[Phono-L] CAPS phonograph show

[Stan Stanford]

Jerry Blais and I drove to the CAPS Show as usual.   There were interesting 
machines to buy and I sold most of what I brought including 6 phonographs 
and many related small items.    The entertainment for the Banquet as Scott 
and Denise have described was superb....as good as any I have seen over the 
past 10 or 12 years.   Jerry and I sat next to the fellows running the 
projector.   The precision with which they worked was amazing, and the 
pianist played non-stop for about 1 1/2 hours.  In addition to all this we 
heard the world's oldest recorded sound from about 1857 thanks to David 
Giovannoni.   Congrats CAPS for such a great Show!!!

Stan Stanford, President
Oregon Territory Antique Phonograph Society



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott and Denise Corbett" <sdcorbett at earthlink.net>
To: "'Antique Phonograph List'" <phono-l at oldcrank.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 10:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] CAPS phonograph show


> For those who could not make the CAPS phonograph show in Southern
> California, it was a great show! We have attended all 24 years the show 
> has
> been held and it was the best show ever! A Busy Bee disc (minus 
> reproducer)
> for $125 and a Columbia BF for $300 were among the many bargains. Rare
> machines like an Edison Schoolhouse (one of 27 known) were also for sale.
> One dealer offered 100's of playable cylinder for .75 to $2.00 each. I
> overheard one guy on his cell phone telling his friend "You need to get 
> down
> here now. You won't believe what great stuff is here!" That was just the
> show. The banquet the night before included a silent auction with 200 
> lots,
> and a great dinner. The presentation was amazing. Joe Rinaudo presented a
> range of silent movies on his original hand cranked projector. Original
> glass slides were shown (including phonograph ads) while the reels were
> changed. "A Trip to the Moon" , Buster Keaton's "COPS", and Laurel & 
> Hardy's
> immortal "Big Business" were among the classics shown. I had a difficult
> time deciding what was more interesting: Watching the movies or watching 
> him
> crank and work the equipment! All the films had live piano accompaniment.
> The presenters wore period costumes to set the mood. As a bonus, we heard 
> a
> concert cylinder played on a original Polyphone Concert machine. Wow, what
> volume!
> Mark your calendars for next August!
>
> -Scott & Denise Corbett
>
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> Any information of CAPS convention?
>
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