EDISON RECORD CLOCK Working Clock Made From DIAMOND DISC 78rpm RECORD L K

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Payment | Shipping | Policies EDISON RECORD CLOCK Working Clock Made From DIAMOND DISC 78rpm RECORD L@@K

Here's a great item for old record collectors, Edison fans, and anyone wanting a unique accurate working clock as a conversation piece. It's a working clock made from an Edison Diamond Disc record. I have been making these for years, mostly out of Victor/Victrola record, and have them all over my house. They are my primary clocks, and very accurate.

No, I didn't ruin a playable Edison record to make it. This record had been damaged by some dummy who tried to play it with a steel needle. I put numbers in place, decoupaged the surface, and added the clock mechanism and hands. The back of the mechanism has a hanging notch for mounding it on a wall. I will include an AA battery for the clock.

I have another one listed this week that's made from a very old Columbia disc.

NOTE: shipping will be by Flat Rate Medium Box, and will cost $11.60.  

Thank you for looking! If you have any questions just let me know. My policies are all spelled out below, so READ THEM FIRST before you ask questions or bid if you have unusual circumstances. If you win this auction you are entering into a binding contract to pay for it. Payment is expected within 5 days. See details below. PLEASE NOTE: CANADIAN BUYERS should check with me if there are questions about shipping costs before bidding. My expenses are much higher besides the postage, so contact me if you have a question. I DO NOT SHIP OUTSIDE NORTH AMERICA. SEE DETAILS BELOW and contact me for details before bidding. BID RETRACTIONS: If I see you have a very high number of bid retractions I may ban you from bidding on my auctions. It's not fair to serious bidders if you just play games with sellers here on ebay. IN BRIEF: Customer Satisfaction is Important to me--Shipping Options Available--Multiple Purchases Can Be Combined for Shipping Discounts. 78rpm RECORDS OFFER: I will copy your record purchase onto a CD to be included with your record. The cost is $1.00 per song. This applies only to 78rpm and other recordings made before 1959. Payment Back to Top      
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RECORD GRADING & RECORDING Back to Top RECORD GRADING: For VINYL albums I grade mostly by sight, but play grade most 45s and 78s. I use Jerry Osborne's grading system shown in his "Official Price" Guides. "MINT: Must be absolutely perfect and unplayed. VERY GOOD: A minimum of visual or audible imperfections, which should not detract much from your enjoyment of owning them. GOOD: The item is good enough to fill a gap in your collection until a better copy becomes available. It will show definite signs of wear and tear, but records in good condition should play all the way through without skipping." Grades of "+" or "-" fall in between these categories. A grade of VG- or G+ indicate it's somewhere in between the two levels. A grade of G+ would indicate it is decent with a lot of surface noise, and a grade of VG- would mean enjoyable, noticeable surface noise, but not bad. GENERALLY, I use VG-/G+ to indicate an "average" sounding used record. For 78 RPM RECORD grading I use the same basic formula described above but I accept there will be more surface noise than with vinyl. In general, I judge two things: energy level of the recording and surface noise. Therefore, a VG Victrola record will have good energy, clear sound, yet surface noise acceptable for the format. The highest grade I give used 78rpm records is VG+ since there will always be surface noise even if it looks unplayed. A Victrola grade G would be enjoyable but have a lot of surface noise, low energy level, or partial distortion. NOTE: with ACOUSTIC 78s made before 1930, known as VICTROLA records, they can t be accurately judged by just looking at them. I often find some that look trashed, but when played on a Victrola they sound pretty good. That's why I try to play grade all of them. I use a Victor Granada Orthophonic player from 1926 with steel needles. To play grade later 78s made from 1930 to 1959 I use a 1960s three-speed turntable with a ceramic cartridge piped through a professional Gemini mixer and studio grade Alesis monitors. I now buy my steel needles from eBayer cyber_tigger. It's Walt Sommers, and he has the BEST needles I have ever used. Go by his guidelines on how to use them and you'll get the most out of your old windup machine.

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