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MAPS Members on the Internet

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If you are a MAPS member and have an e-mail address and/or a WWW page and/or a telephone number, send the pertinent information to the MAPS WebMaster and I'll get you linked up here.

• I'll put your name, your WWW location (called a URL) and/or your e-mail address and/or telephone number along with a short description of your interests.

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• Glenn Abraham A MAPS member for about 25 years in Mesa, Arizona. He has been collecting outside horn cylinder phonongraphs and records since 1981. His e-mail address.
• Kevin Adams A MAPS member who runs Rose & Gracey's Antiques which specializes in restored pre-1929 antique phonographs and talking machines. His Web page and e-mail address.
• Jean-Paul Agnard He has a fun web site according to Phil Stewart. His web page.
• Mark Amos aka VTLA Mark. Collector and dealer of Edison Cylinder players and records, Victor phonographs, and Victor-Victrola Phonographs specializing in modest to the rare wood veneered machines. Also available Brokerage Service, he can find what you are looking for... Contact him via e-mail.
• Jeff Anders MAPS member from Des Moines, Iowa and has been a collector for about four years. His collection includes:Edison Home Model D, Edison Triumph Model D, Columbia BKT, Lakeside, 2-VV-IX, Columbia 610, 2-VV-XVI w/L shape doors, 2-VV-X, Silvertone Fancy Upright, Silvertone Table Top, Brunswick 212, Nightingale, VV-IV, Amberola Model 30, VV-VI, Columbia Model 50 and a Brunswick Panatrope. Contact him by e-mail.
• Joel G. Anderson A MAPS member who may be reached by e-mail.
  
  

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• Jim Barr A MAPS member from West Virginia. He collects 78s from sweet bands from 1925 through 1930. He has two floor model Orthophonic Victrolas and MANY suitcase Victrolas. He also has five outside horn Victors. Contact him by e-mail or his Web page.
• Jerry Blais MAPS and OTAPS member. Jerry is the contact person for the Oregon Territory Antique Phonograph Society (OTAPS) which is a chapter of MAPS. Contact him by e-mail or the OTAPS web page.
• Don Blazier A MAPS member from Jackson, Michigan. He's been collecting since 1976 when an aunt gave him her VV-XI. He likes all makes and styles of machines especially Edisons and Pathe's. His e-mail address.
• Lyle & Kathy Boehland Collecting Edison phonographs and records, phonograph related postcards and photos, children's picture records, Vogue's, Durium ad records, HOW records, needle cutters, needle tins, record brushes and Edison spark plugs. Their e-mail address.
• Shawn Borri He has a shop "Shawn Borri's Old Time Talking Machine Co. and New North American Cylinder Record Co." and the address is: 26594_2600N Ave., La Moille, IL 61330-9801. His e-mail address and his WWW site.
• Brian Bosch A MAPS member for a long time and has been collecting phonographs for about 17 years. He's been focusing on Talk-O-Phones as well as cameraphone type machines and other unusual portables. His e-mail address.
• Michael Boyle A MAPS member from Ohio. He has three floor-model Victrolas and two table-top machines and a modest collection of acoustically recorded 78's (around 1000) that are catalogued. He is rather new to collecting, only having been at it for about seven years. He also loves antique cars and old woodworking machines. His e-mail address.
• Eric Boyles He collects all outside horn models but is partial to Edison Triumph and Columbia disc models. Of course the main three Victor, Columbia, and Edison are the souce for the fever. His e-mail address.
• David R. Brown A MAPS member. His e-mail address.
• Matt Brown owns and operates Brown's Antique Phonographs in Reading, PA and offers sales, repairs, restorations, parts, and supplies. His e-mail address. He collects Edison Diamond Disc machines and records.
• Mike Bryan A Canadian MAPS member living near Toronto and who is always on the look-out for the more unusual phonograph and toy machines. His e-mail address.
  
