EDISON PHONOGRAPH
We painstakingly cleaned, polished, tweaked and restored this venerable instrument. Edison called this a "green oak" finish, and it was designed to match the home furnishings of the period. At the turn of the 20th century, "green oak" as the height of fashion.
A friend of ours has devoted his retirement to improving the field of replica decals, and he has contributed beyond measure. In the "bad old days" of 15-20-30 years ago, we had only the most cheesy, inaccurately-designed decals to use for restoration. Consequently, a restoration always looked obvious, and just plain wrong. Nowadays, thanks to our pal, we can restore an instrument so authentically that the new decals can LITERALLY not be distinguished from the originals. Plus the decals are UNDER the finish, as they were originally, so they can't chip or flake off.
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We restored the motor plate of this machine to its original factory appearance. We removed every part, and cleaned the components individually. No slap-dash, get-it-done-quick doll-ups at phonophan -- this instrument is just as spotlessly clean as it appears. In fact, no one in his right mind would bother performing these time-consuming procedures for such a reasonably-priced machine. So, what's the deal -- are we CRAZY? Yes!
A genuine, ancient Edison Phonograph -- yet it reproduces sound loudly and clearly. Remember, this instrument is over 100 years old, so the spring motor will make a little noise, though it certainly does not take away from the surprisingly loud playing of the record. You see, we have painstakingly rebuilt the needlehead to play like new. The Edison Standard uses 2-minute cylinder records.
Price: $750.00 US, with 14" historically-correct replica horn, and one Edison 2-minute cylinder record, plus shipping and handling. (NY State residents must pay sales tax, if applicable.)
Contact: phonotim@gmail.com
Telephone: 585-582-1586
FAX: 585-582-2624
US Post: PHONOPHAN
PO Box 747
Henrietta, NY 14467 USA
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