CLPGS Phonofair 2008

To view a photo gallery of this event click HERE

Pathephone Junior Majestic - FTR 25 

Listen to a 20in. Pathe disk played on this machine. Colin Armfield created this recording by positioning a microphone near to the horn. The recording is of Billy Williams - orch.acc. 'Jean from Aberdeen', owned by Howard Martin. Issued January 1910, centre start, vertical cut Deleted 1912. Matrix number 78053, Pantograph number 43978 G.R Publisher number? 552 The cover states ''20 in. should be heard at a speed from 120 to 130 revolutions per minute with the 'Pathe - Concert' special diaphragm''

There is another Pathe 20 in. disk that Howard would dearly love to own - see Small Ads. Wanted

Thomas Round comic music hall recordings. 

There are still a few of these limited edtion sets available. Click here for details.

Hillandale News 

Dave Roberts has now completed the project of providing the main articles from issue 1 to 220 in either paper or CDr format. An index of these main articles has also been made available. See Small Ads.

Phono2007 

 To view a photo gallery of the event (Photographs courtesy of member Robert Girling - Hailsham Camera centre) click HERE.

Preliminary announcement Phono2008 

September 26th-28th 

Following on from the success of Phono2007, the Directors of the Society have decided to return to the same Hotel at Warwick ( The Lord Leycester ). We are at present finalising the details of the speaker sessions, but can advise that the format of the event will follow that of previous years. The terms for the 2 night package (Friday/Saturday) are £135 per person and for the 3 night package (to include Sunday night) are £180 per person Day visit tickets: Saturday £15, Sunday £12. Bookings can now be made for this event with Dave Roberts: 5 The Moorings, 16 Belle Vue Road, Paignton, TQ4 6EA E-mail: phonographs@btinternet.com

Grand Draw

The CLPGS Grand Draw will be held at Phono2008 in September. Tickets can be purchased at £2 each as in previous years. Send your cheque, payable to CLPGS Ltd., to Tim Wood-Woolley.

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