  

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• Don Cardwell. He has been a member of MAPS since 1996, and a member of Phonolist since its inception. He has a shop, Cardwell's Corner, in Georgetown, Texas in an antique mall. He buys, sells, repairs, and restores all kinds of acoustic players, specializing in upright Victor Victrolas. He also collects and repairs antique clocks. Contact him at his e-mail address.
• Keith Carter. He joined MAPS in 2001 but has been interested in phonographs for a long time. He's from Hagerstown, Maryland and he collects Edison's and Victor's; Cylinder and 78's. He also likes Vogue Records, Record Dusters, and he loves Big Band music. Contact him at his e-mail address.
• Mark Caruana-Dingli. He is a member from Toronto Canada and is the author of the Berliner Gramophone: An Illustrated History. Contact him at his e-mail address.
• Dana and Cindy Christiansen They have a wide interest range in phonographs, records, roller organs, cobs and collectables. Contact them at their e-mail address.
• Scott Colgrove He is a MAPS member from Montana. He has been collecting since 1991 and has been a MAPS member since 1993. He collects all makes and models of antique phonographs, specializing in unique and often early phono-related technology. Please visit his website or e-mail him directly.
• Mark Compton He has been a member of MAPS for about one year. He has been collecting Victor Victrola's for about four years. He lives near New York City and over the years, he has built an extensive record collection by visiting garage sales on Long Island and Queens. Most of his Victrola's have been purchased at estate sales, shows and occasionally on eBay. He is hoping that MAPS organizes a chapter in the New York City area. Contact him at his e-mail address.
• Paul Cormier He is from Massachusetts and collects antique radios, phongraphs, and music boxes. Contact him at his e-mail address.
• Aaron Cramer He is a long time collector and a MAPS member since 1977. His main interest is in pre-1900 phonographs. He would also like to get as many of the 1153 titles which were produced on Pink Lambert cylinders. He is the owner of The World's Oldest Playable Recording which was made by Frank Lambert in February 1878. Frank was no relation to the Thomas Lambert who made the pink celluloid cylinders which Aaron collects. His e-mail address and his WWW site.
• Larry Crandell He has been collecting phonographs for 22 years and has been a member of MAPS since 1979. He sells, buys, and repairs phonographs and Vogue records as Treasured Times. His e-mail address.
  
  

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• Ken Danckaert Long time MAPS member in Maryland. He restores and collects all types of music boxes and phonographs. Ken has a machine shop, as well as casting and plating facilities. While he restores all types of music boxes and phonographs, he specializes in coin-operated machines. You can contact him at his e-mail address.
• Richard DeLombard The MAPS WebMaster. He has two Edison cylinder machines (Home and Standard), a Starr console, and a Columbia portable. You can contact him at his e-mail address.
• Ron Dethlefson His column for MAPS' In The Groove entitled The Edison Phonograph Monthly is based on articles found in the Edison Phonograph Monthly, a monthly publication sent to Edison dealers from 1902-1916, with additional comments by Ron based on his research. You can visit his website at edisonrecords.com. You can contact him at his e-mail address.
• Nick and Lena Dimaio MAPS members who own Deep South Phonographs in Denham Springs, Louisiana. Deep South Phonographs specializes in complete restoration of per-1929 phonographs. If you are in need of a replacement grill, we do that with the highest quality available. Contact them via their e-mail.
• Domenic Di Bernardo A Canadian MAPS member who has been an avid collector for over 30 years. His web site describes his collection.
• Adam Dubin On his web page, Adam shares photos and sound files of items from his vintage phonograph and shellac collection. The web page is a work-in-progress, so please feel free to let him know what you think, either by e-mail or by signing the guest book on-line.
• Don Durand from Alexandria, Virginia. He has been collecting phonographs and phonograph related items for over 30 years. He has been a MAPS member for most of that time and is interested in anything related to this hobby. You can contact him by e-mail.
  
