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Re: Berliner Tuba=Phone !!!!
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 6:25 pm
by TinfoilPhono
Good for you! That was an amazing score. I'm envious.
Re: Berliner Tuba=Phone !!!!
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 7:16 pm
by gramophone78
StL Bill wrote:I was the fortunate collector that was in the right place at the right time. It literately took my breath away when I refreshed the Ebay page and it appeared as the top listing.After quickly scanning the description and pictures, I could not click the Buy-It-Now button fast enough. As you can see, the tone arm was shown missing, but it turned up there about a week later and I was able to buy it also. It still retained the celluloid tag, but was missing the horn support and swivel post. But as you can see, the tone arm swivel yolk was wired ton the support arm. There was no reproducer or crank, I am still on the hunt for a J reproducer and crank. The machine, horn, and record cabinet are currently involved in some restoration, and they are all turning out great. There were 30 records in the record box, 19 Berliners, 6 Zonophones, 1 Consolidated !,1 Improved Victor !, 2 early Victors, and 1 that I believe to be a pirated Berliner. I am very close to having every thing done, I will certainly post many pictures when it is done. Thanks for the interest.
Bill Feiner
Great score Bill. I'm sure it will restore just fine. Look forward to seeing it after...
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Re: Berliner Tuba=Phone !!!!
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 8:33 pm
by Phono-Phan
Bill,
CONGRATS!!!!! I am very happy for you. Please keep us all posted on the progress of getting this cleaned up.
Ken Brekke
Re: Berliner Tuba=Phone !!!!
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2016 4:03 pm
by US PHONO
Zwebie, Thanks very much for the picture. Nickle horn is spectacular close up, and no polishing needed !
Amazing that items like this are still being discovered fresh from storage in attics & sheds after 100+ years.
Re: Berliner Tuba=Phone !!!!
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2016 4:14 pm
by Andersun
Wow Bill that's great!
Re: Berliner Tuba=Phone !!!!
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2016 5:00 pm
by alang
Congratulations Bill! It would be awesome if you could spend the time and present the machine as a Featured Phonograph, once it's done. That way it is easier to be found in the future.
Thanks
Andreas
Re: Berliner Tuba=Phone !!!!
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2016 6:35 pm
by StL Bill
alang wrote:Congratulations Bill! It would be awesome if you could spend the time and present the machine as a Featured Phonograph, once it's done. That way it is easier to be found in the future.
Thanks
Andreas
I would be happy to present it as a Featured Phonograph when the restoration work is done. I have also have nearly finished the restoration on the Herzog Concealed Horn disc cabinet. I was finally able to borrow the original horn from the man who has one here in St. Louis. I made a plaster mold from it and have reproduced a horn from the original mold. Very surprisingly, the original horn was not wood grained nor constructed from paper mache as I had suspected. It was made from the same material that a plaster cast was made from. It was then coated with a black substance which I think was asphaltum. At any rate, I will also post this as a Featured Phonograph. Thanks to everyone for their responses and interest.
Bill
Re: Berliner Tuba=Phone !!!!
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2016 9:33 pm
by phonogfp
Bill, I'm glad you finally "came out" as the guy who snagged this. On Monday I wanted to say that it couldn't have gone to a nicer guy, but I was afraid that would have spilled the beans!
It still amazes me that the traveling arm showed up. I keep my fingers crossed for the sound box and/or crank to appear from the seller, but that may be asking for too much...
Once again, congratulations.
George P.
Re: Berliner Tuba=Phone !!!!
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2016 10:14 pm
by StL Bill
phonogfp wrote:Bill, I'm glad you finally "came out" as the guy who snagged this. On Monday I wanted to say that it couldn't have gone to a nicer guy, but I was afraid that would have spilled the beans!
It still amazes me that the traveling arm showed up. I keep my fingers crossed for the sound box and/or crank to appear from the seller, but that may be asking for too much...
Once again, congratulations.
George P.
Thanks George. I was not going to "come out" on this until it the restoration work was done, but with the interest that was shown by the Forum, I wanted to let it be known. I too was amazed when they contacted me with the tone arm. I had talked to them and I described the parts that were missing. A week later they sent me a picture of it and asked if this was it. I then sent them a picture of the reproducer and winding crank that was missing. I might be pushing my luck, but you never know. This evidently came out of a friends house, the guy was a packrat. No telling what they might turn up. Thanks to all for the kind words.
Bill
Re: Berliner Tuba=Phone !!!!
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2016 8:28 am
by phonolady
Bill,
Looks like you got: THE SCORE OF THE YEAR! Congratulations.
We are looking forward to the restoration and maybe this is one you could bring to Union
for display?
We are happy for you and wish you all the best. See you at Union.
David & Lerria Rosamond