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SOLD: Edison Standard Model A -$400
Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2021 8:00 am
by dzavracky
For sale is this really nice Edison Standard model A. It was the discussion of this thread:
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=47725&hilit=Edison+standard
I’ve gone over the motor and was able to quiet some of the gear noise. It runs really well (it will play 4-5 records on a full wind). Here is a link to the machine playing.
https://youtu.be/gPnnmgSfwNE
The machine comes with the model C pictured, the article about Mrs. Lizzie Hauser, and the 3 pictures I printed off showing the before and after. I do not have a horn to go with it.
Price is $425 + shipping. It will be packed very carefully. First to reply SOLD gets it.
Thanks for looking
David
Re: For sale: Edison Standard Model A -$425
Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 2:34 pm
by dzavracky
Bump with new price
Re: For sale: Edison Standard Model A -$400
Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2021 7:52 am
by dzavracky
Bump
Re: For sale: Edison Standard Model A -$400
Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2021 12:00 pm
by Johnny Town Mouse
SOLD! Thanks David!
I actually joined this forum because I was looking for an Edison Standard and a contact at the Antique Phonographic Society recommended I look here. Feel free to send me a message about payment
Re: SOLD: Edison Standard Model A -$400
Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2021 2:22 pm
by dzavracky
PM sent!
David
Re: For sale: Edison Standard Model A -$400
Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2021 3:55 pm
by VanEpsFan1914
Johnny Town Mouse wrote: ↑Sat Jun 19, 2021 12:00 pm
SOLD! Thanks David!
I actually joined this forum because I was looking for an Edison Standard and a contact at the Antique Phonographic Society recommended I look here. Feel free to send me a message about payment
Congratulations Johnny!
David is a good friend of mine & he is a very thorough repairman. I can assure you that this example is a top-shelf example of the Edison Standard A, provenance and all. He's demonstrated over the phone to me that this one has a nice quiet-running motor (Standards are often quite loud) and he has sent photo after photo showing its cleanup and transformation. This is a real Rip van Winkle machine.
I think you'll very much enjoy listening to records on this--If you need new cylinders, check out Edisonia Records and the Vulcan Cylinder Record Company. Vulcan has a great online shop where you can buy records from your own armchair.
Re: For sale: Edison Standard Model A -$400
Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2021 7:26 pm
by Johnny Town Mouse
VanEpsFan1914 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 19, 2021 3:55 pm
Johnny Town Mouse wrote: ↑Sat Jun 19, 2021 12:00 pm
SOLD! Thanks David!
I actually joined this forum because I was looking for an Edison Standard and a contact at the Antique Phonographic Society recommended I look here. Feel free to send me a message about payment
Congratulations Johnny!
David is a good friend of mine & he is a very thorough repairman. I can assure you that this example is a top-shelf example of the Edison Standard A, provenance and all. He's demonstrated over the phone to me that this one has a nice quiet-running motor (Standards are often quite loud) and he has sent photo after photo showing its cleanup and transformation. This is a real Rip van Winkle machine.
I think you'll very much enjoy listening to records on this--If you need new cylinders, check out Edisonia Records and the Vulcan Cylinder Record Company. Vulcan has a great online shop where you can buy records from your own armchair.
Thanks and yeah I read through a lot of the old thread about the phonograph and am glad about the provenance that comes with it too. I'm excited to have it, its definitely going to a good home, we will be sure to treat it well. On that note (pun intended lol) is there a good resource for how to take best care of it?
Re: SOLD: Edison Standard Model A -$400
Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2021 8:15 pm
by dzavracky
It shouldn’t need much more than the occasional oiling. I’ve already gone over the motor and the top works.
David
Re: SOLD: Edison Standard Model A -$400
Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2021 2:55 am
by VanEpsFan1914
@JohnnyTownMouse I used to have a Standard A--not in this kind of condition--and yeah, a half a drop of sewing machine oil on places where shafts turn in holes is a pretty good maintenance regimen. No oil on the belt, oil your idler pulley every few months, and you should be in good shape on grease for awhile.
A camel's-hair brush will clean the stylus.
I wouldn't set it in sunlight much as that can fade the green finish & the decal.
Otherwise, it's lasted nearly 120 years and can still play music. Not an easy thing to mess up.
Re: SOLD: Edison Standard Model A -$400
Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2021 10:54 pm
by Johnny Town Mouse
Thanks guys!