  

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• Paul Edie He is a MAPS member and now has a WWW page on Victor and Victrola machines. His Victor Victrola Page and e-mail address.
• Christopher L. Estes A MAPS member in Clayton, North Carolina. He collects pre-RCA vintage Victor machines. Contact him at his e-mail address.
• Steven Ewasko A MAPS member in Oak Ridge, New Jersey. He has been collecting for about five years and his collection includes an Edison GEM, Edison Fireside with a red horn, Edison Standard D, Edison Home B, Edison Home D, Amberola 30, early Edison Dictaphone, Edison C200 Diamond Disc, Columbia electric cylinder shaver, Victor portable, Victor Monarch Jr., VV IX, and VV XIV. In addition, he has a whole room of cylinder records and a very large collection of 78's and DD. Contact him at his e-mail address.
  
  

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• Steve & Judy Farmer They specialize in complete ground up restorations of all forms of phonographs, including coin-ops. Collecting and repairing since 1976 in Grants Pass, Oregon. Contact them at their e-mail address.
• Suellen & Michael Funk MAPS members. Their special interests are in collecting portables (Cameraphones, Polly Portables, Colibri, etc.), needle tins and record dusters. Contact them at their e-mail address. He also now makes and sells T-shirts that show a graphic of a phonograph and horn and the statement "I buy wind-up phonographs and old records". Check out their web page for more info.
• Patrick Feaster He is a graduate student in folklore at Indiana University, working on a dissertation about home and amateur sound recording. His main interest is the early acoustic period, especially comedy and descriptive sketches. He does a lot of digital audio restoration work. His Website and e-mail.
  
  

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• David Galpin A MAPS member. Contact him at his e-mail address.
• Don & Bobbie Gfell They operate the Edison Sights and Sounds antique shoppe in Milan, Ohio. Milan is the birthplace and boyhood home of Thomas Alva Edison. They have many phonographs, records, Edison memorabilia, and other antiques in their shoppe. Don produces wonderful reproduction wooden horns in his shop. Don & Bobbies' e-mail address. Their Web page contains information about their wooden reproduction horns.
• J. Mike Gilbert He is a member of OTAPS and collects mainly outside horn machines. Contact him at his e-mail address.
• Lew Green He is a collector of phonographs and records since 1955. He has an extensive collection of early electric, coin-op and hard-to-get stuff. He collects anything related to the Green Brothers, Green's Novelty Orchestra and the like. He's a musician and leader of Green's New Novelty Orchestra. Contact him at his e-mail address and check his Web page.
• Terry Gregory He is a Chicago advertising professional and has been collecting not only Victor and Edison phonographs, but their advertising as well. His website at www.gregoryology.com will include phonograph history as it relates to lifestyles around the turn of the century. Contact him by e-mail.
  
  

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• Ron Haring - The Victrola Man in Plano, Illinois. He is interested in buying, selling, repairing, and parts for old wind-up phonographs. Also he has related books and reproduction "Nipper" dogs for sale. Full-time in this business since 1979. His e-mail address and postal address: Ron Haring , 17024 Frazier Rd., Plano,IL 60545 and phone number 630-552-1558,
• Larry Hawes A MAPS member in Washington state. He collects Columbia 6" Twentieth Century cylinders and is interested in acquiring those he still needs to complete the set. His e-mail address.
• Tom Hawthorn Hawthorn's Antique Audio publishes quarterly record mail auctions featuring vintage 78s and cylinders, books and paper items, and occasional phonograph accessories. Antique Audio also lists premium records on eBay. Catalogs for either the mail auctions or eBay sales are available upon request, either as printed copies or PDF files.
  Tom also occasionally contributes to the In The Groove MAPS newsletter. His e-mail address and Web page.
• Buzz and Peg Heeschen They collect and deal in phonographs and related items. Buzz and Peg's e-mail address or their Web page.
• Richard Hegwood He is interested in three types of phonographs - Diamond Discs, Diamond Discs and Diamond Discs! His e-mail address.
• Bill Hodges MAPS member. His special interest is Nipper. Check his web page.
• Wayne Holznagel A MAPS member in South Dakota. Contact him at his e-mail address (his e-mail used to be phonoman@santel.net).
• C. Douglas Houston A MAPS member who is a radio, phonograph, and record collector. Preferences are high-line radios and electric reproducing phonographs, and combinations thereof. His e-mail address.
• Bud Howe Contact him at his e-mail address.
• Loran & Genetta Hughes They maintain the PHONATICS web page. They live in Central Point, Oregon and collect disc machines and phono ephemera. Looks like a great web page and a big set of links that they have accumulated. Their phonograph Web page and e-mail address.
• Brett and Cheryl Hurt Check their Web page if you need something repaired. Contact them by e-mail.
  
