Thanks for the additional information, Peter. I can see what you mean about the writing. It's not only accurate, but written in a nice, plain-spoken straightforward manner. Intriguing thought to learn who that individual was. Be nice to thank him, if only in the quiet of the mind. Well, I suspect the Edison LP hardware goes for three arms and a leg, but it's inspiring to read about your cumulative efforts to put an Edison long-play system together. A worthy endeavor. Some years ago I saw a working Edison LP system that was factory installed in a very late C-19. I have an Edison 10" LP and one of the "not for sale" 12" LP's, so I suppose that plus Ron's reprint booklet would make a good start... Andy On May 4, 2006, at 5:38 PM, Peter Fraser wrote: > and i can tell from Andy's writing that, today at least, he's been > wandering around with a real spring in his step... > > yeah, that connection was quite real. i did the work one evening > soon after 9/11/01 when things were rather weird at the then-present, > so a connection backwards was welcome and comforting. > > i really ought to dig those instructions back out and read them > again. uncle ron dethlefson offers a top-notch reprint of the little > booklet, which is fun to have even if you never find the components > and records. took me 5 years, finding the gear kit, the reproducer, > the reproducer mounting bracket (needed to store 2 of your Edisonic, > your Long, and your Standard reproducers while the third is in use), > and the 3 LP records i have, separately. found the records first - > otherwise i may not have pursued it. > > i just indulged myself with the thought of how it actually might be > possible to find out the name of that author, due to the huge intact > office archive at the edison site in orange. and from that, one > could probably find descendants of that individual, and tell them how > cool their forbear was. > > but of course, they'd just wonder why you'd wanted to do that and > then cautiously ask you to go away. > > ok, i just went and found the booklet, to accurately relate this > little gem: "Tighten the governor set screw at A and see that the > governor shaft has approximately 1/64 inch end play. (Estimate this > end play as the least which will permit a slight click to be felt > when the shaft is pressed back and forth lengthwise in its bearings). > > booklet has a list of machines and whether they have 1- or 2- spring > barrels. the A-200 isn't listed, but A-85 and A-100 are, so there's > an implication that some machines can't take the extra barrel. book > also says that with 2 springs you get 23 minutes playing time. > > it's Edison Form No. 4857, from January 1927. It's 20 pages long. > Let me know if you need Uncle Ron's contact info.