Here are some rare birds.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/111462846045?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT
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Oh my, and the seller also has two reproducers AND a horn for sale!
Thanks for the link Amberola!
Best,
Fran

Thanks for the link Amberola!
Best,
Fran
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I'm thinking the recorder is for a Home, and the loose reproducer and carriage arm is for a Standard? Correct?
I hope George chimes in.
Fran
Some pics for posterity:
"Columbia" "Recorder" (Home? Missing stylus)
Standard? In this picture, you can make out the letter "S" stamped on the left side of the carriage.
I hope George chimes in.
Fran
Some pics for posterity:
"Columbia" "Recorder" (Home? Missing stylus)
Standard? In this picture, you can make out the letter "S" stamped on the left side of the carriage.
Francis; "i" for him, "e" for her
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I think you've nailed it, Fran!fran604g wrote:I'm thinking the recorder is for a Home, and the loose reproducer and carriage arm is for a Standard? Correct?
I hope George chimes in.
Fran

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You will have to make a recording stylus for it, but what a wonderful instrument. Anyone record with one of these? How do they sound? (everyone going ha ha ha, NOOOO WaY!!!)
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Well, in my next life, I WILL have a Bettini Micro-phonograph for my beautiful Standard A...and maybe for an Eagle (different from the one pictured above?), wouldn't that be cool!
I may as well incorporate a couple of pictures of that wonderful red horn that we Bettini lovers would covet.

I may as well incorporate a couple of pictures of that wonderful red horn that we Bettini lovers would covet.

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Thanks for the confirmation, George!phonogfp wrote:I think you've nailed it, Fran!fran604g wrote:I'm thinking the recorder is for a Home, and the loose reproducer and carriage arm is for a Standard? Correct?
I hope George chimes in.
Fran
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This may sound like a stupid question, but why do so many people bid 4-5 days out? Typically, the early bidders don't get the item anyway, they just drive the prices up and start a feeding frenzy... eBay is not a true auction - the item goes to the highest offer at the END of the timeframe, so wait until then to bid.
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Reason I put in an early bid is that I've seen sellers retract items with no bids while I was watching. Therefore I put in a low ball bid early. It even happened to me that obviously I and everyone else missed the end and I won with my low ball bid.Curt A wrote:This may sound like a stupid question, but why do so many people bid 4-5 days out? Typically, the early bidders don't get the item anyway, they just drive the prices up and start a feeding frenzy... eBay is not a true auction - the item goes to the highest offer at the END of the timeframe, so wait until then to bid.

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