  

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• Dan Choffnes Inada He is president of the Collector's World West which buys, sells, and repairs antique phonographs and music boxes. They specialize in all types of disk and cylinder phongraphs and disk and cylinder music boxes including automatic disk changers and large upright European instruments. They maintain a list of machines for sale at the website. They are located in the San Francisco area and serve customers worldwide. The WWW page and e-mail address.
• Ryoichi Ito He has been a member of MAPS since 1997. His WWW page and e-mail address. Communicating across the Pacific in the wink of an eye - imagine that!
  
  

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• Bob Johnson. A MAPS member who lives in Medford, Oregon and collects all makes and models of antique phonographs, especially rare and unusual upright models. Please contact him if you have phonographs for sale, especially rare Victors. Contact him at his e-mail address. He also has a Web page with an alternative address also.
• Bruce & Leona Johnson. A MAPS member who lives in the Czech Republic. He collects Edison, Victor, Columbia and other acoustic machines made before 1920. He also collects 78s, Diamond Discs and Cylinders made up to early 1930s. Contact him via his Web page. He can be reached by telephone at 612-605-5242. This is a USA phone number that rings in Czech Republic. The caller pays the same rate as dialing any number in the U.S. 612 area code. Please bear in mind that it is 7 hours later in the Czech Republic than in the Central time zone.
  
  

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• Barry Kasindorf He collects phonographs (both cylinder and disk) from all era's, Berliner to 45 players, Electrolas, cameraphones, etc. Contact him at his e-mail address and check his Web page.
• Dave Kitska A MAPS member in the Indiana chapter who is a cylinder record collector, especially brown wax and band recordings. Contact him at his e-mail address.
• Cliff & Kathy Kluge MAPS members in Washington state. They collect all types of machines, records and paraphernalia. They especially like cylinder, external horn, and foreign talking machines, as well as their Nipper collection. They have been collecting since 1997 and have a full house - a private museum may be in the future. They also collect old (1920's and earlier) radios. Please feel free to contact them by email . (Place the word "Victrola" in the subject box or your message will be automatically deleted.)
• Tom Knock A MAPS member interested in phonographs for sale or trade. He has been collecting all types of phongraphs and related items for many years. He is very interested in any events that may be in the Virginia area. Tom's e-mail address.
• Jim & Doris Kowalski. MAPS members since 1978. They mostly collect disc and cylinder machines. They also collect comic, blues, hot jazz (from the 1920's to the late 1930's), and picture records. Their e-mail address.
• Bob & Gail Kurtz MAPS members who collect Edison players and Blue Amberol cylinders. Uncle Josh is their current target. Their e-mail address.
  
