i will do just that, right away. thanks tom!! r. On Sep 4, 2014, at 9:50 AM, Tom Fine wrote: > OK, I found the details about the Pavek and Edison recording. > Apparently Steve Raymer at the Pavek can use their replica Edison > recorder. In 2013, he participated in an event called "The Science > of Sound" at the Minnesota Science Museum, bringing the Pavek's > Edison recorder, an Edison player, and new-production wax blanks > made by Paul Morris Co of England (according to Steve, still > available as of late 2013). At the Minnesota Museum of Science, > Raymer successfully recorded and played back recordings, including > of a local lady with an excellent operatic voice. In the Pavek > Museum newsletter of July-September 2013, Steve specifically thanks > ARSC contributor Nick Bergh for help getting the Pavek equipped and > able to record cylinders. > > So, Richard Grimes, you should definitely reach out to Steve Raymer > at the Pavek Museum in St. Paul MN. > > -- Tom Fine > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Shoshani" > <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2014 8:33 AM > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Edison recording techniques? > > >> On 9/3/2014 20:28, Tom Fine wrote: >>> Hi Richard: >>> >>> You should make an appointment to visit Gerald Fabris at the >>> Edison Site >>> and discuss this in detail. Bring your engineer along. >>> >>> There is also a guy in the Midwest who does Edison recording >>> demos. He >>> visits the Pavek Museum of Broadcasting in St. Paul. Contact Steve >>> Raymer there for details and the guy's name. >> >> >> The only person I know of in the Midwest who does Edison >> recordings is Shawn Borri, who lives in Illinois. His old website >> is http://members.tripod.com/~edison_1/ ; his new one at http:// >> www.borriaudiolabs.com is under construction. >> >> The other tremendous expert in Edison recording is Peter Dilg, >> who's in New York but I have no contact information for him. >> >> Michael Shoshani >> Chicago >>