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Hi all. Someone on another thread wondered if the crane, obtained from Wyatt's, for the Music Master cygnet horn on my Edison Triumph was the correct one. I think that it is, but would like to make sure. If you have that set up, with a correct crane, a photo of the horn and crane taken from the side would be appreciated.

Clay

Hello,
Sorry about the quality of the picture, but here is what my Triumph D-2 set up looks like.
Pete

Thanks Pete. Looks like you have more space between the crane and the back of the horn than I do.

Clay

FloridaClay wrote:Thanks Pete. Looks like you have more space between the crane and the back of the horn than I do.

Not all cranes are created equal, as I found out and as you are finding out. I wanted hang a Music Master on a Home model "F", but the crane I had wasn't deep enough and the horn elbow would not clear the crane. I later bought a proper crane somewhere - Union, probably.

VintageTechnologies wrote:

FloridaClay wrote:Thanks Pete. Looks like you have more space between the crane and the back of the horn than I do.

Not all cranes are created equal, as I found out and as you are finding out. I wanted hang a Music Master on a Home model "F", but the crane I had wasn't deep enough and the horn elbow would not clear the crane. I later bought a proper crane somewhere - Union, probably.

There's a thread here on this topic with pictures and some good discussion. Can't find it though.

Just ordered another crane from Ron Sitko just to make sure it is right.

Clay

Clay,

If you haven't done this already, make sure you tell Ron exactly what horn and machine you are using. When I first got my D-2 and cygnet setup, another dealer sold me the wrong crane knowing so (but I didn't!). When I spoke with Ron about it, he set me up with exactly what I needed.

Sean

OrthoSean wrote:Clay,

If you haven't done this already, make sure you tell Ron exactly what horn and machine you are using. When I first got my D-2 and cygnet setup, another dealer sold me the wrong crane knowing so (but I didn't!). When I spoke with Ron about it, he set me up with exactly what I needed.

Sean

I gave him the complete rundown; Model D, Model O reproducer, horizontal carriage, Music Master cygnet.

Clay

We discussed this before I think. And I found the scan I did in 2010 from the Edison Phonograph Monthly I am such a Luddite that I can't copy and paste the link for the whole post. But at any rate here is the rather complicated gospel according to Edison in respect to the Music Master horn and crane. There were a lot of options. If you click the scan it becomes much clearer when it goes full screen.

Jim

Thanks. I have printed off and saved copies for future reference.

Clay