  

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• John Ladd He is a member from Cleveland, Ohio, and he collects and restores phonographs. He is very interested in getting to know more collectors in his area and getting to know more MAPS members. His e-mail address.
• Paul Ladd He formed the Indiana Chapter of MAPS and he repairs phonographs. You may contact him by phone at 260-627-2668 or by e-mail. He also plays a major role in the Northeastern Indiana Racing Museum in Auburn, Indiana.
• Ruth Lambert She has been a MAPS members for years and she now has a WWW page. Her Web site contains information on gramophone needle tins (in which she specializes), gramophone postcards (Moderns), gramophone accessories, and His Masters Voice items. Her Web page and her e-mail address.
• Rod Lauman He has been a MAPS members for 10 years and is a regular advertiser in ITG for his Victrola Repair Service in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Contact him by his e-mail address.
• Jeff Lee He is a recent member to MAPS and has been collecting phonographs since 1990 but has really gotten addicted in the past two years. With 29 machines, discs and cylinders, and a real love for music from the 1920's through the 40's he welcomes any chat about the hobby. It's lonely down in Miss'sip. Contact him at his e-mail address.
• Darrell (and Bev) Lehman from Seattle Washington is a member of MAPS and OTAPS. Victor is his main interest but likes all kinds of cranks. He has a large ephemera (catalog/paper) collection including over 800 Victor Talking Machine Company magazine ads. He sells records (and anything phono related) both on eBay and via e-mail. His web site includes sales lists, a display of Victor record catalog/supplements and a Record Collectors Photo Gallery. Feel free to contact him via e-mail for any reason.
• Don Lukowski He has been a MAPS member since 1995. He conducts quarterly record auctions by mail. His lists contain cylinder records & opera, classical, pop & jazz 78's from 1900 - 1940. He also is interested in purchasing quality records from the same. His lists also include the sheet music, books and advertising related to performers, records and phonographs. He also buys and sells vintage phonographs and parts. Anyone interested in receiving his list can e-mail me. Contact him at his e-mail address.
  
  

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• Nicola Mastrorilli . A long-time MAPS member in Italy! Contact him at his e-mail address.
• Tim McCormick A MAPS member who lives in Crawfordsville, Indiana. He started collecting in 1981. He enjoys rebuilding and repairing pre-1925 phonographs. He is a trained musician who loves all acoustical recordings, but especially those of Trombone novelty. His e-mail address and his home page.
• Daniel Melvin. He is a MAPS member and a member of the Oregon Chapter of MAPS. Contact him at his e-mail address.
• Frank Merrill He collects "Top Ten" Songs of the Week charts used by radio stations in the 1930s & 1940s and distributed to record companies, dealers, distributors, and reviewers. He will pay YOUR PRICE for charts issued prior to 1956. Contact him by postal mail: POB 669, Macomb, IL 61455 or in the evening by phone 309-833-2661.
• Bill Meyer He lives in New York (state, not city). His e-mail address and his WWW address.
• Ron Miller MAPS member. Ron collects phonographs and related items. He also makes and sells tapered oak reamers for Amberol cylinder records. Contact him by e-mail.
• Craig Moehring Craig's collection includes: Edison disc W&M upright, Inlaid Sheraton; cylinder Fireside B & Triumph A; Victor II & Orthophonic 8-30, Electrola 7-26; and Columbia AZ & AH. Contact him by e-mail.
• Tom & Carol Morton - They are collectors of Victor, Edison & Columbia phonographs and are located in Bremerton, WA. Contact them at their e-mail address.
  
  

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• John Nagy He has been a MAPS member for longer than he can remember. He specializes in reproducer repairs and has been doing repairs for over 30 years. His home address is 8160 New Liberty Rd., Walcott, IA 52773-9741 and his phone number is 563-843-3725. His Web page and e-mail address.
• Kurt Nauck - The Nauck's Vintage Records shop is in Spring, Texas. His e-mail address and Web page. He is an international dealer in vintage 78 rpm and cylinder phonographs and records. His phone number is 281-288-7826 and fax number is 425-930-6862.
• Bob Nix AKA - The Gramophone Doctor of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. His e-mail address in case you want to consult the doctor. Repairs done to all makes of spring wound cylinder and disc phonographs. Always free estimates. Located 60 miles north of Detroit and 5 minutes from the Blue Water Bridge which connects Sarnia and Port Huron, Michigan.
• Dan Nixon He collects British music hall cylinders. Billy Williams, Florrie Forde and Harry Lauder are particular favourites of his. He also has a Web page of information for novice collectors, as well as a 'pictography' of over 100 cylinder cartons. Contact him via his e-mail address.
• Garry Nordenstam AKA - The Phono-holic. He runs the Phono-holics Anonymous web site. His e-mail address and his Web page.
• David Norris from Texas!. His e-mail address.
  
