At CAPS October meeting, members were treated to a wonderful program and display of rare picture discs from the collection of Lynda Black, teacher, collector and past-President of CAPS. A review of this highly enjoyable presentation begins on page 3.

Also in this issue:

• Berliner Exhibitionist circa 1902 by Jack Winkler
• The First Brunswick Records by Ross Laird
• The Life and Career of Henry Burr, Part I by Tim Gracyk

At a recent CAPS meeting, a number of members exhibited some beautiful examples of music boxes. Illustrated is a closeup of a Lecoultre orchestral cylinder box with a 16" cylinder and hidden drum and bells. This music box once belonged to John Hamilton Gray, Premier of Prince Edward Island, a province of Canada. A special feature begins on page 6.

Also in this issue:

• The Cremonaphone Story by Norman F. Brooks
• His Masters Voice: A Study of Figural Nippers in the United States, Part III by Roger R. Scott
• Antique Music Sale at Union, Illinois (pictorial)

For the third time in as many years CAPS members were asked to bring out some of their prized phonographs for the March meeting. As usual they responded with enthusiasm and provided the presenter, Mike Bryan, with some unusual and interesting machines to talk about. Illustrated and described in this issue are: a Berliner hand-crank Gramophone, circa 1895 (pictured); an Edison Standard Phonograph with Bettini Micro-attachment, circa 1898; a Busy Bee Grand, circa 1906-09; a Wonder Talking Machine, circa 1912; a U-S Rex cylinder player, circa 1912; a Coronet Toy Gramophone, late 1920s; and a Pal Portable, early 1930s.

Also in this issue:

• Brass Band Cylinder and Non-Microgroove Disc Recordings 1903-1906 by Frank Andrews (reviewed) by Ernie Bayly
• His Masters Voice: A Study of Figural Nippers in the United States, Part II by Roger R. Scott
• Mystery Chain Drive Machine Identified by Mike Bryan

Jean-Paul Agnard has been hunting down phonographs primarily in Quebec since 1970. His collection now comprises more than 200 different working cylinder machines. Illustrated is a Pathé Celeste made in 1900. In an article beginning on page 3, he describes with photographs four extraordinary finds in his 28 years of collecting.

Also in this issue:

• Bas Ingrouille: In Memoriam by John E. Rutherford
• His Masters Voice: A Study of Figural Nippers in the United States by Roger R. Scott

The photograph is a variation of one used on CAPS home page. It is taken from an 1896 advertisement in Harper's Magazine for the handcranked Berliner Gram-o-phone, style 7 1/2, sold by the National Gramophone Company, 874-875 Broadway, New York City. See article beginning on page 3 about phonograph-related pages on the web.

Also in this issue:

• The World of Audio Restoration by Graham Newton
• Blue Amberol Records: 1912-1929 by Don Woodrow
• January Auction Report by Joe Purificati

Illustrated is an early Victor I with a tapered tone arm and back mount. This is one of the numerous photographs that accompanied Mark Caruana's slide presentation at a recent CAPS meeting on the History of the Victor Talking Machine Company. See article on page 3.

Also in this issue:

• More Than Just Polkas: collecting ethnic music on 78 by Rick McGinnis
• An Unidentified Piano Gramophone by Don Woodrow
• A Tribute to Clyde Gilmour by John Rutherford
• November 1997 Programme Highlights and Auction Report