Handcrank cutters? Do they exist?
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I've been reading about edison players a little bit, and it seems like the record function was a removable piece...
I don't have any to look at in person so any help would be great.
This looks like the cutter
![Image](http://i323.photobucket.com/albums/nn470/klangfix/Edison%20standard%20phonograph/2010-03-20001.jpg)
I don't have any to look at in person so any help would be great.
This looks like the cutter
![Image](http://i323.photobucket.com/albums/nn470/klangfix/Edison%20standard%20phonograph/2010-03-20001.jpg)
making lathe cuts on a Presto 6N, HIFI stereo cuts on vinylrecorder
at Audio Geography Studios, Providence, RI USA
http://www.audiogeography.com
at Audio Geography Studios, Providence, RI USA
http://www.audiogeography.com
Yes, that looks like the top of a recorder housing; underneath it should look like this:
![Image](http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/1055/edison01.jpg)
![Image](http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/324/edison02.jpg)
Sorry I have an older digi cam which won't macro very well. If there is a stylus and it looks damaged, just heat up the holder and rotate with a pair of tweezers to a good spot. An Edison cutter is not much more than a sapphire rod with a small 'dent' ground in the end to make it sort of cup shaped.
The holder is easy to make out of a soda can if there isn't one, but if you don't have a stylus I'm not aware of anyone making reproductions. Complete units do come up on ebay very often though. Hope this helps.
![Image](http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/1055/edison01.jpg)
![Image](http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/324/edison02.jpg)
Sorry I have an older digi cam which won't macro very well. If there is a stylus and it looks damaged, just heat up the holder and rotate with a pair of tweezers to a good spot. An Edison cutter is not much more than a sapphire rod with a small 'dent' ground in the end to make it sort of cup shaped.
The holder is easy to make out of a soda can if there isn't one, but if you don't have a stylus I'm not aware of anyone making reproductions. Complete units do come up on ebay very often though. Hope this helps.
wow those pictures help a lot!
thanks.
the whole home recording thing for cylinders is really intriguing
thanks.
the whole home recording thing for cylinders is really intriguing
making lathe cuts on a Presto 6N, HIFI stereo cuts on vinylrecorder
at Audio Geography Studios, Providence, RI USA
http://www.audiogeography.com
at Audio Geography Studios, Providence, RI USA
http://www.audiogeography.com