•Has anyone ever heard of this animal? Did Edison ever have a dual reproducer, one that had a diamond stylus to play his thick records and one that would fit the same machine that used a steel needle to play the thinner records? On another subject, does anyone know what type of needle Mills used in ...

•Owners of Edison diamond disk machines could purchase (from other makes than Edison) an adapter to play "regular" disk records (laterally cut). Some of these even enabled you to turn the reproducer to play other brand vertically cut records such as Pathes. These adapters are quite commonly-found, b...

•Hello All: Last summer while on vacation I came across an Edison diamond disc machine in an antique store. It was in working order and the price was right so I bought it. As an afterthought the dealer mentioned that there was an extra reproducer that went with it. Either one of the two reproducers ...

•The Mills was an excellent example in the evolution of the automatic musical instrument. The Ferris wheel mechanism was used on at least a dozen models. Mine is the 1937 Zephyr. The Pfansteil PDN is the best needle to use in the original cartridge, it is easy on the records and sounds great, but a ...

•Dual reproducers were indeed furnished with the very last of the Edison Diamond Disc phonographs, which were the Schubert and Beethoven Edisonic models. The basic reproducer furnished was the New Standard Reproducer which, in conjunction with a large horn, allowed these phonographs to play Edison D...

•Greetings, I am looking to purchase a "horn" and a "crank or key" that will fit an Edison Concert model 5 inch cylinder player. There is no indication of an external support for a large horn so it might just be a smaller "witches hat". The crank is about 1/4 inch square, not threaded. Thanks Martin...

•I've 88 Edison Cylinders on consignment from a customer. I have them listed in Microsoft Word table format and am willing to send you a list upon request. Not that I don't enjoy eBay, but passing on the $2 listing fee to the buyer seems a bit excessive. I'd like to entertain lots of eight. First-co...

•Greetings: A client of mine has located an Apollo combination player piano/phonograph that is reputed to be in excellent original condition, both with regard to case and mechanism. The piano is in Mexico, the destination is British Columbia (Canada). CITES certification (for importation of ivory ke...

•Dear Fellow MMD'ers: Doug Rhodes writes of an Apollo player in combination with a phonograph. I purchased one of these in Evanston, IL in 1973. It was lettered Apollo-phone on the fallboard. Evidently some roll company made 78-rpm records with accompanying player rolls for this unusual system. Impe...

•Regarding Doug Rhodes question on the value of an unrestored Apollo (Apollophone) expression upright player piano with phonograph in the upper left of the piano. My father has a restored instrument such as you speak of, housed in a beautiful walnut case. It plays its own expression rolls in additio...

•Besides pumping his player piano, MMDer Bill Mintz has for forty years enjoyed audio recording technology and providing on-location recording services. He's now launched a new business, "Spinmeister", to buy, sell, trade and repair all sorts of electric phonographs, turntables and record changers. ...

•For 78 single listening, I can recommend the Lenco (also sold as Benjamin/Lenco) variable-speed turntables. I have had one for over twenty years and it has performed with absolutely no trouble and very little rumble, despite having a design that one would think might be rumble-prone. Since it has c...

•Hi MMD'rs. To stretch this thread out a little further -- The old-timers among us will probably remember phonograph strobe discs. I have found one of these old discs (for you younger sprouts, these discs tell you when the turntable speed is correct) and I've made copies. I'll be glad to send a disc...

•-- non-subscriber, please reply to sender and MMD -- I have an Aeolian Vocalion Phonograph in a cabinet, and in good working order. The name appears to have been transfered onto the inside of the cabinet lid in scrolled gold writing. There is also a small badge that has been attached to the lid whi...

•Graeme Parish asked (000828 MMDigest): > I have an Aeolian Vocalion Phonograph in a cabinet, and in good > working order. The name appears to have been transfered onto the > inside of the cabinet lid in scrolled gold writing. There is also > a small badge that has been attached to the lid which say...

•-- forwarded message, please reply to sender and MMD -- I recently purchased a 78 rpm phonograph called "Aeolian/Vocalion". The motor was a basket case. In trying to assemble the drive, I find some parts are missing. Is there any place I can get information or parts for this unit? Lee Scanlan ...

•In Karl Ellison's comments in 010314 MMDigest, he states that last years Skinner Auction was attended by MBSI convention 2000 members. This is incorrect. The Spring Meeting 2000 of the East Coast Chapter of the MBSI was held in conjunction with the Skinner Auction, and had been planned for over a y...

•-- forwarded message, please reply to sender and MMD -- I am trying to find information on an old coin-operated jukebox that I recently acquired. It plays 12 78-rpm discs and is about 5 feet tall, made entirely of wood. The records each sit on a metal disk; the disks are arranged in a kind of a fan...

•Kate, I am not familiar with the "Mills Automatic Phonograph" design, but do own a 1938 Rock-Ola jukebox which must be from the same era, having the great wood case, playing 16 records, each on their separate platform. In fact, this is the only "electric" phonograph I own, and it's very much a favo...

•When I was in the jukebox business many years ago I saw several Mills jukes. They were not very common. I subscribe to "Always Jukin'" magazine. They have resources there for parts and service information on jukeboxes, and they touch on slots and mechanical music at times. Their web page is http://...