My Wayne Treasures

Post by **Aaron** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 9:57 pm

Hi every one,

I was going to post my pictures in one of the topics already created but i figured what the heck....

First ill show you my Edison Shaver..

Then ill show you the before and after on my Columbia Graphophone Model "A"

So ON WITH THE SHOW!!!!

P.S. Read my second post first because i couldnt fit them all on the first post so START ON THE SECOND!!!!!

Post by **Aaron** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:02 pm

here are some more picture i couldnt fit in the first post....

Post by **WDC** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:41 am

Aaron,

I am glad to hear you had good time there. I wished I was around too but my studies kept me here by now. I am just getting myself back to the TMF.

The A looks indeed very nice, you gave it a good cleaning job, great decal and cleaning job!

Norman

phonophan79 · Post by **phonophan79** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:14 am

Aaron wrote:Ok so who has this DD record??? only 500 were made i believe i was told...

That's a Diamond Picture Disc? It's made to be played on Diamond Disc phonographs? It was made post-mortem?

OrthoSean · Post by **OrthoSean** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:28 am

It's actually an LP...Charley Hummel always has a stack of them at the show...

That "A" looks great, Aaron! You should post a YouTube video of it playing a brown wax cylinder when you've got it all ready to roll. I see you picked up a bunch of Charley's wax cylinders as well! What is he charging for them these days? I bought some of these from him several years ago...some interesting stuff!

...and Happy belated Birthday!

Sean

gramophoneshane · Post by **gramophoneshane** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:49 am

Looks like you might have a couple Pathé cylinders amongst those. Very cool.
And I'd so kill for that shaving machine!
That is a small decal. Others I've seen are about the size of the standard banner. It's obviously original though. I guess it must be a later decal- possibly introduced when the banner decal disappeared from phonos??
Is it a spring motor?

phonogfp · Post by **phonogfp** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:07 am

Happy Birthday, Aaron!

The Type A Graphophone cleaned up nicely. That's one of my favorite models, and yours appears to date from late 1897/early 1898. I can't quite make it out from the photo, but your reproducer seems to be the heavy "D" Type made for 5" machines - - but I could be mistaken. Does it have two little metal prongs hanging down when in place?

One other thing - - should you be inclined to disassemble the mandrel from the upper casting, be aware that the securing nut on the pulley is threaded opposite the usual manner. In this instance it's "Lefty-tighty, righty-loosey!" A small gear will be sliding around on the mandrel shaft, and appear to be disconnected - - don't worry - - it's secured by pressure when reassembled. Take note of the position of the washer when you remove the pulley and mandrel shaft. Pay attention, take your time, and you'll do fine.

I wrote an article for the "Sound Box" a couple of years ago on the Type A Graphophones. Great little machines! Have fun with yours - -

George P.

Post by **Aaron** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:15 pm

OrthoSean wrote:It's actually an LP...Charley Hummel always has a stack of them at the show...

That "A" looks great, Aaron! You should post a YouTube video of it playing a brown wax cylinder when you've got it all ready to roll. I see you picked up a bunch of Charley's wax cylinders as well! What is he charging for them these days? I bought some of these from him several years ago...some interesting stuff!

...and Happy belated Birthday!

Sean

Sean,

I got everything except the Shaver and my Model B reproducer (not pictured) from Charley... And i cant tell you the price on the Brown Wax as it was a special price for me

And i would love to make some youtube videos!! i need to make a youtube account and borrow my friends camera first... Ill see him this weekend but dont expect the videos this weekend as i am a bit busy but i will make them none the less!!!

George,

When the reproducer is on there are two "prong" like teeth... And maybe you can help us as to why the Shaver decal is so small

P.S. I think the reproducer needs a "going over" and i dont feel like sending it out (sorry Wyatt) can anyone give me a quick "How To" on it?

MORE PICTURES TO COME!!

Aaron

phonogfp · Post by **phonogfp** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:13 am

Aaron wrote:George,

When the reproducer is on there are two "prong" like teeth... And maybe you can help us as to why the Shaver decal is so small

Aaron,
You have a "Heavy Eagle" type reproducer designed for use with 5" machines, although they function on standard models too. That's a nice snag - hang onto it for the day when you buy your "AG" or "AB." The 5" models are often missing their proper reproducers.

As for the small size of the shaver decal, I can be of no help. My guess would be later production of the wooden cabinet model - before the company dropped the cabinet and went to an open metal frame. But that's only a guess.

George P.

richardh · Post by **richardh** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 7:34 am

Nice haul there Aaron. I sure wish suh great machines were as readily available over here in the UK..you don't know how lucky you are

RJ

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