gramophone-georg wrote:VanEpsFan1914 wrote:Impressive. Hilariously impressive!
But what happens for the Muggle who puts the needle on the WRONG SIDE of the record?
We exile him to the antique radio forums.
Phonographs I would love too own, but can't afford
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Re: Phonographs I would love too own, but can't afford
Francis; "i" for him, "e" for her
"Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while" - the unappreciative supervisor.
"Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while" - the unappreciative supervisor.
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Re: Phonographs I would love too own, but can't afford
Well, I rather like electric motor machines. I am nearly finished with the restoration of my Alva (A project which sat on the back burner for twenty-five years!) So I want more. I would hope to find a nice Electrola XVIII, it would look well in the parlor (though a Vernis Martin example would be better still).
I have a Columbia BC with the electric motor which wants renovation. Other than those, a nice ENG or Expert open horn machine would.pretty well be all I would ever.want to add to my talking machine collection.
On second thought, were unlimited funds available I would dearly love to have an appropriate amplifier and speaker for my Western Electric 203A reproduced. The 41A-42A-43A setup that I had before the fire would be just fine, though I'd probably prefer the 12A-13A horn pair to the more common 16B that I once had.
I have a Columbia BC with the electric motor which wants renovation. Other than those, a nice ENG or Expert open horn machine would.pretty well be all I would ever.want to add to my talking machine collection.
On second thought, were unlimited funds available I would dearly love to have an appropriate amplifier and speaker for my Western Electric 203A reproduced. The 41A-42A-43A setup that I had before the fire would be just fine, though I'd probably prefer the 12A-13A horn pair to the more common 16B that I once had.
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That is a horrid fate...gramophone-georg wrote:VanEpsFan1914 wrote:Impressive. Hilariously impressive!
But what happens for the Muggle who puts the needle on the WRONG SIDE of the record?
We exile him to the antique radio forums.
It's not what you say... It's what you do...
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I'm actually pretty happy with what I've managed to accumulate, but if either became available at an attainable price, I'd jump all over:
- an Ideal/Idealia/Idelia (because I'm an oxidized bronze fetishist)
- a Kurtzmann - the ones with glass motorboards and platters (because I like weird stuff like that)
- an Ideal/Idealia/Idelia (because I'm an oxidized bronze fetishist)
- a Kurtzmann - the ones with glass motorboards and platters (because I like weird stuff like that)
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I did not realize how quickly this topic would explode like wild fire on here?
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I am working on one of my last projects. It a RCA special. I have finally found a crystal cartridge for it Next I will have to fix the amp. I am trying to clean up stuff that has been sitting around for a couple of ears. Tom
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Re: Phonographs I would love too own, but can't afford
Hopefully the crystal cartridge works, a lot of them no longer work since the crystal salt goes bad in them.tomb wrote:I am working on one of my last projects. It a RCA special. I have finally found a crystal cartridge for it Next I will have to fix the amp. I am trying to clean up stuff that has been sitting around for a couple of ears. Tom
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I have had 3 working Crystal carts in 20 years. I have always rebuilt or replaced with a newer 3v crystal cart.
If you do deicide to try and rebuild I can help you. I am not one for adding a pre-amp ( not talented enough)
IT is tedious but it can be fun to rebuild one. Cot is about $35.00 in parts.
If you do deicide to try and rebuild I can help you. I am not one for adding a pre-amp ( not talented enough)
IT is tedious but it can be fun to rebuild one. Cot is about $35.00 in parts.
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Thanks.... I found a local person to repair the amp I shorted out when I was checking the voltage. I found a replacement crystal cartridge in a tone arm for sell. It also has the cables and wires which I need. My tone arm has a bad connection. If it does no work I will gladly seek your assistance for the cartridge rebuild. TomOldRestorer wrote:I have had 3 working Crystal carts in 20 years. I have always rebuilt or replaced with a newer 3v crystal cart.
If you do deicide to try and rebuild I can help you. I am not one for adding a pre-amp ( not talented enough)
IT is tedious but it can be fun to rebuild one. Cot is about $35.00 in parts.
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Re: Phonographs I would love too own, but can't afford
My list would have a Victrola XX, XXV, Vernis Martin edition, a Berliner, and an Edison Concert