It's strange, gramophones and phonographs often get a bad rap because when you see one being played in film or on television, what you are hearing isn't actually the sound from the record/cylinder, but instead the digital music, equalised to sound with a lesser quality, and pops, clicks and crackles are added, so that the viewer hears exactly what they expect a phonograph/gramophone to sound like, rather than what they actually sound like. They do this also so the volume can be adjusted with voices and other sounds on the film/tv set.
@williampalenik73063 жыл бұрын
Very clear sound from a cylinder that is over 100 years old very cool
@brianmatthews96972 жыл бұрын
I have the second cylinder, the Ada Jones one is great. Love her. I have a Gem A, I like to watch the key unwind. I have the same horn on a fireside, they really sound good for the size. Good show, thanks!
@PhenHarrison6 жыл бұрын
Dude. You just earned yourself a subscriber. This channel is freaking awesome and I’m glad to see that this video was a recent one! Thanks! I’m 23 and love hearing history!
@mabel81792 жыл бұрын
What a cute machine! I liked the two step song- such fun!
@larryware14 жыл бұрын
Nice presentation. What a find! And I love Ada Jones - my favorite comedian from the acoustic recording era. My mother's family purchased an Edison Standard machine used around the time Mother was born (1921). It came with several Ada Jones cylinder records. I loved playing them when I was just out of high school. Mom is no longer with us, but I still have that phonograph and demonstrate it often for visitors and friends. It's not nearly as rare as your GEM model C, but having the Standard gives me just that just that much more appreciation for your machine. Thanks for all the rich information and the wonderful demo. I really enjoyed it.
@MGB3 жыл бұрын
I have just purchased my first Phonograph, and it's a model C GEM. Found your video very informative, thank you.
@stephenheatherly62545 жыл бұрын
I have a very nice gem model A with a 19" gem horn and a 2/4 minute attachment. The machine easily plays all the way through a 4 mintue cylinder.
@paulwilson1266 жыл бұрын
Just grand! Thanks for sharing these gems! Love Aida J and Bill M.
@josephconsoli41284 жыл бұрын
I just got a B model and found your information very interesting. You did well with your C! To get it with the horn in a different part of the shop is quite lucky. I agree that the double stripping is really sharp. That cylinder record is "gem" also! There wasn't a whole lot of stand-out selections on cylinders.
@FcBow6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing! Your videos are fascinating little glimpses into the past.
@20thcenturyAV6 жыл бұрын
This is just amazing. I have a 1923 oak VV80, and will probably never get to own or experience these earlier machines. Or any Edison machine for that matter. Thank you so much for sharing!
@gustavowalther4294 жыл бұрын
I really love these things man,I really love them at all....!!!!
@azphonohunter7 ай бұрын
Great informative video, very nice Gem C
@james-flynn19386 жыл бұрын
Nice phonograph and music i collect 78 rpm records and gramophones hi from western Australia
@filipmijatov4774 Жыл бұрын
I love phonografs
@stephenleighjones1409 Жыл бұрын
I have a model c also. Jason. San Diego Cal
@seatboi2 жыл бұрын
WOW! What a nice machine! And it plays so loud and clear! Thanks for the demonstration...say, I have a box of Edison cylinders from an attic find and have nothing to play them on...would you want them? Most are in boxes but some are not. I can ship them to you if u want them cheap!
@seatboi2 жыл бұрын
This video inspired me to get them down (the cylinder records I have)...I have 18 of them all , 1 is called "The Coon Song" which I believe is a racist record, lol, others include come along little girl, come along, 1 is a brown Columbia cylinder, can't see the title good, another is "Oh Promise Me", another is a "detroit Talking Machines" brown cylinder named "Schwankovsky's Music", another is "Orchestra Hermasillo", Smile on me, Down In The Vale Of Shenandoah, Vaudeville sketch "Si and Sis the musical spoons", Are you coming out tonight Mary Ann, Short Stories by Frank Bush, Captain Baby Bunting, Vaudeville sketch "Herman & Millie", Everything's Funny Laughing Song, and Bells Pretty Peggy, along with 3 empty Edison boxes for cylinders with nothing in them...what would ya give me for them?
@ramonortiz74622 жыл бұрын
How much did you have to pay? I wish I had walked into that shop before you!! I just bought a Colombia BK which Im fond of but your GEM has made me jealous with it's built in crane stand for horn!! Really nice!!
@frankgunold2683 жыл бұрын
Ada Jones - He Lost Her In The Subway 1907 Billy Murray - Everybody Two-Step (c.1912)
@frouchitude1916 Жыл бұрын
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@danielarick21056 жыл бұрын
The Billy Murray record is always a good recording,and this one sounds good as well.
@ptmusicalboxes3 жыл бұрын
Nice sounding recording.
@khmerrecordarchives56266 жыл бұрын
great amazing and great
@RenaissanceEarCandy2 жыл бұрын
I wonder what Ada laughed at just before the first chorus.
@GBB-Gelbbergbahn7 ай бұрын
Is that 4min gear Standart on the C Models ? where i can get one for my model c ??
@ramonortiz74622 жыл бұрын
One question. The seller of my Colombia BK sent me a blue 4 minute amberol, can I play it on the Colombia BK model??
@Oldtimemusiclover3 жыл бұрын
Can any gem if its powerful enough play a 4 minute record?
@diabetesben2 жыл бұрын
Gem Model B and C’s had to have a special attachment installed to play a 4 minute. The model d came with the 2-4 minute conversion already installed. So as long as it has the 2-4 minute conversion it should be able to play a four minute record!
@danlinsey87228 күн бұрын
What's the serial number again?
@Anondlynn6 жыл бұрын
May I ask....whst do these objects cost?
@Altchannel29883 жыл бұрын
This is a rare model C and would go for a lot of money like probably $1000+ dollars but if you want a nice Edison phonograph you can find them for 400 to 500 dollars in nice shape
@Altchannel29883 жыл бұрын
On eBay
@mabel81792 жыл бұрын
@@Altchannel2988 These adorable machines are worth every penny! I hope to be able to have one one day.
@ervinfilemon28583 жыл бұрын
valójában a kezdeti " gramofon technológia " is ezen MECHANIKAI HANGRÖRZÍTÉSI VONALON / illetve szisztémával / indult el .... azaz vertikálisan mélységmodolált / ! / impulzus rögzítések voltak kezdetben a gramofonlemezeken is ....amit aztán csak később változtattak meg VÍZSZINTES SZISZTÉMÁRA ....