[Phono-L] Union Show report

[Jeffry Young, D.O.]

I am not much of a cylinder guy, so did not really look for them, but
there was a wonderful Edison Concert, serial number #3(!!!) with a
polyphone attatchment and two seamless 30 inch (maybe bigger) horns with
the "S" shaped floor stand. The ask was $25,000. I know it sold, but not
for how much. I believe it was going to Germany.

Also, very nice early Victor-P3. This is the small case Victor-P with
the Concert long throat reproducer. Very hard to find.

There was a restored Victor-XX with the gold leaf corners, only 9
reported known examples. 

There was a burled walnut Columbia Grafanola floor model that was a
one-off.

A nice Zon-o-phone B traded hands early in the show.

That's all I can remember right now. Where is Ken Brecke? He usually
gives the post show report!

Regards,
Jeff
Wisconsin

-----Original Message-----
From: phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org]
On Behalf Of Raymond Wilenzick
Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 9:04 PM
To: Antique Phonograph List
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Union Show report

Thanks, Jim, for the report.  Yes, no one else had bothered to reply.
If 
someone would like to add to Jim's report, I am sure everyone would 
appreciate it.
Did the tinfoil sell?  Also, was the Opera ever sold originally with
gold 
plated parts?  Did it sell?

Ray

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Nichol" <jnichol at fuse.net>
To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l at oldcrank.org>
Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 9:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Union Show report


> Ray, no one else has replied yet, right?
>
> I didn't arrive early enough on Saturday to attend the show at Union,
so 
> I went on Sunday instead. Saturday night at Jasper Sanfilippo's was 
> fantastic as usual. There were a lot of people at Jasper's, and
someone 
> said they thought it might be a record crowd.  He had another  one of
his 
> massive orchestrions finished this year (the one that last  year was 
> painted all white, with about 6 almost life-sized ladies).  This year
it 
> was painted in proper colors, including lots of skin  tones on the
ladies.
>
> I went to the Union show on Sunday, and it seemed to have the usual 
> dealers. The main room and back room were filled, and one dealer was 
> outside in a tent. Jeff and Steve Oliphant brought Ray Phillips with 
> them. Ray was demonstrating an Edison Kinetoscope reproduction, which
he 
> had made about 20 years ago. I think they said that 15 or so were
made at 
> that time.  Apparently the Oliphants bought this particular  repro 
> recently from its former owner. They are also going to be  handling
the 
> details for Ray of making another set of Kinetoscope  repros, for 
> approximately $15K, I think. Jeff said this is barely  above Ray's
cost of 
> having them made. Ray demonstrated the machine,  and I watched a
Butterfly 
> Dancer, I think he called it. He says the  Library of Congress has the

> original Kinetoscope films, and since  Edison/Dickson invented 35mm
film 
> (for the Kinetoscope), the L of C  can make you copies on 35mm file
for a 
> nominal fee.  You would then  have to glue them into a loop.  (See the

> Wikipedia article on  Kinetoscope).
>
> The Oliphants had ANOTHER Edison School phono for sale this year, with

> original stand and repro cardboard boxes. (Last year I bought the Dave

> Heitz Edison School that the Oliphants were selling then. Mine has a 
> repro stand and repro cardboard boxes that the Oliphants had made). I 
> forgot to ask how much they wanted for the School this year.
>
> Charlie Hummel was selling an original tinfoil machine for $39,000. It
is 
> in very nice condition.  It is a Ducretet, just like Rene's as
pictured 
> below, but without a flywheel:
>
> http://www.edisontinfoil.com/ducretet.htm
>
> Domenic DiBernardo was offering a stunningly beautiful Edison Opera
with 
> all metal parts gold plated. I believe it has a Model L  reproducer
(also 
> gold plated). Words cannot do this machine justice.  It is so shiny it
is 
> almost blinding. He said he was asking $15K.  I  took some pictures
which 
> I may get around to posting. Although this  machine does not seem to
be 
> mentioned, Domenic's website is:
>
> http://www.mrgramophone.com
>
> Jim Nichol
>
> On Jun 14, 2009, at 2:09 PM, Raymond Wilenzick wrote:
>
>> Anyone care to report on the Union Show?  In particular, how were 
>> attendance, dealers, quantity and quality of machines and records,
rare 
>> phonos for sale, prices, and comparison to previous shows, etc.
>>
>> Ray
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