Very Rare TUNING Edison Diamond Disc Phonograph Record Issued Only To Dealers
  $   195

 


$ 195 Sold For
Nov 22, 2016 Sold Date
Oct 28, 2016 Start Date
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Very Rare EARLY 10 inch SINGLE-SIDED TONE TEST Edison Diamond Disc Phonograph Record Issued Only To Edison Dealers.

THIS IS THE ONLY ONE OF THESE I HAVE FOUND IN 30 YEARS OF DILIGENT COLLECTING OF EDISON RECORDS.

A LITTLE HISTORY ON THIS RECORD:
The earliest Edison Diamond Disc Phonograph dealers were issued one of these single-sided TUNING TEST DIAMOND DISC records.  These records were intended to be used along with a tuning fork or a pitch pipe to set the proper playing speed on Edison Diamond Disc phonographs in their store. The dealer would play this record then strike an appropriate tuning fork (or use an appropriate pitch pipe) and then adjust the turntable speed on their Edison Diamond Disc phonographs until the tone of the record matched the tone of the tuning fork or pitch pipe. This way the phonograph would be playing for customers at the Edison factory recommended speed.

VERY FEW of these tuning records were issued and precious few have survived making them very rare.

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