tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post4108821026736647462..comments2024-01-29T22:48:07.946-08:00Comments on The Filthy Platen: A wonderful find that could be a special project.Scott Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-64242491342557848432013-08-22T16:43:40.391-07:002013-08-22T16:43:40.391-07:00Scott,
there seems to a bit of mix and match with...Scott, <br />there seems to a bit of mix and match with some of the cover plates in different colours.<br />Taupe paper table as against Blue base covers.. I will bet it did not come out of the factory like that. Never the less a nice machine. I have some spares parts for the Studio should you need anything. Cheers and have a great time in old Melbourne townJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02138302382154651383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-29833497295089659982013-08-19T03:44:04.285-07:002013-08-19T03:44:04.285-07:00Well, I've seen two now! And you have to remem...Well, I've seen two now! And you have to remember, I live in a warm semi-tropical environment with high humidity that is perfect for this kind of growth. Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-72660335504540388812013-08-19T03:43:19.209-07:002013-08-19T03:43:19.209-07:00Unfortunately the crank and the player aren't ...Unfortunately the crank and the player aren't directly connected. Moving it by hand, I can't keep up enough speed to get much out of it. There's a cylinder that has melted against the mandrel, and I've been using that to play. But even then the track advance still needs serious repair. Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-49214843787036938272013-08-19T03:41:37.693-07:002013-08-19T03:41:37.693-07:00That's a wonderful way of seeing it. I'm o...That's a wonderful way of seeing it. I'm often very conscious of the hands that would have handled these machines in construction, and in later years. And to be honest... I'm itching to hear a solid sound from over a 100 years ago come from its horn. Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-65388924974361139322013-08-19T03:40:17.396-07:002013-08-19T03:40:17.396-07:00Yeah, and perfect timing too... as it will be comi...Yeah, and perfect timing too... as it will be coming to Melbourne with me. Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-42262350938216440062013-08-18T15:06:24.711-07:002013-08-18T15:06:24.711-07:00The gramophone is quite a find, it would be great ...The gramophone is quite a find, it would be great if you could get it to work.<br /><br />I have never seen a rusty Olivetti, let alone mold cultures on a Studio 44. ( :Ton S. https://www.blogger.com/profile/10691201724230891974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-61884912632234533872013-08-18T07:08:00.436-07:002013-08-18T07:08:00.436-07:00Heck, I want to hear those recordings. Can they be...Heck, I want to hear those recordings. Can they be played by a continuous cranking? I wonder if the springs are similar on flat gramophonesnotagainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915679111849352765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-30402597222208382972013-08-18T03:52:44.679-07:002013-08-18T03:52:44.679-07:00Fred Woodworth writes of the special psychic bond ...Fred Woodworth writes of the special psychic bond one has with the craftsman of an earlier age, when working with a machine that has kinetic energy stored in its spring- energy put there by the now-gone worker and stored over the decades in the spring. I imagine this phenomenon is only heightened if you were to also hear sounds recorded by some individual from long ago. Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686778189040071330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-36814776834616615772013-08-18T03:52:30.423-07:002013-08-18T03:52:30.423-07:00Sounds like a big restoration job, Scott. And that...Sounds like a big restoration job, Scott. And that folio is shweeet!teeritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05421337385763144173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-56658997205502631452013-08-18T02:21:46.114-07:002013-08-18T02:21:46.114-07:00I think you're right. Ideally I'll find se...I think you're right. Ideally I'll find second-hand parts from the same type of machine - that way, I at least keep it authentic. Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-71653817774563789722013-08-18T01:50:01.855-07:002013-08-18T01:50:01.855-07:00Yeah why not at least have a go at restoring it. T...Yeah why not at least have a go at restoring it. The end result if you could get it going would be mighty rewardingSteve Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096720918399327814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-30315333730170278122013-08-18T01:06:34.105-07:002013-08-18T01:06:34.105-07:00Yeah, That's a conversation I had with an engi...Yeah, That's a conversation I had with an engineering friend of mine some time ago. It is actually quite possible to achieve this. Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-73693950727167843382013-08-18T00:11:25.963-07:002013-08-18T00:11:25.963-07:00Aren't there laser-stylus turntables that don&...Aren't there <a href="http://www.elpj.com/" rel="nofollow">laser-stylus turntables that don't use needles</a>? I wonder if such a thing could be adapted to play wax cylinders without harming them...Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774432656602082311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-44675597958079555832013-08-17T23:39:57.617-07:002013-08-17T23:39:57.617-07:00That's what I am leaning towards. I can get ho...That's what I am leaning towards. I can get hold of some great recording equipment which I could use with this setup, in the hope of rescuing the recordings for future use. There's a website where people have recovered old recordings and uploaded them for everyone to hear. Being that most of these recordings are over 100 years old, there isn't a problem with copyright. Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-17476863332440980792013-08-17T23:36:48.622-07:002013-08-17T23:36:48.622-07:00Wow, great finds, especially the wax cylinders and...Wow, great finds, especially the wax cylinders and player!<br /><br />My inclination would be to get the phonograph working, and make good digital recordings of those cylinders. You may only need to play them once in order to preserve the sound digitally. What a time machine ...Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.com