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Victrolacollector wrote:

pughphonos wrote:

Victrolacollector wrote:Those are nice...by any chance is that the Player Piano Clinic? I know that Player Piano Clinic also sells phonos and parts. Speaking of, I have kind of had an interest in Roller Organs...not sure about them.

Yes indeed: 14322 S. Beacon Ave. in Orland Park. I've been buying phonographs and records from Jim since 2004; an honest guy with reasonable prices.

I know that at one time Jim had organ rolls; give him a call (google for contact information).

Jim is a great guy, I needed a pot metal tone arm and reproducer for my machine back before the internet (1995), and he sold it to me for only $ 50.00, other dealers were wanting around $ 150.00. Very honest guy.

Jerry

Hi Ralph:

I just found a nice Concert Organ (that uses the cob rollers). I realize this is a phono board, but sometimes when we get a little bored with phonos its nice to switch over to a similiar early musical machine.

Maybe I will go for a player piano one day when money and space allows..I am working on recording a wax cylinder from my Concert Organ.

All the best.

Jerry

Victrolacollector wrote: Hi Ralph:

I just found a nice Concert Organ (that uses the cob rollers). I realize this is a phono board, but sometimes when we get a little bored with phonos its nice to switch over to a similiar early musical machine.

Maybe I will go for a player piano one day when money and space allows..I am working on recording a wax cylinder from my Concert Organ.

All the best.

Jerry

Hi Jerry,

I was at Jim's today; saw a photo of the baby grand player piano he has set aside for me. It's a 1920s Lyon & Healy with Ampico installed. I'm already plotting how to re-arrange the living room.

Jim knows so much about the player piano industry in Chicago as many of the guys he trained with had experience going back to the heyday of player pianos in the 1920s; particularly the old Kimball factory near 26th and California.

Well, it didn't take me long to discover that there's no way I going to recover the ca. $4000 I put into my Triumph model D cylinder phonograph (purchase price + three shop repairs + upgrades/detailing + reproducers). So, I simply must keep it--which is a good problem to have as it plays so well. Probably would have been one of those cases where one sells something and regrets it later.

So I'll just have to raise my money for the player piano with more of a focus on cylinder sales and some phonographic literature I have. Folks can still contact me for my cylinder list.

Ralph

pughphonos wrote:Well, it didn't take me long to discover that there's no way I going to recover the ca. $4000 I put into my Triumph model D cylinder phonograph (purchase price + three shop repairs + upgrades/detailing + reproducers). So, I simply must keep it--which is a good problem to have as it plays so well. Probably would have been one of those cases where one sells something and regrets it later.

So I'll just have to raise my money for the player piano with more of a focus on cylinder sales and some phonographic literature I have. Folks can still contact me for my cylinder list.

Ralph

Remaining cylinders now withdrawn; will either keep or sell via E-bay.