CurtA Posted October 29, 2023 Author Posted October 29, 2023 (edited) This violin mounted on a phonograph gave me an idea to create a mount for Victor machines to convert a violin to a removable "horn" that in no way changes an original machine permanently. Put it on or take it off in place of a conventional horn and elbow. It should be an easy project... Just use a repro aluminum horn elbow... Edited October 29, 2023 by CurtA 1
Hogan Posted October 29, 2023 Posted October 29, 2023 (edited) This one is from Germany - on their forum they helped identify it for me (1913) with ads from newspapers from the day. It really amplifies THE WAVES! Edited October 29, 2023 by Hogan 3
Hogan Posted October 29, 2023 Posted October 29, 2023 (edited) This one is spanish - according to the original owners (I bought it (1964) it won a medal in the great Spanish-American Exhibition in Seville in 1929. It is not a one-off, I´ve seen the body of one - with the hole for the crank, but nothing else left there, also a couple of years ago another was for sale on Ebay, in pretty poor condition though. It is silver coated brass, has a rosewood base and a large mother-of-pearl plate there to imitate water. Sounded just great. I sold it to The mechanical music museum in Copenhagen in the 70-ies (that does no longer exist) and the gramophone was last seen being auctioned away at Christies in London. Edited October 29, 2023 by Hogan 2
Hogan Posted October 29, 2023 Posted October 29, 2023 And lastly - for now, from me - The Nirona! A childrens gramophone. People have told me they think it looks like some kind of vegetable... it was very popular, cheap - and sounded and worked so well that it expanded its market, lots of grownups bought it and used it... 1
CurtA Posted October 30, 2023 Author Posted October 30, 2023 19 hours ago, Hogan said: This one is spanish - according to the original owners (I bought it (1964) it won a medal in the great Spanish-American Exhibition in Seville in 1929. It is not a one-off, I´ve seen the body of one - with the hole for the crank, but nothing else left there, also a couple of years ago another was for sale on Ebay, in pretty poor condition though. It is silver coated brass, has a rosewood base and a large mother-of-pearl plate there to imitate water. Sounded just great. I sold it to The mechanical music museum in Copenhagen in the 70-ies (that does no longer exist) and the gramophone was last seen being auctioned away at Christies in London. I have seen pictures of this machine somewhere before - maybe from the auction...
CurtA Posted October 30, 2023 Author Posted October 30, 2023 19 hours ago, Hogan said: This one is from Germany - on their forum they helped identify it for me (1913) with ads from newspapers from the day. It really amplifies THE WAVES! I really like this Shell-O-Phone...
CurtA Posted October 30, 2023 Author Posted October 30, 2023 19 hours ago, Hogan said: I think the 460 HMV qualifies as odd!! Thanks for posting these...
CurtA Posted October 30, 2023 Author Posted October 30, 2023 An original Le Palmodian, once owned by Rene Rondeau... 3
CurtA Posted October 30, 2023 Author Posted October 30, 2023 A hand made replica, made by me, since I never thought I would find one... 3
CurtA Posted October 30, 2023 Author Posted October 30, 2023 On 10/29/2023 at 10:16 AM, phono-phan said: Love the Primaphone!!! With your luck you will probably find one next week... 1
Chrisingramci Posted November 11, 2023 Posted November 11, 2023 That is an absolutely amazing machine, Curt. Brilliantly engineered. Thanks for sharing it! 1
Hogan Posted November 17, 2023 Posted November 17, 2023 On 10/29/2023 at 7:08 PM, Hogan said: This one is from Germany - on their forum they helped identify it for me (1913) with ads from newspapers from the day. It really amplifies THE WAVES! Here´s the ad I mentioned, just found it looking for something else... I think it´s probably the only existing machine of it´s kind 3
CurtA Posted November 30, 2023 Author Posted November 30, 2023 "I think it´s probably the only existing machine of it´s kind..." We might have to correct that... anyone have a giant Pacific Triton Trumpet shell?
MisterJive47 Posted May 27 Posted May 27 11 minutes ago, CurtA said: Here is another odd machine - the Flame-O-Phone Hopefully the flame far enough from the record! Thats weird! Does it indeed have a burner on it to illuminate the tubes? 1
CurtA Posted May 27 Author Posted May 27 (edited) And then there's this: http://www.stefanzeniuk.com/flameophone Edited May 28 by CurtA
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