My first Graphophone! And serial number question.

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Some more pix with the horn I have for it. (Yeah, my horn is in really sad shape) And a couple behind-the-scenes photos as I was cleaning it. I also got out my stopwatch app just to see how much it would go on what I think is a a full wind, (What’s the ideal amount of turns while winding these?) and I got 2 minutes and 32 seconds. So just enough to play a full record.
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That looks nice, Andy. Great job!

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Well I just ordered the JAS reproduction reproducer. So probably expect a new thread about working all the kinks out if something goes wrong when I’m trying to play it. Ie: plays too slow, slows to a stop while trying to play, tracking issues, etc...

BTW will the JAS reproducer play brown wax? I don’t have any brown waxes yet. But in the small chance I actually find one locally will it play them?

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AmberolaAndy wrote:BTW will the JAS reproducer play brown wax? I don’t have any brown waxes yet. But in the small chance I actually find one locally will it play them?
Yes, it will!

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OrthoSean wrote:
AmberolaAndy wrote:BTW will the JAS reproducer play brown wax? I don’t have any brown waxes yet. But in the small chance I actually find one locally will it play them?
Yes, it will!

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phonogfp wrote:
OrthoSean wrote:
AmberolaAndy wrote:BTW will the JAS reproducer play brown wax? I don’t have any brown waxes yet. But in the small chance I actually find one locally will it play them?
Yes, it will!

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...And possibly better than any other period reproducer!

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Really? Well that's great to hear! :)
Here's an ad I found interesting. Just cut out the ad in this paper and get a "free" Columbia Q!
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AmberolaAndy wrote:
Here's an ad I found interesting. Just cut out the ad in this paper and get a "free" Columbia Q!
Well, you do need to sell newspaper subscriptions for that "free Q!"

I like the claim that the Graphophone will be playing even though "a million years may come and go!"

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Did anyone else catch the phrase "Columbia Disc Graphophone" buried in the ad also?

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OrthoSean wrote:Did anyone else catch the phrase "Columbia Disc Graphophone" buried in the ad also?

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I hadn't but now I see it! I'm surprised people would have confused "disc" and "cylinder" back then...but I suppose I shouldn't be!

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Well I’m on a roll this week. I disassemble and cleaned a Columbia Q yesterday and now I’ve rebuilt my first Edison reproducer today! Somehow the Columbia Q managed to be the easier job of the two... :shock: Anyway, here’s how the Model C rebuild went...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=9lm4Ak_5eRo

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