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from beautiful Fairbanks, Alaska! I have been involved with tube radio restoration for some time now and have been signed on to a radio related site for a few years now. Also do vintage audio so got a place to go to there too. Have a rather sizable collection of 78rpm records so record collectors website is on the list.
Anyway, just got done with what I have been told is a Brunswick Panatrope portable player and am able to play what amounts to about 100 records that seem to date to before 1926-27. So I found this place after a Google search and just want to say hello.
Someone just gave me a "Gypsy" brand portable player manufactured by Caswell Manufacturing Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It has on it a tonearm and Oro-Phone reproducer made by The Orotone Company of Chicago. As with the Brunswick, it looks like a little bit of clean-up and lubrication will bring this one back to life.
I have had some limited success in finding info about these 2 players, so if anyone could maybe fill me in on what I have I sure would appreciate it! Thanks
I will try and post photos in the next few days once I get used to being around this site.
Just signed on....
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Brad
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Re: Just signed on....
Welcome Steve,
Phono's have a way of winding themselves into ones psyche' and spinning many years of enjoyment.
I started out as short wave radio listener, moved into Ham radio, then computers, then Acoustic phonographs. Something just magical about them that is just more honest the the others (though I make my living in the silicon integrated circuit industry).
Be sure to ask questions and jump in when you want.
Phono's have a way of winding themselves into ones psyche' and spinning many years of enjoyment.
I started out as short wave radio listener, moved into Ham radio, then computers, then Acoustic phonographs. Something just magical about them that is just more honest the the others (though I make my living in the silicon integrated circuit industry).
Be sure to ask questions and jump in when you want.
Why do we need signatures when we are on a first avatar basis?
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Valecnik
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Welcome Steve & greetings from Czech Republic!
To help get you started, I post below some links with a bit of radio, radio/phono content. There's more here. Perhaps others might post that. I just give you these because they are recent.
Cheers, Valecnik
http://forum.talkingmachine.info/viewto ... ison+Radio
http://forum.talkingmachine.info/viewto ... rg+carlson
http://forum.talkingmachine.info/viewto ... g&start=20
To help get you started, I post below some links with a bit of radio, radio/phono content. There's more here. Perhaps others might post that. I just give you these because they are recent.
Cheers, Valecnik
http://forum.talkingmachine.info/viewto ... ison+Radio
http://forum.talkingmachine.info/viewto ... rg+carlson
http://forum.talkingmachine.info/viewto ... g&start=20
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1926CredenzaOwner
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