[Phono-L] Columbia BF Peerless

[john robles]

I agree, a friend of mine has a lovely one with the original 4 minute shift on it. And a nice nickel horn.

--- On Wed, 10/15/08, Greg Bogantz <gbogantz1 at charter.net> wrote:

From: Greg Bogantz <gbogantz1 at charter.net>
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Columbia BF Peerless
To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l at oldcrank.org>
Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 4:48 PM

Columbia did make the BF in a 2&4 minute version.  I have one.  Or else they

made an adaptor kit to convert the machines.  The 2&4 minute gearing is 
accomplished the same way it is on other Columbias of this vintage - there 
is a spider planetary idler gear mounted inside the gear housing that is 
either engaged or disengaged via a lever that fits inside a slot on the gear 
cover over the feed screw.  The Columbia #12 Lyric  reproducer is used with 
the 2&4 minute machines.  These have a single tubular sapphire rod instead 
of a button stylus which is the proper size for playing 4 minute records. 
Obviously, this small stylus will eat up 2 minute wax records, but Columbia 
didn't care as they were making celluloid 2 and 4 minute records at that 
time.  I don't see the gear shift lever on this eBay machine, so it's 
probably the 2 minute model.

Greg Bogantz


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "BruceY" <Bruce78rpm at comcast.net>
To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l at oldcrank.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 7:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Columbia BF Peerless


> Thanks, as I thought. I had never heard of a 4 minute BF Peerless, and I
> have one exactly like it. yes indeed, must have some funky bidders out
> there, funking up the prices.
>
> Bruce
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Loran Hughes" <loran at oldcrank.com>
> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l at oldcrank.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 7:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Columbia BF Peerless
>
>
>>I agree with George. The price is as funky as the BA will sound ;)
>> Loran
>>
>> On Oct 15, 2008, at 3:57 PM, George Glastris wrote:
>>
>>> It seems quite high, but all the bidders are fairly new.  And no,
>>> there is
>>> no 4-minute attachment on it so that Blue Amberol is going to
sound
>>> funky.
>>> George
>>>
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