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My Favorite Phonographs



February 8, 2009 Leave a Comment

In this article I wrote about my favorite phonographs. Every collector has their favorite pieces in their collection, this maybe the first piece they bought, a piece they just had to have or the one they cant seem to get their hands on. We all have our favorites, here are mine. Victrola XVIII (18) The Victrola XVIII was the most elegant non-custom phonograph made by the Victor Phonograph company. It was introduced in 1915. The Victrola XVII cabinet was fancy hand carved with finely detailed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Phonograph Tagged With: Antique, by Korin Iverson, Edison, Edison opera, Mechanical music, Phonograph, Victor phonograph, victrola

The Edison Opera Phonograph



October 20, 2008 3 Comments

The Edison opera was introduced in November 1911. This superior Edison phonograph was said to have given the best sound of any cylinder or disc machine. This phonograph had a horn-reproducer assembly which made it immobile. The cylinder would move under the stylus. This would produce very little mechanical noise. The reproducer was suspended over the cylinder record by its own output tube. This tube was held in the neck of the horn support by a knurled screw. To play a cylinder record you would … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Phonograph Tagged With: by Korin Iverson, Edison opera, Mechanical music, Phonograph

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