What do the Ediphone and Dictaphone recorder stylus look like? Do they look like the reproducers or recorders found on Edison machines?
I cannot find any pictures online about the matter.
Thanks
Ediphone and Dictaphone recorder stylus question.
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Re: Ediphone and Dictaphone recorder stylus question.
Yes, if I recall right, they do resemble the home recorders in that the cutting stylus is a jewel cylinder that digs into the record.
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Re: Ediphone and Dictaphone recorder stylus question.
The groove size is between the usual 2 and 4 minute sizes. Smaller than the 2 but larger than the 4.
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Re: Ediphone and Dictaphone recorder stylus question.
Do you have any photos?pallophotophone wrote: Tue Feb 25, 2025 8:26 pm The groove size is between the usual 2 and 4 minute sizes. Smaller than the 2 but larger than the 4.
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Re: Ediphone and Dictaphone recorder stylus question.
Remember that the business dictation cylinder runs at 150 threads per inch instead of the 100 tpi of the 2-minute entertainment cylinder, or the 200tpi from a 4-minute Amberol record. This was not only good for extending playing time longer than the 2-minute standard, but kept stenographers from listening to records on their headset at work instead of transcribing.
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Re: Ediphone and Dictaphone recorder stylus question.
Maybe. I do have a Ediphone reproducer that I might be able to use to take a picture of the stylus. But don't know if I can get close enough to do any good.oceanlinerfanatic wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2025 12:57 pmDo you have any photos?pallophotophone wrote: Tue Feb 25, 2025 8:26 pm The groove size is between the usual 2 and 4 minute sizes. Smaller than the 2 but larger than the 4.