[Phono-L] Graphophone N Question

[Jim Nichol]

I think I finally figured out what happened to the Columbia N  
nameplate, after I got my brain engaged properly. Actually, I found  
some old emails that probably explained it.  My Columbia N, although  
complete, looked awful (as you can see in the pictures link below). It  
was missing most of the decal, the nickel plating, and some of the  
wood veneer, etc.  I didn't think I'd be able to sell it.  Then I saw  
a message from Shawn on Phonolist looking for some Columbia N parts.    
So I sold it to him for a parts machine, figuring he could make one  
nice machine from the parts we both had.  (I can't believe I forgot  
that part when I wrote the previous msg below). Shawn was very  
generous in his price offer, even giving me MORE MONEY than I asked  
for!!!!  He was a true gentleman though the whole process. I'd deal  
with Shawn again any day.

Jim Nichol

On Feb 12, 2009, at 7:51 PM, Jim Nichol wrote:

> 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
>>>
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