1908 Columbia BC Graphophone

[@HMV101]

Thanks for uploading this. Here in Australia I've only ever seen one 'in the flesh' and that was back around 1968. It was owned by an elderly collector who informed me that he paid around ten dollars for it at an 'op shop'. It was labeled and sold to him as an 'unusual early sewing machine'. After the gentleman passed on nobody seemed to know what happened to it. Incidentally, Thomas Edison later purchased the patent for the reproducer in order to use it for his Kinetophone talking picture machine.

[@mjamesthomasb]

Charles Slater which State was the one you saw in? I've just picked one up from Queensland.

[@mjamesthomasb]

@@allansavins8313 where are you located, mine was fully functional , the case just needed a transfer and a tart up

[@allansavins8313]

@@mjamesthomasb located in NSW. Missing some parts around the mechanical amplifier.

[@mjamesthomasb]

@@allansavins8313 are you a member of the gramophone & phonograph collectors down under facebook group ?

[@michaeloleary1867]

It sounds great!

[@jhonwask]

That is impressive. Now I am intrigued as to how the friction diaphragm works.

[@autisticrebel1253]

The sound that comes out of the horn is really impressive bearing in mind that the phonograph is about 109 years old. It is a very nice phonograph.

[@NippersLounge]

That is quite an impressive machine!

[@rocketaroo]

That is just wonderful, thankyou.

[@thenorthamericanphonograph1039]

I wonder what this would sound like with my 56" long horn. I have always though these were really interesting machines

[@Lucius1958]

I have often wondered whether Higham ever considered using this technology for recording, rather than reproducing: the increased sensitivity could perhaps have made for more subtly nuanced performances than were possible at the time...

[@jdc2506]

That cabinet can hold 144 cylinders, WOW!

[@philipsgironacostabrava]

I've immediately understood your fine irony. Very witty of you. ;)

[@edwincancelii2917]

I liked it.

[@Spacekriek]

Great video ! Imagine listening to the Beatles or Led Zeppelin on these cylinders.

[@tinovanderzwanphonocave544]

I have the much rarer Columbia C (commercial) Graphophone with the same craps or krabs, Kraps motor from 1895 first used on a bell & tainter machine it stayed in use until 1906. the key is not to wind the motor to full just count 20 cranks from totally slack if you wand to add some tension just add 5 to 10 winds never crank to full I made that mistake and broke a spring it is not a normal phonograph motor this thing is Captain America. ironman strong! so keep that in mind if it can run 12 minutes you are fine anytime! no cylinder will run that long not even the long cylinders.

[@tedrobinson372]

Frank Craps? His name is Frank Capps. I think you confused him with Thomas Crapper, inventor of the flush lavatory.

[@amberola1b]

the starting of the machine makes me giggle, sounds like a fart

[@jaysvintagerecordsandphono6184]

amberola1b Real mature LOL

[@stevefish3124]

"Capps", not "Craps"!

[@guitarXshredder]

1:11 Frank Craps, = worst name ever bahah

[@edisone1]

+Marky Holbrook Capps, actually