What type of phonograph would they be playing these 15 3/4" Pathes and Music Service Co. Records on in the early twenties? They do not fit on a regular type Pathe Machine, which could accomodate up to the 14" pathes. Bruce Bruce ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael F. Khanchalian" <mfkhanchalian at altrionet.com> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l at oldcrank.org> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 5:57 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] 15 3/4" Pathe Records, and Music Service Co. > Hello Bruce, > > Used in public settings where volume required, and not radio. Vertically > recorded. > > Best, > > Michael Khanchalian > (cylinder doctor) > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "BruceY" <Bruce78rpm at comcast.net> > To: <78-l at 78online.com> > Cc: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l at oldcrank.org> > Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 2:40 PM > Subject: [Phono-L] 15 3/4" Pathe Records, and Music Service Co. > > > I just found some record oddities, which I assume are some early Radio > Transcription type records, they are very heavy and 15 3/4" across. Maybe > someone can shed some ligh on them and since I have nothing that will > accomodate this size record, are they vertical or lateral groove ? > > Here goes: Pathe Actuelle 535B "Just a Girl that Men Forget" by Fry's > Million Dollar Pier Orchestra & "I'm drifting back to Dreamland" by the > same artist. This is a black and white Pathe Actuelle Label and it says at > the bottom "pathe phonograph and radio corp. copyright 1920., Music > Service Corp. Fall River, 576Mass. Black and white label: "I want to see > my Tennessee by Lanin's Arcadians & "Where's my Sweety Hiding (same > artist), Music Sevice Corp. "Hinky Dinky Parlay Voo? 563 by Nathan Glantz > and his orchestra & Oh Sarah by Nathan Glantz and his Orchestra with vocal > by Vernon Dalhart (do you have this one Jack Palmer??), Pathe Actuelle > 7536 Washington Grays March by the Empire State Military Band &"Light Out" > March, Music Service Co. 552 "From one till Two" by N.Glantz and > Orchestra, & Where the Lazy Daisies Grow by Lanins Arcadians, Music > Service Co. 548 "What'll I do" by Casino Dance Orchestra (is this an alias > for some other band?), & A Smile will go a long long way by Lanin's > Arcadians. and finally 544 Music Service Company, Songs of other days > medley, and Southland Medley by M. LoScalzo and his instrumental Quartet . > Can anyone out there identify these heavy large monsters for me. I am > assuming these were used on early radio. > > Thanks, > > Bruce > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: > 269.20.9/1295 - Release Date: 2/23/2008 9:35 PM >