  

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• Phil O'Keefe A MAPS member in Minnesota. Phil's email address. He primarily collects Edison cylinders and Diamond Discs and you can visit his Web page. Phil is a Freemason and webmaster of his Lodge website where he has a page about Edison Masonic recordings. You can visit this web page and listen to the recordings at this web page.
• Shawn O'Rourke A MAPS member in Florida. Shawn's email address. His focus is to build a collection based on unique or rare, American, primary name, and high-quality examples of machines and records that demonstrate a wide array of technical aspects or progression.
  
  

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• Jack L. Palmer A MAPS member who collects and researchs Vernon Dalhart. Jack's e-mail address.
• Rod Pickett A MAPS member in the Indiana chapter. Contact him at his e-mail address.
• John Pisano He collects oddball stuff and coin operated items. Contact him at his e-mail address.
• Marty Potash A MAPS member in Peachtree City, Georgia. His interests are Victor and Edison talking machines, Nipper, and miniature phonographs. Contact him at his e-mail address.
  
  

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• Craig Richmond A MAPS member in Iowa. I just started collecting, interested in all types of antique phonographs. He would appreciate any communication or information from any other members. Contact him at his e-mail address.
• Rae and Joe Rieping They have been MAPS members for years and now have succumbed to the lure of the internet. Rae and Joe's e-mail address.
• John Robles He lives in Ventura, California. His e-mail address.
• Robin and Joan Rolfs They have many phonograph items for sale in their antique business, Audio Antique LLC. They have vintage phonographs, wind-up talking machines, Victrolas, RCA, Nippers, Edison, Columbia and Victor memorabilia and collectables. They specialize in wind-up phonograph repair and paper mache Nipper restoration. Robin and Joan's e-mail address.
• Andrew Roussey Andy is a MAPS member and phonograph collector. Contact him by his e-mail address.
• Rutgers - State University of New Jersey Rutgers is a member of MAPS. This page contains a huge amount of historical information on Edison and his inventions.
  The Thomas A. Edison Papers is a documentary editing project sponsored by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , the National Park Service , the Smithsonian Institution , and the New Jersey Historical Commission and supported by over 60 public and private foundations, corporations, and individuals.
  The original goal of the project was to organize and publish a select edition of the papers of Thomas Alva Edison in two forms: a six-part microfilm publication and a book edition of fifteen to twenty volumes. To date we have published 227 reels (four parts) of microfilm, comprising one-third of a million pages and covering Edison's life from 1847 to 1910; four volumes that detail the first 32 years of Edison's life; and a six-reel collection of film and equipment catalogs from the earliest years of motion pictures.
  
  

