Information for Beginners

Machines

• The Value of Phonographs -- What They Are Worth Today (Most Popular Article On My Homepage!)
• A list of Phonograph Companies: 241 Makers (Your Phonograph May Be Here!)
• The Phonograph Reproducer - Where Sound Begins
• Restoring the Orthophonic Sound Box
• Restoring Your Victrola's Appearance
• Edison Cylinder Machines
• Victrolas: Wind-up vs. Electric Motors

Old Records

• The Value of Old 78s--With Comments about 78 RPM Price Guides
• Opera on Old 78 RPM Records -- Great To Hear, Hard To Sell
• Phonograph Cylinders: A Beginner's Guide
• The Most Beautiful 78 Ever Made? -- From 1921
• Edison Diamond Discs -- Those Thick Records
• Assessing the Condition of Old 78 RPM Discs
• African-American Pioneers and Early Ragtime Recordings
• Ten 78s Loved by Our Grandparents