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Victrolaboy wrote:One time I had a dream that my one and only Berliner record got shattered. I woke up, jumped out of bed and found that it was O.K. and this was all at 3 or 4 o'clock in the morning. I'm a 13 year old phonograph collector and I currently own one Berliner record. And I have 10 machines in my collection. I also had a dream that I found a Berliner trade mark with a broken mainspring at a flea market and I paid next to nothing for it. In my dream I completely rebuilt the motor and just as I wound it up and was about to play a record, my stupid alarm clock went off. It was Monday morning. It was a great dream though.

Way to go Victrolaboy!
Great collection for your years and even greater dreams!
You'll likely get that Berliner in your lifetime!

And now bit of fun... James.

Victrolaboy wrote:One time I had a dream that my one and only Berliner record got shattered. I woke up, jumped out of bed and found that it was O.K. and this was all at 3 or 4 o'clock in the morning. I'm a 13 year old phonograph collector and I currently own one Berliner record. And I have 10 machines in my collection. I also had a dream that I found a Berliner trade mark with a broken mainspring at a flea market and I paid next to nothing for it. In my dream I completely rebuilt the motor and just as I wound it up and was about to play a record, my stupid alarm clock went off. It was Monday morning. It was a great dream though.

LOL, well may the last part of your dream come true!

And how terrific to have such a great early start on collecting.

Clay

You surely do have a great start! I was your age when I began collecting 47 years ago, but I certainly didn't have 10 machines then! There's a lifetime of pleasant diversion ahead of you (and at times, it may help keep you sane! ). Learn all you can, and you'll be surprised at how lucky you get!

George P.

I've been collecting phonographs since I got my first one when I was 8. It was an Edison diamond disc H-19. Since then I completely rebuilt the motor and reproducer. I bought a replacement mainsping from Ron Sitko and put it in my self.
-Nick(victrolaboy)

Victrolaboy wrote:I've been collecting phonographs since I got my first one when I was 8. It was an Edison diamond disc H-19. Since then I completely rebuilt the motor and reproducer. I bought a replacement mainsping from Ron Sitko and put it in my self.
-Nick(victrolaboy)

Nice! My first phonograph was an H19 too. It was oak, poor condition, stuck spring and missing the reproducer. I eventually got it running and it got weekly use for a few years. Eventually I sold it though. It was replaced with a C19 and then.... well the rest is history!

Valecnik wrote:

Victrolaboy wrote:I've been collecting phonographs since I got my first one when I was 8. It was an Edison diamond disc H-19. Since then I completely rebuilt the motor and reproducer. I bought a replacement mainsping from Ron Sitko and put it in my self.
-Nick(victrolaboy)

Nice! My first phonograph was an H19 too. It was oak, poor condition, stuck spring and missing the reproducer. I eventually got it running and it got weekly use for a few years. Eventually I sold it though. It was replaced with a C19 and then.... well the rest is history!

I recently bought an oak Edison C-19 for $175. It's reprducer had a good stylus, it came with the original edison key, and a Kent 78rpm adapter with a Victrola number 4a reproducer. Since then I have restored it.
-Nick the victrola boy

Victrolaboy wrote:

Valecnik wrote:

Victrolaboy wrote:I've been collecting phonographs since I got my first one when I was 8. It was an Edison diamond disc H-19. Since then I completely rebuilt the motor and reproducer. I bought a replacement mainsping from Ron Sitko and put it in my self.
-Nick(victrolaboy)

Nice! My first phonograph was an H19 too. It was oak, poor condition, stuck spring and missing the reproducer. I eventually got it running and it got weekly use for a few years. Eventually I sold it though. It was replaced with a C19 and then.... well the rest is history!

I recently bought an oak Edison C-19 for $175. It's reprducer had a good stylus, it came with the original edison key, and a Kent 78rpm adapter with a Victrola number 4a reproducer. Since then I have restored it.
-Nick the victrola boy

Nick, a restored 4a I'm sure sounds great on your C-19. I also use one on my A-250 for 78s. A soft tone needle is more than adequate for the late 20s electrically recorded records and soft or medium for most other.

Yes, I rebuilt the 4a and my electrically recorded records sound fantastic on it. The diamond disc reproducer has a good stylus and it's in excellent overall condition. It is my best sounding reproducer out of all the diamond disc machines I have owned.
-Nick

Victrolaboy wrote:One time I had a dream that my one and only Berliner record got shattered. I woke up, jumped out of bed and found that it was O.K. and this was all at 3 or 4 o'clock in the morning. I'm a 13 year old phonograph collector and I currently own one Berliner record. And I have 10 machines in my collection. I also had a dream that I found a Berliner trade mark with a broken mainspring at a flea market and I paid next to nothing for it. In my dream I completely rebuilt the motor and just as I wound it up and was about to play a record, my stupid alarm clock went off. It was Monday morning. It was a great dream though.

Had another weird phonograph dream last night: I was in an antique store that was apparently closing down, and noticed a Triumph - but someone had fitted an internal horn into the case, and the machine had to be wound by turning one of the peg feet on which it stood.

On further inspection, I found that the phonograph had been part of an elaborate cylinder-changing mechanism in a wardrobe-sized cabinet: there were several drawers of cylinders on one side, and a sort of hopper above, which was powered by the weight of buckets of water, to feed the selections (somehow) to the machine...

Just wish I could have got my hands on some of those cylinders, though...

Bill

Lucius1958 wrote:

Victrolaboy wrote:One time I had a dream that my one and only Berliner record got shattered. I woke up, jumped out of bed and found that it was O.K. and this was all at 3 or 4 o'clock in the morning. I'm a 13 year old phonograph collector and I currently own one Berliner record. And I have 10 machines in my collection. I also had a dream that I found a Berliner trade mark with a broken mainspring at a flea market and I paid next to nothing for it. In my dream I completely rebuilt the motor and just as I wound it up and was about to play a record, my stupid alarm clock went off. It was Monday morning. It was a great dream though.

Had another weird phonograph dream last night: I was in an antique store that was apparently closing down, and noticed a Triumph - but someone had fitted an internal horn into the case, and the machine had to be wound by turning one of the peg feet on which it stood.

On further inspection, I found that the phonograph had been part of an elaborate cylinder-changing mechanism in a wardrobe-sized cabinet: there were several drawers of cylinders on one side, and a sort of hopper above, which was powered by the weight of buckets of water, to feed the selections (somehow) to the machine...

Just wish I could have got my hands on some of those cylinders, though...

Bill

No more Mexican food before bedtime!

George P.