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• Glenn Sage On his tinfoil.com web site, explore early sound recording methods, two-minute wax cylinder records and antique phonographs; see plenty of rare vintage photos; and enjoy listening to early recorded sounds taken directly from the original wax cylinders. Contact him at his e-mail address.
• Kent Schoneman Contact him at this e-mail address. He is interested in all models of outside horn phonographs, record dusters and bubble books.
• Tyrone Settlemier He has been collecting records since he was 1 1/2 years old. He loved records so much that he could't go to sleep unless he had his little stack of 45's in bed with him. But he still loves collecting records, and his collection has grown to about 5000 items. His e-mail address and his WWW address. He also maintains a discographical site.
• Brock L. Shields from Wagoner, Oklahoma has renewed as a member of MAPS. He's been an avid collector since 1996 and his interests are both outside and (to some extent) inside horned machines. Brock prefers Victor but also enjoys an occasional Edison phonograph. He's also put together a fairly nice collection of needle tins and Nipper memorabilia. He also has amassed both disc and cylinder records to the point that he is now building heavy duty record shelves in his converted garage. You may write to him at his e-mail address. Check his GeoCities Web page.
• Jack R Shipley from Butte, Montana. He started collecting Edison Antique phonographs three years ago. Somehow the hobby has expanded into Victrola's. He is a member of the Oregon Territory Antique Phonograph Society (OTAPS) and attend their meetings when possible. He hopes to make it to Union in the future. His e-mail address.
• Anthony Sinclair He has been a member of MAPS since 1986 and lives down-under in Sydney, Australia. He collects anything Columbia, Edison, HMV, and anything else phonographic. His e-mail address.
• Eric and Lynda Skaggs They collect open works machines and other phonograph-related items. Their e-mail address out in Thousand Oaks, California.
• Carlton Smith He is the organizer of the Indiana chapter of MAPS. His e-mail address.
• James Smith He has been a MAPS member in St. Pauls, North Carolina since 1999. He collects phonographs, mostly outside horns. He has about 25 phonographs in his collection at the present, seven with wooden horns. He loves to trade, buy, sell,and repair anything phonographic. His email address is js505@aol.com.
• Walt Sommers He is from the Gettysburg, Pennsylvania area. His services include the repair and restoration of most antique phonographs with an emphasis on Victor machines. Lately, his 'specialty' has been rebuilding motors (all makes) for local shops and antiques dealers. It's a dirty job but it is rewarding work; and besides, somebody has to do it. He stocks thousands of vintage parts that he either uses for his own restorations or sell out of his shop to other collectors who are in need. He is also in constant need of parts for some of his work. His email address is waltsommers@comcast.net.
• Merle Sprinzen She has developed a Website dedicated to Little Wonder records and Bubble Books. Contact her at this e-mail address. On this page of hers, there is a long list of old songs available to listen or download in MP3 or RealPlayer format.
• Chris Standring is a MAPS member from Boston. He is selling cylinders on eBay as "chris-standring". Contact him by e-mail. He is also a collector as well as a dealer. He has a Victor Victrola VV-XI floor model and an Edison Diamond Disc 200C. He also enjoys Vaudeville, Music Hall & early jazz music on disc.
• Stan Stanford is a MAPS member and President of OTAPS (Oregon Trail Antique Phonograph Society). He resides in Portland Oregon and collects phonographs and early clarinet recordings. He is Professor of Music at Portland State University. His website is dedicated to phonographs and early clarinet recordings. Contact him by e-mail.
• Steven E. Stanton operates the Stanton's Auctioneers and Realtors in Vermontville, Michigan. The office phone is 517-726-0181 and cell phone is 517-331-8150. He may also be reached by office e-mail or evening e-mail at home.
• Dave Stewart His web page is here. Dave's e-mail address. Brother Phil (see below) thinks Dave's web page is interesting and informative about his specialization in record collecting.
• Phil & Eileen Stewart They are long-time MAPS members and editors of In The Groove. Phil has an old record website called "Phil's Junkshop". Phil & Eileen's e-mail address. Note that it changed in July 2001 to ITGmail@aol.com. Please make a note of it.
• Mike Stitt He collects all phonograph items including needle tins, paper, Victor machines, Edison machines, and uprights. He is also an avid record collector including 5000 series BA's and disc records from 1920's thru the 30's. He loves 7 inch records! He has been a MAPS member since 1986. Mike's e-mail address.
  
  

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• Ron Tipton He is a member from Las Cruces, New Mexico. Ron's e-mail address. He operates TDL Technology, Inc., "Specialists in Audio Equipment."
  
  

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• Patti & Dennis Valente They have restoration supplies and provide restoration services for over 30 years. Their Web page and e-mail address.
• George Vollema He operates Great Lakes Antique Phonographs in Newaygo, Michigan. His two e-mail addresses are e-mail 1 and e-mail 2 and his Web page.
  
