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Where can I buy antique phonographs and cylinder records?

There are many sources, including –

Collectors – Please contact me and I will try to put you in touch with interested collectors.
Antique Shows. The biggest shows focused primarily on phonographs and records are –
- West-coast
  - Oregon Territory Antique Phonograph and Radio Show and Sale, Portland, Oregon – A one-day show held annually usually in March.
  - (California) Antique Phonograph Society show, Buena Park, California – a one-day show held annually in mid-August.
- Mid-west, Mid-east
  - Antique Music Box Swap and Sale, Avon, Ohio – a one-day show held annually, in June.
  - Union Show, Union, Illinois (about 50 miles West of Chicago) – a two-day show held annually over the second full weekend in June.
- East-coast
  - Mechanical Music Extravaganza, Wayne, New Jersey – a one-day show held twice annually in late April and October.
  - Orlando Antique Phonograph Show & Sale, Orlando, Florida – a one-day show held annually typically the 4th Saturday in January.
Auctions – See Where can I sell my old phonographs and records? for a list of auction establishments.
Estate sales
Antique shops – Expect to generally pay a high mark-up.

Where can I get my antique phonograph repaired and buy accessories?

There are several reputable dealers of antique phonograph accessories, and many also do repair work. Here is a short list (not an endorsement).

  West-coast
  Steve Ford, Remembering Time
  7600 NW 15th Avenue
  Vancouver, WA   98665
  Telephone: 360/699-7173
  Website:   www.remembering-time.com/
  Email:     rememberingtimerepairs@comcast.net

  Dwayne Wyatt's Musical Americana
  P.O. Box 601
  Lakeport, CA  95453
  Telephone: 707/263-5013
  Website:   www.wyattsmusical.com/

  Mid-East
  Ron Haring, "the Victrola Man"
  17024 Frazier Road
  Plano, IL   60545
  Telephone: 630/552-1558 (CST)
  Email:     victrolman@aol.com

  East-coast
  Dennis & Patti Valente
  Antique Phonograph Supply Co.
  Route 23, P.O. Box 123
  Davenport Center, NY   13751
  Telephone: 607/278-6218
  Website:   www.antiquephono.com
  Email:     apsco@antiquephono.com

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Where can I buy early sound recordings transferred onto CDs?

To buy early wax cylinder recordings on CDs, see The Cylinder Music Shop.
To buy early disk recordings on tapes and CDs, see Links to related topics.

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Where can I buy books on antique phonographs and records?

Allen Koenigsberg, author, collector and publisher of matters phonographic, carries a fine catalog of resources from books to posters. You can reach Allen at:

  Allen Koenigsberg
  502 E. 17th St.
  Brooklyn, NY   11226
  Telephone: 718/941-6835
  Fax:       718/941-1408 
  Website:   http://members.aol.com/allenamet/PhonoBooks.html
  Email:     AllenAmet@aol.com

See also the Tinfoil.com Cylinder Music Shop catalog for related materials.

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