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Jerry,Sounds like it was a tough crowd to sell to.Glad you did OK and made it home safe & sound.

The sale was tons of fun. Charlie Hummel's program was terrific and the silent auction is always fun. I think there were great buys available at the sale but few people pulled the trigger. I'll be there next year. Jerry

For those of us who are not in the know, what is/was the location/date of the 2010 CAPS Show? What does CAPS stand for?

For laughs, google up "2010 CAPS Show" and see what you get!

At least I tried....

CAPS is the California Antique Phonograph Society, and it's open to anyone worldwide. In fact, most members of CAPS live outside California. I think the best reason to join is to receive The Sound Box, the club's quarterly journal filled with excellent articles, photos, and even a few ads.

For more information, go to:

www.ca-phono.org

George P.

Thanks for taking the time to share these pictures!

I thought this year's show was terrific, even more fun than usual. Lots of gorgeous phonographs and a huge selection of records. I bought one particularly interesting record: Charley Hummel owns an original Edison Blue Amberol mold for "St. Louis Blues." Working with Norman Bruderhof they made 100 brand-new records with the mold, using a modern and very smooth material that is more durable and less noisy than the original celluloid. The sound is stunning, with fantastic clarity and volume. There have been a number of modern cylinders made but this is the first to be produced directly from an original mold, not a transcription cut to a new mold.

This may be the first phonograph show that I left without buying a phonograph. I blew my budget on something entirely outside my normal realm:





It's a Jost hot-air engine fan, ca. 1905-1910. I posted a Youtube clip of the machine in action HERE. Although it's not a phonograph, it does fit well with my hot air Paillard Maestrophone. I'm a sucker for interesting technology, and Stirling engines are very interesting indeed.

I'm already looking forward to next year's CAPS show.

phonophan79 wrote:Thanks for taking the time to share these pictures!

You are welcome, no problem!

TinfoilPhono wrote:I thought this year's show was terrific, even more fun than usual. Lots of gorgeous phonographs and a huge selection of records. I bought one particularly interesting record: Charley Hummel owns an original Edison Blue Amberol mold for "St. Louis Blues." Working with Norman Bruderhof they made 100 brand-new records with the mold, using a modern and very smooth material that is more durable and less noisy than the original celluloid. The sound is stunning, with fantastic clarity and volume. There have been a number of modern cylinders made but this is the first to be produced directly from an original mold, not a transcription cut to a new mold.

This may be the first phonograph show that I left without buying a phonograph. I blew my budget on something entirely outside my normal realm:





It's a Jost hot-air engine fan, ca. 1905-1910. I posted a Youtube clip of the machine in action HERE. Although it's not a phonograph, it does fit well with my hot air Paillard Maestrophone. I'm a sucker for interesting technology, and Stirling engines are very interesting indeed.

I'm already looking forward to next year's CAPS show.

That is awesome! I am an ex-fan nut myself, although I would have trouble passing up
on the really nice ones like that. I still think they are really neat.

antique1973 wrote:

TinfoilPhono wrote:I thought this year's show was terrific, even more fun than usual. Lots of gorgeous phonographs and a huge selection of records. I bought one particularly interesting record: Charley Hummel owns an original Edison Blue Amberol mold for "St. Louis Blues." Working with Norman Bruderhof they made 100 brand-new records with the mold, using a modern and very smooth material that is more durable and less noisy than the original celluloid. The sound is stunning, with fantastic clarity and volume. There have been a number of modern cylinders made but this is the first to be produced directly from an original mold, not a transcription cut to a new mold.

This may be the first phonograph show that I left without buying a phonograph. I blew my budget on something entirely outside my normal realm:





It's a Jost hot-air engine fan, ca. 1905-1910. I posted a Youtube clip of the machine in action HERE. Although it's not a phonograph, it does fit well with my hot air Paillard Maestrophone. I'm a sucker for interesting technology, and Stirling engines are very interesting indeed.

I'm already looking forward to next year's CAPS show.

That is awesome! I am an ex-fan nut myself, although I would have trouble passing up
on the really nice ones like that. I still think they are really neat.

So, do both of your machines run on kerosene?
The fan can be used to dissipate the heat generated by the phonograph!
Now you need an Aladdin lamp for illumination, if you haven't one already!
Thanks for your youtube demos too!
Bob

The Paillard runs on alcohol, the fan runs on kerosene.

And yes, I have a couple of Aladdin lamps. I use my Model 6 every night, year-round. I go through about 25 gallons of kerosene a year.