In a message dated 3/1/2007 5:32:19 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, jnichol at fuse.net writes: Rene, what kind of tinfoil machine did Dave have? Where is it now? Was he using your tinfoil? What machines did you buy from Dave? Sorry if I'm too nosey. ====================== Dave never owned an original tinfoil, much to his frustration. He had a replica Kruesi (the first prototype phonograph) that he used regularly for demonstrations to school groups which visited his private museum. And yes, he did use the authentic tinfoil I supplied, much preferring it to the aluminum foil he used to use. He did have a couple of opportunities to acquire original European tinfoils but he was a hardcore purist and held out for one made under Edison's own imprimatur. The closest he came was when a Parlor Model was auctioned at Christie's in 1999. He was outbid, and ever-after he lamented that he hadn't reached even higher! I treasure all the machines I have from the Heitz collection: -- Berliner hand-wind (which he had acquired out of the Drake Museum) -- Victor B (one of his personal favorites) -- Paillard Maestrophone (Stirling hot-air motor and another of his favorites) -- Edison Diamond Disc A-290 (inlaid marquetry Sheraton, which I used to see in his dining room) -- Columbia AA (a common machine but very mint, which graced the 18th-century original living room of his house) Best regards, Rene <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.