Edison-Bell phonograph from 1905, Albert Benzler cylinder'07

[EmmetEarwax]

I see I am not blocked from THIS point.

Many of these old cylinders have scruffy surface noise. Near the end you can tell how fast the cylinder is rotating and even if there was no video, you can visualize the cylinder spinning on the motor by the surface noise.

[EmmetEarwax]

Hello !

[leoblkbl]

In the US, Edison cylinders typically sell for $3 to $15

personally, I won't spend more than $10 for a perfect cylinder in original box.

nice machine, make sure all gears are a bit loose, put a little oil and it should solve your problem

[MeTishaRoss]

aacant seem to find a man who ill treat me like a princess

[MrXnews]

Nice!

[MrLibraluthier]

whoah! i only have a 1915 victrola! and i am only nine!(of course since i also have two other phonos i SHOULD know a good phonograph when i hear one...shouldn't i?!

[EnerG15]

Surely thats got to be rare! I havent seen one for sale yet!

[SergioFloresa]

How awsome.. this recording has of now in 2009 AD.....104 years!!!!.... thats living history... thanks....

[edisonphonographs]

I have never seen an edison bell machine play before. Plays very well. Where did you get this one?

Thanks

[FORCETHETRUTH]

I would drill a hole right in the front and plug in my IPOD!!

[Kargaroc286]

we have ALOT of these

[KawhackitaRag]

Wow... I like the old intermezzos and reveries nearly as much as the rags... and Mr. Benzler really outdoes himself here playing this one! It's fascinating to hear how parlor music was played back in the original era! He's not holding back... he's going all-out! Mr. Benzler, by the way, was better known for playing xylophone and bells, and also made one of the first ragtime piano recordings, "Black and White Rag", on cylinder in 1908.

[MrXnews]

@ KawkackitaRag

Benzler cut one disc I know of from a Nauck's auction: Phono-Cut 5207, early 1900s-1910s.

[AirsoftBoy666]

Damn!!!!!!!!!!!! That HAS to be worth hundreds of thousands, if not, MILLIONS of dollars!

[FlotsamX]

Ummm... no. Edison Cylinders usualy only go for 100-700, from what I've seen, and only reach the thousands when they have some kind of significance, like a famous orchestra or person talking.

[phonophilo]

Common misconception. In the US, Edison cylinders typically sell for $3 to $15. For more interesting recordings, the price can go up into the hundreds of dollars. Phonographs themselves vary considerably in price, but you can get a decent outside horn cylinder machine for $500 to $1000.

[Shangas]

I seriously doubt it.

[donthuis]

Leuk om eens keer te zien. Veel van de wasrollen zijn helaas omgesmolten in de WOI. Maar nu begrijp je ook dat in deze tijd pianola's voor "live piano" nog zo populair waren, want de klank van de fonograaf is en blijft belabberd.

[intigfx]

awesome :)