Rustuki wrote:Sorry, I didn't understand how your photo attachment process worked. Let's try again!
Wonderful! Thank you for sharing your photos with us. As for both of your reproducers, all you need do is examine the diamond stylus under magnification, and make sure they aren't chipped. These are nearly 100 year old original condition reproducers, and as people continue to have them rebuilt (whether necessarily or unnecessarily) they continue to become increasingly scarce! Not all of them need to be modified/rebuilt. However, if there are significant issues, Wyatt Markus (forum member "MicaMonster") is the foremost expert rebuilder of the Diamond Disc Reproducers, and he will honestly assess the condition of yours.Rustuki wrote:Two more photos, then I'll quit.
At any rate, as has been pointed out by others, the Long Playing gearing/mechanism is not common on any Edisonic, it was an available accessory (as a kit from the factory), and it seems very few owners elected to purchase and install it on their Edisonic.
Whether or not any Edisonics (Beethoven/Schubert) were equipped at the factory with the Long Playing feature installed, is up for debate. And many contemporary owners have elected to use the LP mechanism taken from other less valuable models to outfit their "standard" machine. The LP system and records was very short lived, for about a year, and disappeared in 1927 as quickly as it appeared.
Thank you again,
Fran
EDIT:
To illustrate such a Long Playing accessory "kit" that was offered by the Edison Co., here's a link viewtopic.php?f=2&t=23813 to an iconic thread, featuring one in its original packaging. The spare reproducer holder on your Beethoven is identical to the one in this kit, suggesting that it may have been installed by a dealer or the original owner to upgrade his "New Edison" Edisonic Phonograph. Of course we may never know.
Cheers,
Fran