[78-L] another 5" Berliner?

[Joe Salerno]

This is all terribly interesting! So now I wonder how many of these 
things are known to exist.

Joe Salerno

On 5/20/2015 2:28 AM, Thomas HENRY wrote:
>
> You'll find many scans of 5" Berliner on Henri Chamoux's website:
> http://www.archeophone.org/Berliner5inch/index.php#liste
>
> 2015-05-20 7:29 GMT+02:00 Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com.invalid>:
>
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> From: Royal Pemberton <ampex354 at gmail.com.invalid>
>>>   Emile's grandson Oliver has a few 5" Berliners....you'll appreciate the
>>>   irony of his keeping them in a DVD (or is it a CD) jewel box.
>>
>> It is a CD jewel box and he demonstrates during his talks that they are
>> the same size as a DGG CD when he holds the two up. The very first
>> picture in my history of record sleeves presentation at ARSC next week
>> will be a closeup of Oliver holding one of those 5-inch Berliners --
>> and it GLEAMS!!!  It is MINT.  Absolutely NEW condition. And thanks to
>> this ebay listing I have a better picture to show of a printed reverse
>> side.  The picture I am replacing was very small, so this notice of this
>> listing came just in time!!
>>
>> If you want to see the pictures of Oliver with the CD and Berliner disc
>> right now, they are in a facebook photo album I took at a talk he gave
>> in NYC a few years ago.
>>
>>
>> https://www.facebook.com/michael.biel.5/media_set?set=a.3806613736160.151589.1601915596&type=3
>>
>> See you all at ARSC (I hope).
>>
>> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 5:49 PM, Kristjan Saag <saag at telia.com.invalid>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Nice!
>>> The probably largest single collection of 5' Germany pressed Berliners
>>> is at the Swedish National Radio record archive, a host of about 20
>>> discs. Stephan Puille, another list member, has all the details about
>>> them - he has helped to catalogue them.
>>> It's a bit ironic, now that Swedish Radio has sacked all their
>>> experienced technicians, so that hundreds of thousands 78's, LP:s, EP:s
>>> and 45 rpm singles, not to mention the Berliner's and cylinders, are
>>> practically unplayable.
>>> Remember the old joke about the record collector who comes to hell, a
>>> little bit disappointed because he had been a good guy, but is cheered
>>> up by the hoofed host who shows him to his house and presents him with a
>>> collection of all gramophone records ever released, all in mint
>>> collection, perfectly shelved and with all discographical notes at hand.
>>> "Well, that's not bad", he says, and it's all mine?
>>> "Of course", the old devil answers him, "enjoy yourself as long as you
>>> like".
>>> "Well, I can't wait to get started", the man says. "Where's the record
>>> player?"
>>> "Record player?"
>>> That's Swedish Radio now. I'm reminded of it every week when I order
>>> vinyl or shellac tracks for my programme.
>>> Kristjan
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2015-05-19 18:05, Joe Salerno wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Kurt just offered one in his most recent Naucktion and here is yet
>>>> another on ebay. I've seen plenty 7" but never a 5" offered.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/301637776903?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&fromMakeTrack=true
>>>>
>>>> It sure would look nice framed on my wall.
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