EdisonReproducers wrote:
I will only sell the Gilmore diamond as part of a rebuild. ... Replacing gaskets is not a rebuild...
So true! Beware of Edison reproducers sold on eBAY and elsewhere which are represented as having been "rebuilt". Usually it means inserting new gaskets and checking to see if it still makes noise. Unless the stylus is visibly gone or badly damaged, it's often represented as "perfect" or "like new". Also beware of the notorious, "I tested it and it sounds great". Unless those words are coming Steve or Wyatt, prepare to be disappointed.
Except for Steve and Wyatt, I can't think of another person currently active in the hobby that can do a proper Edison Disc reproducer rebuild.
The fact that some of us paid only $100, 200, $300 for our machine doesn't mean that paying $135 for a properly made and fitted stylus is too much. Without a properly functioning reproducer you Edison phonograph is just an nice piece of furniture or something to set your Victor III on.
Big thanks to Steve and Wyatt and Larry for pursuing this project!