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Here are two radio promos for Paramount's 1934 film "College Rhythm". An overview of the film may be seen here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024993/ The promo disc is a conventional 78 rpm 12" lateral cut record. There is no indication on the disc as to who pressed it; there are only handwritten notations on the label and matrix numbers 79423 and 79424 pressed into the runoff area. For maximum browser compatibility I've included both wav and mp3 format audio files. Various Artists - College Rhythm Radio Promo 1.wav Various Artists - College Rhythm Radio Promo 2.wav Various Artists - College Rhythm Radio Promo 1.mp3 Various Artists - College Rhythm Radio Promo 2.mp3

Now that is really something out of the ordinary! What fun! Love the design! Please keep posting... One of the extremely few models then that doesn't suffer from a tracking error I suppose?

Thanks Larry. I never thought I would ever see one of these let alone be able to purchase it.

Well, the cleaning has started. So far so good. I just hope the rest of the case cleans up this well. I noticed the motor board has three extra holes that look to me they never had a bolt in them. Probably they used up what motor board stock they had left after the lawsuits prohibited them from using the earlier style motor. I doubt this has ever been refinished but there is a border around the decal.

Great score Ken. Talk about something that adds out of the ordinary interest to a collection. Larry C

These are excellent recordings, very clear and of good quality. Very nice to hear Mr. EDISON receive the original tinfoil Phonograph.

According the the catalog in the APS library, this is a Keenolet model. Glad to be a member of APS!!!

A collector friend tipped me off about this Keen-O-Phone that was listed for sale. I told him that I would be interested if he didn't want to go after it. It needs some restoration but I think it will be well worth the effort. Does anyone have one of these that can send pictures of the crank and key escutcheons? I am looking forward to getting this up and running again.

Thank you!

In a 1904 OMS sheet it mentions they were molding both. They may have pantographed some of the flat end catalog to beveled title end versions, and some re-recorded from scratch. Older moulded vocals usually has piano instead of a band, while later vocal records have band backings.

I would not destroy anything . Yes fake boxes were made in the 70's however maybe Bettini was like me, ever changing things. We have AI technology up coming most; likely that can glean the kind of instruments, the song and re- create the cylinder. You should find out what the cylinders are. We found a cylinder of the voice of Thomas Edison from 1890 that is him dictating about problems with people not understanding what he was working on , and thoughts about the phonograph, as you can tell, we understand the contents and it was in no better condition than the cylinders you show.

Thank you, Allan, for making this important work available. I purchased a hard copy when it was first published, and it's a valuable resource to anyone interested in the early industry. Thanks again - - George P.

The new revised and expanded edition of "American Record and Producers, 1888 - 1950" is now available for free download on the Mainspring Press site. The new edition contains more than 1,200 entries (including a large number of new ones), covering cylinder and disc producers from the first commercial recordings to the start of the LP era. As with all Mainspring Press e-books, this one is free to download for personal, non commercial use. (1,040 pages | ~8 megabytes | Searchable PDF) Go to Download Page | See All Free Mainspring Press Downloads | Visit Mainspring's Free Audio Streaming Site

The new revised and expanded edition of "American Record and Producers, 1888 - 1950" is now available for free download on the Mainspring Press site. The new edition contains more than 1,200 entries (including a large number of new ones), and many of the existing entries have been substantially expanded. As with all Mainspring Press e-books, this one is free to download for personal, non commercial use. (1,040 pages | ~8 megabytes | Searchable PDF) Go to Download Page | See All Free Mainspring Press Downloads | Visit Mainspring's 78-rpm Free Streaming Site

Hi Rene I just sent the Serial of the CLPGS Opera via the Talking Machine Forum (mahogany, S/N 3170), and looked at the list today. I see that there is a query regarding my 4362. I can confirm that this number is correct, and can send a picture of the tag if you wish, I tried here but the image wouldn't load to the sit. Best regards Keith Harrison

"It was neatly done, sir, indeed it was," to quote Sydney Greenstreet's character in The Maltese Falcon. And it shouldn't be difficult to locate an Exhibition sound box for this beauty. Keep us posted as you continue the restoration!

Here is what I did to fix the missing button on the oak spear-point horn for the XXV I recently bought. A member of this forum gave me the lead on it. It had some issues but worth the trip. The button was missing and some of the wood was also missing inside the metal cup. I filled the void inside with JB Weld and used a wood dowel to keep it pressed in place until it hardened. I then drilled and tapped the dowel to screw in a small 1/4 bolt that I shaved down to the size of the button head. I needed to fill the void so I could tighten the nut and not crush the cup end. I also ground down the nut so it is pretty thin. It is pretty secure but I am considering taking it apart and putting some JB Weld on the threads and cover the nut on the inside. Next I need to address the issue with the finish on the shelf, service the motor, and get a reproducer for it.

“Searchlight” phonograph horn for a cylinder phonograph. Inside, it features yellow flowers. The aniline dye in the finish has faded away during a century of exposure to daylight. The horn diameter measures 20 ¾ inches ad is 31 inches in length. Price is $135.00. No shipping, but free delivery to the November Stanton Auction. Email me with interest or questions at: nipper@dataex.com Rob

As a further suggestion that the simplest version was the last, the first of Douglass's US patents for the Polyphone show what appears to be the second version. I wonder if any examples of the device illustrated in The Phonoscope exist? George P.

If you watch the videos in YouTube there is more info in the descriptions. RCA Victor 17-5001-A dubbed from 88623 with new orchestra recording directed by Alfredo Cibelli. This side of the record is one of the early 1930s recordings with dubs from the original 1918 record with a modern electrically recorded orchestra added to it. RCA Victor 17-5001-B Picture Disc issued from dub of take 4, made 5/5/1933. Instead of being a record dubbed with a new orchestral recording, this one is dubbed and enhanced a bit. But it is the original 1920 recording.

You have posted your records for sale in a post that's nearly 4 years old, and entirely unrelated to buying or selling. You'll have much better response if you post this under "For Sale" on this forum. George P.

Try using the classified section: https://forum.antiquephono.org/forum/7-for-sale/

I have 20ea of the 1904 Columbia Six Inch Cylinder Records. All have a beautiful box and lid. Looking to sell them. They play on the Model BG Columbia Cylinder Phonogaph

Hi George , here’s two pics And yes, it has the cast iron base. open works with no wood Wayne

I'm not aware of any serial number dating for the Type Q. Try posting a picture and perhaps that will help. Based on your serial number, I presume it's the second version with a cast iron base. George P.