[Phono-L] Graphophone N Question

[Jim Nichol]

The "Indiana Graphophone" nameplate in my pictures below is gone? I  
wonder what happened to it? Do you have any pics of the machine with  
the new nickel plating? I always intended to do that (and a new  
decal), and I think Shawn was planning the same. What were you saying  
about a gutta percha reproducer? I could never figure out if the metal  
one in my pictures was an original or a repro. By the way, remind me  
who "zono" is. I usually don't remember who the alias guys are.

Jim Nichol
jnichol at fuse.net

On Feb 12, 2009, at 5:09 PM, Zonophone2006 at aol.com wrote:

> hi again
> shawn or someone did take the id plate off but its all the same still
> i wish i has the id plate too
> best to all
> zono
>
>
> In a message dated 2/11/2009 7:56:04 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> jnichol at fuse.net writes:
>
> I sold  my Columbia N in 2006 to Shawn O'Rourke (who's probably on
> Phono-L).   There are still pictures of the N  at:
>
> http://web.mac.com/jn45224/iWeb/Site/Library.html
>
> I don't  know enough about Columbias to know what kind of reproducer  
> is
> shown  in the photos. But I believe it worked OK.
>
> Jim Nichol
>
> On Feb 11,  2009, at 5:35 PM, Raymond Wilenzick wrote:
>
>> Happy Tom Edison's  Birthday to all.
>>
>> I have a Columbia Type N Graphophone in very  nice mechanical
>> condition, but have a problem.  When the  #2 reproducer is lowered to
>> playing position, the stylus does  not quite contact the cylinder
>> surface on any cylinder I have  tried.  The reproducer support tube
>> is moving  properly.  Has anyone else seen this with a Type N, and if
>> so what is the solution?  I know the N was originally supplied with
>> the #1 gutta percha reproducer ( which I don't have!), and wonder  if
>> it was thicker than a #2.
>> Any suggestions would be  appreciated.
>>
>> Ray
>>