Tinfoil

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ArchaicRecords
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tinfoil phonograph, and where to find the tinfoil

Post: # 3563Unread post ArchaicRecords
Sun Oct 05, 2008 4:32 pm

A friend has a reproduction tinfoil phono. The grooves on the mandrel of the reproduction model do not seem to be as deep.

We are looking for tinfoil that might fit on the machine.
Where would you find thick tinfoil? What kind of tinfoil did Edison use?
Aluminum foil is not the same and much too thin and tears easily.
We think "tinfoil" of the 19th century was a thicker, harder, material.
Anyone know?

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Post: # 4778Unread post gramophoneshane
Sun Apr 19, 2009 12:29 am

I would contact Rene Rondeau via his website. He'll know exactly what type & where to get the proper foil.

http://www.edisontinfoil.com/

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