  

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• Lew Walters His e-mail address.
• Jeff Walton His e-mail address.
• Robert G. Weber, Jr. He does antique phonograph repairs and restorations. His Web page and e-mail address.
• Michael Wesolowski. A MAPS (and CAPS) member for over 5 years. He collects a wide variety of phonographs and recordings. Contact him at his e-mail address. His web site is www.LISAandMIKE.com
• Phil West. A MAPS member. Contact him at his e-mail address.
• John Wetzel. He is a collector of band and instrumental records specializing in cornet. Contact him at his e-mail address.
• Preston White A MAPS member with a web site World of Gramophones. Contact him also by e-mail.
• Ray Wilenzick Collector of outside horn phonos and related items. Publishes book "Phonograph Auction Prices", a listing of cylinder and disc phonos sold at major auctions, updated annually. Contact him at his e-mail address.
• David Windham A MAPS member who collects Edison cylinder players and crank organs. Contact him at his e-mail address.
• Buck Winslow He is a MAPS collector & dealer member. He has collected acoustic phonographs since his grandmother bought him his first suitcase machine for $5 at a church bazaar when he was just twelve years old. His e-mail address and his Web page.
• Andrew Witkowski. He repairs, restores, and brokers phonograph machines and he collects, sells, and trades in all sorts of music. His phonograph page and e-mail address.
• Dirk Woods A MAPS member in Oregon. His e-mail address.
• Richard Wright He lives in Hong Kong and has been collecting for 20 years. His interest is in Canadian Berliners and an Idealia. His e-mail address.
• Dwayne Wyatt His Wyatts Musical Americana has original and reproduction parts, repair services, accessories and a 64 page catalog. His Wyatts Musical Americana page.
  
  

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  A FEW EXTRA GOODIES FOR MAPS MEMBERS

  If you want more links, check the list maintained by the MAPS' Oregon chapter at http://www.proaxis.com/~settlet/record/links.html.

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  • The Starr-Gennett Foundation, Inc. This foundation seeks to preserve the history of the Starr Piano Company of Richmond, Indiana and the associated Gennett Recording Studio. The Starr Piano Company was formed in 1878. In the mid-1920's, Gennett was producing 3 million records annually, in addition to 15,000 pianos and 3,500 spring driven phonographs. In 1928, Gennett cut 1,250 master records, compared to Victor's 1,900.
    Visit the Foundation's web site to find out more. Al Gentry, president of the Indiana Chapter of MAPS, is the president of the Foundation.

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  • Stolen Phonograph Free Service Jean-Paul Agnard is beginning this free service for those who have had a phongraph stolen and have a picture, serial number, and other information about it, such as location and date stolen. Send him this information along with your e-mail address and he will post it on his WWW site. Here is his e-mail address and his stolen phonograph WWW page.

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  • Library of Congress The Library of Congress' page for "American Memories: A Link To The Past...." Provided on their page is a link to the American past. From there you can see the sights and hear the sounds from the dawn of the recording era. Through film and sound recordings you can get a glimpse of what life was like in the first years of this century.
    Click here to get a link to the past!

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  • Allen Koenigsberg A phonograph collector and author. If any of the MAPS members need on-line info, from his patent book, or the unpublished phono/record trademark book, please let him know. Allen Koenigsberg's Book List and his e-mail.

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  • Crap-O-Phono Buyers and collectors, BEWARE! There are forgeries out there. This person can give some advice on spotting the fake phonographs that are being produced and sold around the world. You can e-mail Will DeConq (from Holland)

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  • The City of London Phonograph and Gramophone Society This Society dates from 1919 and is the oldest such society anywhere in the world. Thomas Edison was the Society's first Patron from its early days until his death in 1931. The current Patrons are Oliver Berliner, the grandson of Emile Berliner, the inventor of the gramophone, and Kathleen Darby, the daughter of W. Sinkler Darby, the early recording expert. They have the CLPGS Web page and may be contacted via e-mail. Their page has a long list of useful links.

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