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The Compleat Talking Machine, 4th Ed. by Eric L. Reiss

By Eric L. Reiss

For 15 years The Compleat Talking Machine has served as the definitive reference for the repair and restoration of antique phonographs; a must for any collector's library. The newly revised and updated 4th Edition contains the same careful analysis of the construction of spring motors, turntables, reproducers, cabinets and their associated parts, with a step-by-step guide to cleaning, lubricating and repairing them. Plus, a price guide to current market values, and an identification guide with photos and descriptions of 250 collectible phonographs!

The book also includes a helpful glossary of phonograph terminolgy, biographical sketches of twenty individuals who were instrumental in the early developement of the phonograph, and company histories on Edison, Columbia, Victor and Zon-O-Phone. Generously illustrated. Over 700 pictures!



ISBN 1-886606-18-8 (272 pages, 8 1/2 x 11" softcover) $29.95



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