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Post by Bob Mc on Sept 3, 2009 10:13:38 GMT -5
First time user, and just purchased a Edison player.Also first one..Is there a list of cylinders either by # or title available to see on line. Also may I ask a few questions about my new player? Thanks in advance Bob...
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Post by matty on Sept 3, 2009 11:36:58 GMT -5
Hello Bob, and welcome to the board. There is an online discography of Edison cylinders at the link below, but only for 2 & 4 minute wax. I'm not aware of one online that covers Edison Blue Amberols. www.truesoundtransfers.de/disco.htmThe only way I know of to date BA's online, is by using the U of C cylinder preservation site. I normally start by doing a search for the record title & if it's there, it will give the year it was released. If not, I'll do a search by year until I find listings for numbers close to that which I'm looking for. If you're looking for BA no.3540, and you find both 3520 & 3560 listed as 1918, then you know 3540 was also released in 1918. It doesn't hurt to do a search on youtube either. Sometimes if a song has been uploaded there, you'll find recording & release information in the description box. cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/index.phpThere are several discographies available in book form. One of these is Edison Blue Amberol Records: A Discography. Compiled by Allan Sutton. Denver, CO: Mainspring Press, 2005. xi + 378pp (softcover). ISBN 0-9671819-5-X. $35.00. Available from www.mainspringpress.com. This covers all the American popular series, Concert, Opera & Purple series, but not any of the foreign series. A Foreign & Special Series book by Sutton is due to be released in December this year. I use a set of 3 books by WS & RK Wimmer. These contain all series listed by number, title & artist, but do not give any other information such as year etc. |
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Post by maroongem on Sept 3, 2009 15:33:11 GMT -5
Bob,
Welcome to the board!! Which Edison machine do you have? Don't hesitate to ask about your new purchase as someone here will be able to assist you.
In my honest opinion, the Sutton book is the best out there at this time for BAs. Lots of info and easy to read cross references. I've had one for several years and it has received a lot of use!!!
Bill
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Post by Bob Mc on Sept 5, 2009 5:44:35 GMT -5
Bob, Welcome to the board!! Which Edison machine do you have? Don't hesitate to ask about your new purchase as someone here will be able to assist you. In my honest opinion, the Sutton book is the best out there at this time for BAs. Lots of info and easy to read cross references. I've had one for several years and it has received a lot of use!!! Bill |
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Post by Bob Mc on Sept 5, 2009 5:59:47 GMT -5
Hello again, Thanks for replying. I bought an Edison Standard cylinder player on Monday, on the name plate is the number S53593. It has a reproducer stamped model B 19868. I was told . I think it may need a new diaphram in the reproducer. Are there any instruction books about how to open the reproducer without doing any harm? It came with an old 6 ft. or so floor stand [Kind of looks like you could put a bird cage on it] and a three ft. or so old brass horn with no markings on it..It goes through all the motions, but I think it may need a reproducer overhaul.. Thanks again for the welcome..Bob
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Post by maroongem on Sept 5, 2009 6:43:57 GMT -5
Hi Bob,
It sounds like you have the early Reproducer that was used on the early brown and black 2M wax records prior to the Gold Moulded 2M cylinders. This will have a ball stylus and several types of diaphragms were employed, the earliest were of glass and mica and later copper.
You didn't mention whether your Standard has 2/4M gearing, but the Mod.B will not be able to play BAs as the groove is too small for the 2M stylus.
Eric Reiss' book The Compleat(sic) Talking Machine is a great book and has in depth info on many phono repairs including Reproducer rebuild. If you would like, I will rebuild your Reproducer for you.
Bill
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