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Capehart 500M with automatic record changer (Restoration Topic)
Ketronj281989 replied to Ketronj281989's topic in Electric Machines
For those still interested in this topic I have continued restoration progress and updates on this forum: https://antiqueradios.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=431032 Jon Ketron - Today
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Thank you . Another mystery solved. Do you happen to know what those cuplike washers are for in other post? Dan
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Sorry about that… the original is on its way and I am out of town in Boston visiting my kids so posted what I had on mu desktop…
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They were to help hold it in its packing crate if shipped.
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Photos of the City Of London Phonograph Society displays in the Musical Museum, Brentford UK
Andersun replied to AtRicky1's topic in Acoustic Machines
Looks like the Edison Standard (first picture) has a broken carriage on it ..... They should be able to replace the carriage very easily.... Nice machines! Thanks for posting!
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Awesome photograph thanks for posting....
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Very nice image!
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I like old pictures but not watermarked ones ChuckA
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I just got this interesting photo with a lot of coin op phonographs in it......
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Photos of the City Of London Phonograph Society displays in the Musical Museum, Brentford UK
Tinfoilphono replied to AtRicky1's topic in Acoustic Machines
Thanks for sharing those. An interesting combination of common and rare machines. I just sent them a message about their Hardy, to see if I can get the serial number for my files. I don't have this one listed under the museum's name, but I suspect it might be the one from the EMI collection, which is documented. The picture shows a very unusual speaker arm clamp, and an apparently replaced crank knob. I suspect it has been repainted -- it appears very glossy, and does not seem to have the usual gold pinstriping. -
Photos of the City Of London Phonograph Society displays in the Musical Museum, Brentford UK
AtRicky1 replied to AtRicky1's topic in Acoustic Machines
Short video of one display case here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/6sRemUUGWm5Hj1KM6 -
Photos of the City Of London Phonograph Society displays in the Musical Museum, Brentford UK
AtRicky1 posted a topic in Acoustic Machines
My wife and I visited this museum today and I thought you might like to see some photos of what the CLPGS has on display, plus a couple of extras of what the museum has. Perhaps you have seen them, perhaps not. Just wonderful artefacts, beautifully presented. It was definitely worth a visit. I noticed a 'Hardy' that I think Rene has? Delightful. The others I don't really know but I'm sure you guys do.
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The Wonderful World of Columbia Grand Graphophones
yamaphone replied to phonogfp's topic in Acoustic Machines
Thanks to everyone who posted all those great photos and provided information about the Columbia Grand machines! The picture below is something I found in a book about railroads in general. It is captioned "New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad - Four men building catenary - Bridgeport Connecticut, 1914". The building to the left is identified as "THE SEWING MACHINE CABINET CO. " - "SPECIAL CABINET WORK". The building just beyond it I think might be the American Graphophone factory and the water tower has something painted on it that might be the Columbia Record logo. I know that the North American Phonograph Co. did business with the Sewing Machine Cabinet Co. and that the Graphophone factory building had been previously used to manufacture sewing machines so I think that all those great Columbia cabinets might have been made right in this building. Unfortunately, the photo has been prepared for printing purposes and as such has lost some clarity. I'm sure the original photograph would show the writing on the water tower much more clearly. Dan Zalewski
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The Wonderful World of Columbia Grand Graphophones
phonogfp replied to phonogfp's topic in Acoustic Machines
Nice, Chuck! George P. -
“Alone in a Corner” by Bert Lown and His Hotel Biltmore Orchestra 1931
melvind posted a topic in Transfers & Videos
This is a nice lay back tune that is just simply pleasant to hear. I think these days anything pleasant is an obligation!-
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The Wonderful World of Columbia Grand Graphophones
chucka replied to phonogfp's topic in Acoustic Machines
I've had this picture for awhile also. Here is what the room might have looked like in circa 1899. There's a bit of damage to the original so some areas the color doesn't flow right. ChuckA
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The Wonderful World of Columbia Grand Graphophones
phonogfp replied to phonogfp's topic in Acoustic Machines
Jamie, I downloaded that image into my files years ago. It just takes you back to that "sitting room" doesn't it? There's a distinctive grain on the lid, so I had to compare it to mine...just in case... I didn't know the image originated in Lockport, NY. That would have tipped me off to the impossibility of it being the machine I have here, since it came from Lawrence, Mass. Thanks for posting it. George P. -
I did a little more digging into this machine. First off, there is a gear machined into the side of the mandrel. It serves no purpose in this application. It may have been used in the development of the 2-4 minute planetary gear system used for the Home gear change, but never used. (just a guess) In the next picture you can see a spring steel clip that acts like a bullet latch for the gear change sliding shaft. The last picture shows where the main mandrel Lug is machined down to make room for the 2-4 switching gear. Judging from the amount of dirt and grime, this was done long ago. It makes no sense for some back yard machinist to add a gear change to this model because a). You would have to have a Fireside A or Gem D to get the needed parts, so why bother, and b). who would have access to the machining devices necessary to perform these modifications back in the day. BUT, if I were an engineer working in an Edison R&D program, I could very easily see this machine sitting on my desk for designing and developing newer models. That bullet latch was scrubbed when the little piece of spring steel was added to the 2-4 minute sliding shaft. Just my thoughts. The electric reproducer could have been another product in the designing stages. Just my thoughts. Jim
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Jamie replied to phonogfp's topic in Acoustic Machines
It took a bit to hunt this picture down. It originally was posted on a historic discussion board in regards to my hometown Lockport, NY. way too long ago. It is hard to imagine the investment in the machine and records shown. Those 5" recordings were cutting edge for such a short period of time...
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Edison Standard #553834 left the factory in November 1907, so it's already a Model B with a speed control above the bed plate. That's not unique (apparently a few customers had their Standards - and at least one Fireside - modified that way. Beyond that, I'd surmise that someone wanted a single machine to play a variety of records, and the ability to play/record them electrically. The pertinent question is, "when?" George P.
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The serial number is 553834
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I saw that at the radio collector auction. I believe it is an attempt at an electrical reproducer similar to the Sykes Electrograph. I thought of bidding on this one but already have too many projects to do. Let us know how it turns out for you!!! All the best James Manker
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Looking at this mechanism (especially the planetary gear inside the mandrel pulley), it's safe to say this has been heavily modified. What's the serial number? That will at least give us a starting point. George P.
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This Standard is in an early case, has the speed adjuster on top, but has 2-4 minute gearing like a Fireside A or a Gem D. Also, I see a small gear attached to the end of the mandrel that I have no idea what it does. Anyone know what I Have? Also, it has some sort of an electrical pickup on the top of the reproducer. The underside of it is a Diamond B reproducer. It has 2 leads coming from it. Is it possible to connect it to a modern amplifier to hear it play? Any info on this machine would be appreciated. Jim
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The Wonderful World of Columbia Grand Graphophones
chucka replied to phonogfp's topic in Acoustic Machines
The earliest HG listed is #450 so possible the very first ones had no gear cover. From ones verified it looks like the "mosquitoes" were used up to #1000 ChuckA
