1908 Edison Gem Model C Phonograph Plays "He Lost Her In The Subway & More!

Sdílet
Vložit
  • čas přidán 7. 07. 2024
  • Here is my completely original 1908 Edison Gem Model C Phonograph playing "He Lost Her In The Subway" by Ada Jones on a nice Edison 2 minute black wax cylinder. I also decided to play an Edison 4 minute Blue Amberol cylinder "Everybody Two-Step" by Billy Murray. The Edison Gem Model C Phonograph is VERY difficult to find since Edison's National Phonograph Company was under court order to cease selling his phonographs in New York State so the Company made some changes to the design of the Model B phonograph and BRIEFLY released the Model C phonographs in New York State ONLY! Late in 1908 the court removed the order and Edison was allowed to sell the new Model D phonographs and the short lived Edison model C phonographs were quietly replaced with the model D. I hope you enjoy the video!
  • Hudba

Komentáře • 37

  • @danielarick2105
    @danielarick2105 Před 6 lety +21

    That is really clear for a 110 year old record

    • @RenaissanceEarCandy
      @RenaissanceEarCandy Před 4 lety +6

      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.

  • @williampalenik7306
    @williampalenik7306 Před 3 lety +6

    Very clear sound from a cylinder that is over 100 years old very cool

  • @PhenHarrison
    @PhenHarrison Před 6 lety +16

    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!

  • @mabel8179
    @mabel8179 Před 2 lety +2

    What a cute machine! I liked the two step song- such fun!

  • @larryware1
    @larryware1 Před 4 lety +8

    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.

  • @brianmatthews9697
    @brianmatthews9697 Před 2 lety +1

    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!

  • @MGB
    @MGB Před 2 lety +3

    I have just purchased my first Phonograph, and it's a model C GEM. Found your video very informative, thank you.

  • @paulwilson126
    @paulwilson126 Před 6 lety +2

    Just grand! Thanks for sharing these gems! Love Aida J and Bill M.

  • @josephconsoli4128
    @josephconsoli4128 Před 3 lety +2

    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.

  • @20thcenturyAV
    @20thcenturyAV Před 6 lety +2

    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!

  • @FcBow
    @FcBow Před 6 lety +3

    Thank you for sharing! Your videos are fascinating little glimpses into the past.

  • @stephenheatherly6254
    @stephenheatherly6254 Před 5 lety +3

    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.

  • @azphonohunter
    @azphonohunter Před 5 měsíci

    Great informative video, very nice Gem C

  • @gustavowalther429
    @gustavowalther429 Před 3 lety +2

    I really love these things man,I really love them at all....!!!!

  • @james-flynn1938
    @james-flynn1938 Před 6 lety +5

    Nice phonograph and music i collect 78 rpm records and gramophones hi from western Australia

  • @filipmijatov4774
    @filipmijatov4774 Před rokem

    I love phonografs

  • @stephenleighjones1409
    @stephenleighjones1409 Před rokem +1

    I have a model c also. Jason. San Diego Cal

  • @khmerrecordarchives5626

    great amazing and great

  • @ptmusicalboxes
    @ptmusicalboxes Před 2 lety

    Nice sounding recording.

  • @frouchitude1916
    @frouchitude1916 Před rokem

    🤩🤩

  • @frankgunold268
    @frankgunold268 Před 2 lety +1

    Ada Jones - He Lost Her In The Subway 1907
    Billy Murray - Everybody Two-Step (c.1912)

  • @seatboi
    @seatboi Před 2 lety +1

    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!

    • @seatboi
      @seatboi Před 2 lety +1

      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?

  • @ramonortiz7462
    @ramonortiz7462 Před 2 lety +2

    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!!

  • @danielarick2105
    @danielarick2105 Před 6 lety +1

    The Billy Murray record is always a good recording,and this one sounds good as well.

  • @RenaissanceEarCandy
    @RenaissanceEarCandy Před 2 lety

    I wonder what Ada laughed at just before the first chorus.

  • @ramonortiz7462
    @ramonortiz7462 Před 2 lety

    One question. The seller of my Colombia BK sent me a blue 4 minute amberol, can I play it on the Colombia BK model??

  • @GBB-Gelbbergbahn
    @GBB-Gelbbergbahn Před 5 měsíci

    Is that 4min gear Standart on the C Models ? where i can get one for my model c ??

  • @Oldtimemusiclover
    @Oldtimemusiclover Před 3 lety +1

    Can any gem if its powerful enough play a 4 minute record?

    • @diabetesben
      @diabetesben Před 2 lety +1

      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!

  • @Anondlynn
    @Anondlynn Před 6 lety

    May I ask....whst do these objects cost?

    • @Altchannel2988
      @Altchannel2988 Před 3 lety +3

      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

    • @Altchannel2988
      @Altchannel2988 Před 3 lety +1

      On eBay

    • @mabel8179
      @mabel8179 Před 2 lety +1

      @@Altchannel2988 These adorable machines are worth every penny! I hope to be able to have one one day.

  • @ervinfilemon2858
    @ervinfilemon2858 Před 3 lety

    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 ....