Post by phonogfp on May 24, 2010 15:18:54 GMT -6
...And it's not even June yet! 35 pages long, with 34 article illustrations, plus color covers; just another beautiful issue. Very nice work, Mr. Rondeau (Editor).
I haven't yet consumed the issue in its entirety, but as usual I wanted to let everyone know what's in store.
Shawn O'Rourke continues his series on "How Does That Coin-Op Work?" with an installment on the 1898 Edison "H" model. As usual, Shawn has included detailed close-ups and descriptions of the machine's operation. Subscribers have already learned the workings of the Hexaphone 102, Edison Excelsior, BS Graphophone, and now the Edison "H." Future installments will include the AS Graphophone, the N Graphophone, and the Edison Bijou.
Stephan Puille has contributed a thoroughly researched work on the origins of Berliner's Gramophone in Germany. One cannot fully appreciate how the Gramophone developed without understanding this little-known chapter in phonographic history. Who among us knew of the contribution of Louis Rosenthal to the disc copying process? Which firm pressed the first hard rubber Berliner discs in the U.S.? And did you know that Jesse Lippincott - already controlling distribution of Phonographs and Graphophones - was offered a controlling interest in the Gramophone as well? It's all here, and much more.
We've all seen Amberola 50s - - but how many in a gigantic cabinet just under 6 feet tall, over 32 inches wide and 32 inches deep? This monster makes a Victrola XVI look like a Carola! A most interesting article about a one-of-a-kind artifact.
Robert Baumbach has written an informative article on the manufacture of talking machine needles, derived from an article that appeared in the May 9, 1912 issue of American Machinist. Original factory photographs and Bob's detailed descriptions will answer every question you ever had about how these needles were made a century ago. The company featured in this article, John M. Dean, Inc. is still manufacturing them to the tune of 2 million per year.
Allen Koenigsberg has written an article on the seldom-seen Rectorphone or Rector's Echophone as it was later named. This simple caseless cylinder mechanism was mounted on a baseboard and originally designed to be powered by a treadle sewing machine! Finally offered as a premium for selling bluing, this little American machine from late 1905 had a very short life.
How would you like to walk into an old music store, learn that it had sold Edison Phonographs in the 1920s, and then discover a couple of them in the basement still in their shipping crates? It happened not long ago, and these machines may be at the Union show next month. A collector's dream come true...
I was privileged to co-author an article with Stephan Puille on the newly-surfaced Kämmer & Reinhardt talking doll. Only two examples of the doll are known: the one in Germany is believed to be a prototype, while the subject of this article appears to be a production model. For the first time, detailed photos of the production doll have been published, as well as its complete history, as well as can be determined at this time. Berliner Gramophones don't come much earlier than this.
That's it for now - I hope other subscribers enjoy this issue as much as I am.
Best to all,
George P.
I haven't yet consumed the issue in its entirety, but as usual I wanted to let everyone know what's in store.
Shawn O'Rourke continues his series on "How Does That Coin-Op Work?" with an installment on the 1898 Edison "H" model. As usual, Shawn has included detailed close-ups and descriptions of the machine's operation. Subscribers have already learned the workings of the Hexaphone 102, Edison Excelsior, BS Graphophone, and now the Edison "H." Future installments will include the AS Graphophone, the N Graphophone, and the Edison Bijou.
Stephan Puille has contributed a thoroughly researched work on the origins of Berliner's Gramophone in Germany. One cannot fully appreciate how the Gramophone developed without understanding this little-known chapter in phonographic history. Who among us knew of the contribution of Louis Rosenthal to the disc copying process? Which firm pressed the first hard rubber Berliner discs in the U.S.? And did you know that Jesse Lippincott - already controlling distribution of Phonographs and Graphophones - was offered a controlling interest in the Gramophone as well? It's all here, and much more.
We've all seen Amberola 50s - - but how many in a gigantic cabinet just under 6 feet tall, over 32 inches wide and 32 inches deep? This monster makes a Victrola XVI look like a Carola! A most interesting article about a one-of-a-kind artifact.
Robert Baumbach has written an informative article on the manufacture of talking machine needles, derived from an article that appeared in the May 9, 1912 issue of American Machinist. Original factory photographs and Bob's detailed descriptions will answer every question you ever had about how these needles were made a century ago. The company featured in this article, John M. Dean, Inc. is still manufacturing them to the tune of 2 million per year.
Allen Koenigsberg has written an article on the seldom-seen Rectorphone or Rector's Echophone as it was later named. This simple caseless cylinder mechanism was mounted on a baseboard and originally designed to be powered by a treadle sewing machine! Finally offered as a premium for selling bluing, this little American machine from late 1905 had a very short life.
How would you like to walk into an old music store, learn that it had sold Edison Phonographs in the 1920s, and then discover a couple of them in the basement still in their shipping crates? It happened not long ago, and these machines may be at the Union show next month. A collector's dream come true...
I was privileged to co-author an article with Stephan Puille on the newly-surfaced Kämmer & Reinhardt talking doll. Only two examples of the doll are known: the one in Germany is believed to be a prototype, while the subject of this article appears to be a production model. For the first time, detailed photos of the production doll have been published, as well as its complete history, as well as can be determined at this time. Berliner Gramophones don't come much earlier than this.
That's it for now - I hope other subscribers enjoy this issue as much as I am.
Best to all,
George P.