Oh! Can you please post the link to the Edison Cylinder kit? I can't find it on the site...

The Edison Cylinder is at
http://kids.gakken.co.jp/kit/otona/vol01.html

http://www.hlj.com/scripts/hljpage.cgi?GAK366431

also lists the edison cylinder

"Oh hottest of damns!" gotta steal that one! But first I gotta git that kit. Thanks for the info.

nice!

hey, i don't know too much about this stuff, but it's seriously blowing my mind right now.
With the japanese Gramophone, can you listen to those recordings on a regular turntable?

both of these kits are great! theyre available to U.S. customers at a great price on this site
http://thekarakuricorner.com

I just built one of these and was a little disappointed at the sound. I mean, I didn't expect much, but it's *extremely* quiet -- hard to hear over the motor noise -- and really, really warbly. Did yours sound similar or does mine need some more tweaking?

Greetings Everyone,
I just completed assembly of the Berliner model and I too was a wee bit disappointed with the results. I was unable to understand what i'd spoken while recording.
I also noticed that even in playing mode the needle will still leave a groove in its path which makes me think that I may be cutting the groove which I'm trying to listen too. However, I don't know how to reduce the weight anymore than I already have by flipping 1 of the 2 weights to the back.

The movie here makes me think that I could be experiencing better results.

If anyone has any tips let me know!

Best,
john

I built the Edison three weeks ago: easy to put together, sounds OK. They have translated instructions in English for the kit.

I purchased it on ebay and this guy seems to get all the Gakken kits at a good price (mathmonk909@yahoo.com Ebay name:thesocialite909).

I had a great time putting mine together. While I agree that the sound is quiet and distorted, this is true for most of the earliest recording devices, as well. See:
http://www.nps.gov/edis/edisonia/very_early.htm

I'd love to hear from anyone who has been brave enough to tinker with theirs in search of better sound. The paper cup/styrofoam horn assembly, in particular, seems ripe for replacement. Perhaps someone with better skills than mine has tried a different diaphragm, or found a way to support a longer horn without throwing the weight and balance completely out of kilter.

hello everyone, i received a package yesterday from a collegue at gakken. enclosed was the new 2005 edison phonograph kit. beautiful execution of the record/playback mechanism and the sound quality is very very nice compared to the previous version. i think everyone will be pleased with this new offering.

hi.. can i find out if this kit allows you to play commercial CDs?
or only plays whatever you have recorded using this kit? this kit is like so cool!

Ok... I went on a mission to find another kit in this series. It is an AWESOME star projector. I was content with puting it together and using it face value until I saw the magazine that came with it. It obviously offers many more options, ideas, etc and looks too cool to set aside. The big issue... I don't read Japanese. I am feverishly hunting for someone or some group that has translated the thing. I know there are anime groups that do that sort of thing. Any help would be greatly apreciated.

hi every one

we are a leading manufacture which produce all king of gramophone with large function
such as
1)home cinema system effect
2)dvd+radio+turntable+5.1amplifier +external input
3AM/FM Radio
4)Plays 33 1/3, 45 and 78 RPM Records
5)compatible disc: dvd,svcd,cd,mp3,mp4 ,jpeg,pictvre-cd.ect
6) individual remote control
7) Adjustable Tone Control
8) Programmable 20-track Memory
9)Repeat Play
10)CE,CB,UL Listed
11)multi audio decoding:dolby ac-3 mpeg,pcm,hdcd etc
12)multi video output: composite video.s-chromatic aberration etc
13) one year limited Warranty

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Nice projects. Especially the CD recorder. Never thought you can actually pull this off. :)

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We are a consortium of Engineers and other scientific consultants. We are particularly interested in the line of products we believe Gakken manufactures But we confess that in spite of our searching, under the name "Edison cup recorder", we simply cannot make contact with these people. Any help in the matter would be greatly appreciated. An e-mail in particular! The item is a hobby kit, titled, "Edison cup recorder"; and we believe is largely distributed to museum shops---at the time, largely in Japan.

Thank you for your kind attention

John Hoke---D E
Development enterprises
5421 Waneta road
Bethesda Md. 20816-2131
Telephone:301-229-5998
E-mail: jhoke_05@comcast.net

We are a consortium of Engineers and other scientific consultants. We are particularly interested in the line of products we believe Gakken manufactures But we confess that in spite of our searching, under the name "Edison cup recorder", we simply cannot make contact with these people. Any help in the matter would be greatly appreciated. An e-mail in particular! The item is a hobby kit, titled, "Edison cup recorder"; and we believe is largely distributed to museum shops---at the time, largely in Japan.

Thank you for your kind attention

John Hoke---D E
Development enterprises
5421 Waneta road
Bethesda Md. 20816-2131
Telephone:301-229-5998
E-mail: jhoke_05@comcast.net

Way back in the mid sixties Remco had a toy phonograph kit that you built yourself. I've been going nuts trying to find one of these again. It was way cool, used a rubber band belt drive from the motor shaft and a pushpin for the stylus. There were no tools required and ran on a single "C" battery. I think the model number was 5022. It came with a single record, but I successfully played records from "pull string" talking dolls on it. Anyone else remember this kit?

This article is very interesting. Thank you for your work.

Where can i get parts for your models?

Good article!

To John Hoke

Try contacting one of Gakken's distributors, www.hlj.com; if you enter "Gakken" on the search box, it will show you many of the items the store holds/used to hold. These kits are located within the "Real Science Kits" and/or "Education Kits" categories. BTW, they have this kit called "bow shooting boy," which looks really creepy, but the concept and movement looks INSANE!! Hope this helps.

Do they still sell the gakken gramophone

Does anyone know where to buy the gakken gramophone, I seen one place for 89.00 that is too high in my opinion.