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Phono Test... Will you pass?
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Jerry B.
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Re: Phono Test... Will you pass?
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martinola
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Re: Phono Test... Will you pass?
I see a machine in search of its end gate. It looks as if the casting was ground off. Was this some kind of a do-it-yourself model D? 
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Curt A
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Re: Phono Test... Will you pass?
Strange ID plate...
"The phonograph is not of any commercial value."
Thomas Alva Edison - Comment to his assistant, Samuel Insull.
"No one needs a Victrola XX, a Perfected Graphophone Type G, or whatever you call those noisy things."
My Wife
Thomas Alva Edison - Comment to his assistant, Samuel Insull.
"No one needs a Victrola XX, a Perfected Graphophone Type G, or whatever you call those noisy things."
My Wife
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De Soto Frank
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Re: Phono Test... Will you pass?
I still consider myself a neophyte around Edison cylinder machines ( in spite of owning three Homes and one Standard )...
But here are my observations:
> Late "A" case ( black-letter Banner decal, end lid-latches )
> Upgrade with early 2/4 minute gearing with "shift lever" ( I have a Home D with no lever, just a raised inner-flange on the pulley drum)
> Still has the shaving attachment on the carrier arm
> bed-plate has the early-style "tufts" decoration in the corners
> can't see enough of the upper casting to check-out striping / ghosts of striping...
> strange-looking "shims" under corners of upper casting, where it meets the bed-plate.
Not sure what to make of all this, but it would seem to be a Late Banner A that was possibly first upgrade to 2/4 minute, then upgraded again to the "D" -style w/o end-gate ?
But here are my observations:
> Late "A" case ( black-letter Banner decal, end lid-latches )
> Upgrade with early 2/4 minute gearing with "shift lever" ( I have a Home D with no lever, just a raised inner-flange on the pulley drum)
> Still has the shaving attachment on the carrier arm
> bed-plate has the early-style "tufts" decoration in the corners
> can't see enough of the upper casting to check-out striping / ghosts of striping...
> strange-looking "shims" under corners of upper casting, where it meets the bed-plate.
Not sure what to make of all this, but it would seem to be a Late Banner A that was possibly first upgrade to 2/4 minute, then upgraded again to the "D" -style w/o end-gate ?
De Soto Frank
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Re: Phono Test... Will you pass?
A "mutt". 
Francis; "i" for him, "e" for her
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"Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while" - the unappreciative supervisor.
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Re: Phono Test... Will you pass?
I see a phonograph... what do I win?
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Jerry B.
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Re: Phono Test... Will you pass?
On the way home from Union I stopped at a bicycle collectors home to pick up a pre-purchased craigslist item. I noticed a couple of neglected Edisons and offered to repair them in trade for bicycle stuff. When I got back to Oregon and lifted the lid on the Home (serial #H125349) the first thing I noticed was the missing end gate. The next thing I noticed was a lack of a pivot point for the swing arm. (Martinola gets an A+) After closer inspection that portion of the top works was cut off, grounded off, and painted. It appears to have been modified long ago based on the grease and grime all over the mechanism. I cleaned it a bit, made a belt, and oiled the critical spots and it works fine. Has anyone else seen such a conversion? It's a first for me. Jerry
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Kirkley - Incomplete
Fran604g - C minus
De Soto Frank - B
Curt A - C+
martinola - A+
TinfoilPhono - C
Roaring20s - B
Jerry B. - D I looked at it in DeMoines Iowa and didn't even notice the missing end gate until I started cleaning the machine.
Thanks everyone for the replies. Jerry
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Kirkley - Incomplete
Fran604g - C minus
De Soto Frank - B
Curt A - C+
martinola - A+
TinfoilPhono - C
Roaring20s - B
Jerry B. - D
I looked at it in DeMoines Iowa and didn't even notice the missing end gate until I started cleaning the machine.Thanks everyone for the replies. Jerry
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Re: Phono Test... Will you pass?
I ducked class and was shooting spitwads in the cafeteria... 
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