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Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 7:22 pm
Hello everyone,
I am new here and would like to introduce myself.
I've been interested in Edison cylinder phonographs and records nearly all of my life, having gotten my first machine given to me by my grandfather when I was 11 years old.
Still have that machine. It's a Standard model D combination type that has the 2/4 change gearing. I have model C and H reproducers for it, plus a weird hybrid reproducer rebuilt from a defunct model H top.
This oddball rebuilt reproducer was put together using
a ball stylus and a Model C weight. It is used for
testing of brown wax blanks.
I also currently have (5) recorders for this machine
which I have rebuilt, plus a recently purchased automatic
recorder.
One of my long-term projects has been learning how
to make brown wax recording blanks from scratch.
That project started in 1978, and is ongoing.
Since 2009, I've been making these blanks, and so
far have cast 211 of them. Recently started putting
them up for sale to the public, and that has gone
extremely well! I invested in having some boxes made
for them, and have taken the time to make a proper
label.
To see more about me and what I do, please have a look
at my website:
http://www.richardslaboratories.com
There are several videos linked there. The best one
that shows what I do is the one titled "finishing operations". It runs about 11 minutes so if
you want to get to the meat of it skip to the last
few minutes when it shows the (5) recording tests
put on to a brand new blank and played back.
I hope you enjoy watching this.
Currently I am all sold out of my blanks that I brought
to Florida this winter. I will be back in Illinois by June, 2013. The whole stock of blanks (some 150 of them)
is there now, so I can start filling orders at that time.
Chuck Richards
I am new here and would like to introduce myself.
I've been interested in Edison cylinder phonographs and records nearly all of my life, having gotten my first machine given to me by my grandfather when I was 11 years old.
Still have that machine. It's a Standard model D combination type that has the 2/4 change gearing. I have model C and H reproducers for it, plus a weird hybrid reproducer rebuilt from a defunct model H top.
This oddball rebuilt reproducer was put together using
a ball stylus and a Model C weight. It is used for
testing of brown wax blanks.
I also currently have (5) recorders for this machine
which I have rebuilt, plus a recently purchased automatic
recorder.
One of my long-term projects has been learning how
to make brown wax recording blanks from scratch.
That project started in 1978, and is ongoing.
Since 2009, I've been making these blanks, and so
far have cast 211 of them. Recently started putting
them up for sale to the public, and that has gone
extremely well! I invested in having some boxes made
for them, and have taken the time to make a proper
label.
To see more about me and what I do, please have a look
at my website:
http://www.richardslaboratories.com
There are several videos linked there. The best one
that shows what I do is the one titled "finishing operations". It runs about 11 minutes so if
you want to get to the meat of it skip to the last
few minutes when it shows the (5) recording tests
put on to a brand new blank and played back.
I hope you enjoy watching this.
Currently I am all sold out of my blanks that I brought
to Florida this winter. I will be back in Illinois by June, 2013. The whole stock of blanks (some 150 of them)
is there now, so I can start filling orders at that time.
Chuck Richards
