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speaking tube recording edison i.c.s. phonograph
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 12:26 am
by THEVICTROLAGUY
i recently picked up an Edison standard c i.c.s. machine with a frozen mandrel bearing. i replaced the bearing with a modern olite bronze bearing from apsco, the machine is up and running. a test recording on a black wax blank using one of our new 20" speaking tubes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... BSgNIDX1Ow
Re: speaking tube recording edison i.c.s. phonograph
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 12:52 am
by Phonofreak
I never heard of a black wax blank. I've only heard of a brown wax blanks. Because the black wax blank is a harder material, will it be difficult to record on it? The recording in the video sounded good.
Harvey Kravitz
Re: speaking tube recording edison i.c.s. phonograph
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 6:12 am
by flashpanblue
Harvey,
Benjamin ( The Victrola Guy) records on shaved black wax Dictaphone blanks which are much softer than Gold Moulded cylinders. He does a great job and the recordings sound very good.
Pete
Re: speaking tube recording edison i.c.s. phonograph
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 8:27 am
by FloridaClay
i.c.s. stands for??
Clay
Re: speaking tube recording edison i.c.s. phonograph
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 8:31 am
by gramophone78
FloridaClay wrote:i.c.s. stands for??
Clay
"International Correspondence School"
Re: speaking tube recording edison i.c.s. phonograph
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 8:55 am
by FloridaClay
Ah, thanks. I had a vague memory from past reading that it might have something to do with education but just couldn't recall. Were their differences in machines made for them other than the nice speed control pointed out in the video?
Clay
Re: speaking tube recording edison i.c.s. phonograph
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 12:38 pm
by Phonofreak
Hi Pete,
Thanks for letting me know the difference. I was always wondering about that.
Harvey Kravitz
flashpanblue wrote:Harvey,
Benjamin ( The Victrola Guy) records on shaved black wax Dictaphone blanks which are much softer than Gold Moulded cylinders. He does a great job and the recordings sound very good.
Pete
Re: speaking tube recording edison i.c.s. phonograph
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 3:46 pm
by THEVICTROLAGUY
the Edison i.c.s. machine is a true hybrid, the bed plate is that of the standard d but without the 2/4 gearing, it is equipped with the motor of the Edison a which allows for the external speed control, it is also equipped with the push button repeater for quick repetition of a word or phrase on the language cylinders. the language cylinders are recorded at 90 rpm and are gold moulded cylinders.
Re: speaking tube recording edison i.c.s. phonograph
Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 2:59 am
by mf77
Phonofreak wrote:I never heard of a black wax blank. I've only heard of a brown wax blanks. Because the black wax blank is a harder material, will it be difficult to record on it? The recording in the video sounded good.
Harvey Kravitz
Edison's original 4 minute wax blanks were also black wax, and appear to be just as hard as (or very close to) the wax formula used for 2 min gold moulded records.