If you see the two nickel pegs at the 4 and 8 o'clock position, these machines generally had a record tray and the pegs were to prevent the tray from revolving during transport.

Bill

I had a late C-19 that was devoid of an upper speed control knob and the speed had to be adjusted underneath, IIRC via a spring loaded set screw that adjusted the governor yolk tension against the governor disc. Edison Diamond Disc machines came adjusted from the factory to play at a speed of 80 rpm...

Hi, Your B-150 was made for a very short time (1915) after the fire of Dec. 1914 and was basically the same as the Edison A-150. It was superseded by the C-150 that had a full cabinet design with a cupboard for records instead of the half cabinet with shelf for the record boxes. You have the nice ea...

I've also noticed that if a Tungs-Tone needle is removed, and then reinserted, groove damage can occur. It's best to leave the needle in place, or if it has to be removed, to play a slightly worn record in order to re-grind the tip to conform to the record groove. Another option is to put the stylu...

John,
Unfortunately, none of these recordings were ever released to the general public as far as I can discern. They were un-issued tests and vertical recordings. I wonder if any of these ever "snuck" out at some point or were they relegated to the shellac grinder for future pressings.

Bill

John,

By "personal,'" in the 14500s there was a personal recording made by Booker T. Washington and special campaign issues by William Jennings Bryan and William Howard Taft.

Bill

I'm with Joe on this. After 40 yrs collecting records, the only thing I clean my 78s with is plain old dish soap & water and let them throughly dry before playing.

Bill

According to Tim Brook's & Brian Rust's Columbia Master Book Discography (Greenwood Press 1999) there were several blocks of vertical cut records, none of which were ever released to the public. They are as follows: 7000s (c. 1904/1909-1910) Two blocks in this series were used for experimental v...

CALUMETPHONO wrote:[b]What do Caruso records go for each?

Around here, the "common" ones go for about 3-4 dollars (US) each.

Bill

Viorec,

Send me a PM of your wants list. Where you have 240 different, I doubt I can add to it but you never know!!!

Bill

Nipper Jr., You didn't say whether the spring(s)/barrel(s) had been cleaned and re-packed with grease, but the generally accepted practice is that if you are going to leave your machine unplayed for a long period of time, you should let the motor run down. This allows the spring(s) to be apart and t...

That disc was actually part of a set. I believe there were six in the set and had various speeches of his and pictures and were different colors. They were like a Durium or Vogue type record and are hard to find w/o the age crazing.

Dean,

The # 250 horn was the largest that Edison placed in his acoustic machines. I have a BC-34 that you can have cheap. It is restorable, but I think it would be best for parts. PM me if you are interested.

Bill

EF, The 1st thing I would check is the freedom of side to side movement at the hinge block. If it's gummy at that location, you will have the problem you describe. As far as the height, I'd suggest you adjust the horn height using a DD that is approx. .250(1/4) thick and centering the limit pin in t...

Hi Dave, If you don't want to fuss with the spring, you can probably get one at APSCO. They are in your neck of the woods (NY) and they sell for around $38.00. It may be worth it in the long run and save a lot of cursing! antiquephono.com is their website and has all the contact info. Good luck!! Bill