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Edison Concert/Opera
By Martin Anderson

I was wondering if anyone knew of "horns" for Edison players being made
of materials other than metal or wood?

I am in possession of a horn for the aforementioned machine that appears
to be made of "paper mache" or some type of fiberboard or cardboard.
This machine has a 5-inch mandrel. By the way, a 60 watt light bulb
placed reasonably close to a stuck cylinder (that has been left in the
attic for 35 years) is a good way to unstick it. This worked well for
me - all I had to do was put the mandrel on its end in front of a
gooseneck lamp and turn it 1/4 turn every 3 minutes.  Three complete
revolutions or less than 10 minutes did the trick. Thanks for all the
E-mail help I have received on this project.

Martin Anderson
mwanderson@csonline.net


(Message sent Mon 27 Mar 2000, 02:23:27 GMT, from time zone GMT-0500.)

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