WW1 Columbia Disc Graphophone Phonograph
Rare WW I Columbia Grafonola With Revenue Bill of War
| Start Price |
USD 400.00 |
| Current Price |
USD 400.00 |
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USD 700.00 |
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| Start Time |
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 |
| End Time |
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 |
| Location |
Fort Worth, TX |
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World_War_1_ColumbiaGrafonola1917 1917 World War I Columbia Grafonola Extremely Rare With Government Revenue Bill of War Professionally Cleaned & Lubed With One Full Year of Warranty protection ~ The History~ Columbia Records is an American record label found in 1888. Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in pre-recorded sound, being the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. Columbia Records went on to release records by any array of notable singers, instrumentalist and groups. Today it is a premier subsidiary label of Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc. Columbia was originally the local company distributing and selling Edison phonographs and phonograph cylinders in Washington, DC, Maryland and Delaware, and derives its name from the District of Columbia, which was its headquarters. As was the custom of some of the regional phonograph companies, Columbia produced many commercial cylinder recordings of its own, and its catalogue of musical records in 1891 was 10 pages long. Columbia severed its ties to Edison and the North American Phonograph Company in 1893, and thereafter sold only records and phonographs of its own manufacture. Columbia began selling disc records and phonographs in addition to the cylinder system in 1901. For a decade, Columbia competed with both the Edison Phonograph cylinders and the Victor Talking Machine Company disc records as one of the top three names in recorded sound. In 1908 Columbia introduced mass production of "Double Sided" disc records, with recordings stamped into both sides of the disc. During this early period, Columbia used the famous "Magic Notes" logo - a pair of sixteenth notes in a circle- both in the United States and overseas. In July 1912, Columbia decided to concentrate exclusively on disc records and stopped recording new cylinder records and manufacturing cylinder phonographs although they continued pressing and selling cylinder records from their back catalogue for a year or two. On February 25, 1925, Columbia began recording with the new electric recording process licensed from Western Electric. The new "Viva-Tonal" records set a benchmark in tone and clarity unequalled during the 78's era. The first electrical recordings were made by Art Gillham, the popular "Whispering Pianist". In a secret agreement with Victor, both companies did not make the new recording technology public knowledge for some months, in order not to hurt sales of their existing acoustically recorded catalogue while a new electrically recorded catalogue was being built. In 1926, Columbia acquired Okeh Records and its growing stable of jazz and blues artists including Louis Armstrong. In 1928, Paul Whiteman, the nation's most popular orchestra leader, left Victor to record for Columbia. That same year, Columbia executive Frank Buckley Walker pioneered some of the first country music or "Hillbilly" genre recordings in Johnson City, Tennessee Including artists such as Clarence Greene and the legendary fiddler and entertainer, "Fiddling" Charlie Bowman. 1929 saw industry legend Ben Selvin signing on as house bandleader and A.& R. director. Other favorites in the Viva-tonal era included Ruth Etting, Fletcher Henderson and Ted Lewis. Columbia kept using acoustic recording for "budget label" pop product well into 1929 on the Harmony, Velvet tone and Diva labels. 1929 was also the year that Columbia's older rival and former affiliate Edison Records folded to make Columbia the oldest surviving record label company in the world......... ~ The Cabinet ~ The cabinet was carefully cleaned, One of the back corners was separated at the seam which has been glued and clamped. I have done my best not to alter or damage the originality of this nice piece of history. This phonograph still attains its original mahogany finish, and to protected for another 100 years I have hand wiped a very thin layer of clear shellac. Its original decal still looks in great condition. We now have a very sturdy sound solid & gorgeous cabinet. ~The Motor~ The motor was totally disassemble, every part was cleaned and inspected one by one making sure they were not worn out, according to my knowledge this machine was very well preserved, all gears & all mechanical moving parts were in top notch condition, they must have played this machine very little in its entire past life, all parts are original to this machine specially the governor weights often found broken or missing, the two main springs were greased with the original graphite grease, the motor now runs smooth and strong. ~ The Hardware~ All the hardware is original to this machine, Even the green felt on the turn table is original often found in terrible conditions, the original nickel parts still looks very presentable. The reproducer has been rebuild with new rubber gaskets but still attains its original mica. New rubber bumper feet were added for the protection of your fine furniture. I have taped a hard cleared plastic over the decals & the revenue bill to protected from moving or from time... ~The Bonus~ As a bonus you will get a copy of the original owners manual and a seven page archive of the history of the Columbia Record Company starting from 1888 until now, 100 brand new needles, a photo album to store your vintage records, 5 vintage 78's rpm records, and a tiny vintage oil can for maintenance of your phonograph & all your oiling needs. ~Payment & Shipping~ Payment due within 7 days of ended auction by Pay pal Only, since is the most efficient way of paying on line, I ship world wide, Free Shipping to USA buyer if purchased for $1500 USD. Wining USA buyer will pay $75 USD for Packing, Handling & insured shipping. Buyers from Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico will pay for shipping, handling & required insurance witch will differ according to your zip code, International Buyers please request a shipping quote before bidding. Also international buyer will pay for his country's customs, taxes, duties & everything else that arises in your country. This Columbia Grafonola will be double boxed with lots of foam peanuts, and all loose items will be bobble wrapped & secure nice &tight for safe arrival, The boxes will then be glued & taped at the seams. ~Warranty~ If you win the Columbia Grafonola you'll get a 1 Year warranty. Mistreat, abused, accident fire or any un-normal wear on this machine will not be cover by the warranty. Warranty will be void automatically if this machine is altered in any way. I worked patiently on this beautiful Columbia Grafonola and I believe is worth every penny of it. I feel confident that you will have a machine that will performed, sound & look outstanding from any point of view. Serious & Honest buyers only & to all of you that know how to appreciate a very exquisite vintage Columbia Grafonola. I am a human so therefore I am not perfect. I try very hard to touch all the bases so that you & I can have a very smooth & pleasant experience. To all Serious Buyers for any requests on additional detailed information or pictures visit: www.the-phonograph-engineer.com on our Contact Us page.
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