI-19 has (original) bronzey-coppery-gold colored silk that has an almost metallic sheen to it. Since this SI-19 isn't as dark a mahogany as the the W&M, maybe they used a different color?
|
|
|
Post by danjohnson on Aug 23, 2007 17:41:49 GMT -5
This seems to have some sort of brown finish on it which is either supposed to be worn in some ways, as I understand it is supposed to look like Jacobean furniture, and to have a new Jacobean piece in the house would stand out from the rest of the decor, or it is just worn. I have my Model 16 Victrola in the front room and the Edison in my study, but as I go along I might actually swap them out. I did buy an Edison record from a store for 1.00 (I was all machine and no records) and when I played it was rather startled to hear the difference from a Victrola. Seems more responsive in the bottom end, and a lot less surface noise. The record I got is Irish songs sung by a tenor (too lazy to actually get up and check it out) with some female warbling ocassionally in the background.
|
|