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Meetings
Canadian Antique Phonograph Society
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The Canadian Antique Phonograph Society meets on a regular basis, currently eight times a year
between September and June. CAPS meetings attract more than 50 members and guests. Arrive early to peruse the auction tables.
Each meeting begins with a presentation of about one hour in duration by one of our members or a specially-invited speaker on one aspect or another of
recorded-sound history. This is followed by a 20-minute social period where members exchange information about records, machines and parts, survey the auction tables
and any set price sale items, or view one of the displays that members often set up. Facilities are also available for screening short videos during the meeting.
Following this is an auction of a wide variety of sound machines, recordings and music-related ephemera.
Guests are welcomed at our meetings. To participate in the auction, however, you must be a member.
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Location:
Centennial College, Progress Campus
Markham Road exit off Highway 401
Toronto, Ontario
Room: B1-16 Entrance: Door 9
Parking: Lot 3
Date & Time: Sunday 1:00-5:00 pm
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By transit:
From the Kennedy subway station, take the Scarborough RT.
Ride 4 stops to Scarborough Centre station.
Descend 2 levels to the bus platform level.
Up at far end, take the Progress 134 bus.
Get off at the first stop beyond Markham Road
(announced as 921 Progress Ave).
The entrance walkway to Centennial College is straight ahead.
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FREE PARKING is available by entering a PIN into the keypad at the entrance to Parking Lot 3.
PIN access is provided exclusively to CAPS members and is restricted to scheduled meeting dates only.
Come to the meeting room and get the PIN from one of the members.
For CAPS members, the current PIN is available at: Parking PIN
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Presentations
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Japanese 78 RPM Records
with Gerry McGoldrick
Gerry McGoldrick has been collecting 78s, or SP (standard play) records as they are called in Japan, since the mid-90s.
Relying mostly on his own collection, he will sketch a history of Japanese recorded music from the early 1900s to the late 1950s.
He will talk about a variety of record labels and genres, ranging from traditional art music and folk songs, to postwar
J-pop to covers of popular American hits from the 1950s. Gerry will also look at sleeve art and lyric inserts that give some
insight into the culture that produced this music.
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Voices From The Past
with Kevin Jelley-Kasper & Mark Caruana-Dingli
Have you ever wondered what famous people from history "actually" sounded like? Did you ever wonder what it would be like to
have actually been in the same room as they were to hear them describe life and events in their own words? Take a stroll through
history with Kevin Jelley-Kasper and Mark Caruana-Dingli as they present, "Voices from the Past", an exploration of early sound
and voice recordings of historical, well known and some not-so-well known figures throughout history. Hear the voice of Alexander
Graham Bell, which has been locked away in a disc for over 127 years and made audible through a 21st century sound recovery technique
developed by Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory staff in partnership with the Library of Congress.
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Jazz And Hot Dance Music On Modern Made Cylinders
with Colin Bray
Colin Bray has been collecting classic jazz 78s for 50 years but only
recently decided to collect jazz on phonograph cylinders after purchasing
a machine from fellow club member Domenic Di Bernardo over a year ago.
There was very little genuine jazz recorded on cylinder in the 1920s;
however, in recent years there are several companies that have started to
make and sell recordings made on modern moulded cylinders. Colin will
discuss the various companies making these cylinders and play several
examples from his collection.
Colin has been a member of CAPS since 1984 and we're happy to welcome him
back for his first presentation in many years.
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Miller and Miller Auctions with Ethan Miller
Weird and Odd Album Covers with Kevin Jelley-Kasper
Ethan Miller from Miller and Miller Auctions will be on hand to give a short
presentation about his company and how you can get top dollar for your
phonograph/gramophone and related ephemera by placing it for auction.
Miller and Miller is 100% Canadian owned and has handled some of North
America's most valuable antique items.
Explore the music industry’s world of weird and odd album covers. Kevin
Jelley-Kasper will present some of the weirdest album covers from the last 70
years. Some will make you laugh, some will make you groan, some will make you
smile.....while some may not be politically correct. They come from an era that
some of the recording artists would probably like to forget. This light-hearted
presentation will certainly leave you scratching your head and wondering
"What were they thinking?”
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Al and Bob Harvey
with David Lennick
Before the Happy Gang, we had Al and Bob Harvey, also known as the A&B Battery Boys. Popular on stage,
radio and records from the mid 1920s, stars in England through the 1930s, back in Canada in 1940 to continue as performers and
producers. After 1950..silence. David Lennick presents Al and Bob on radio, record and even film appearances.
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Edison 4-minute Wax Cylinders 1908 to 1912 Part 3
with Blain McCutchen and Paul Dodington
The 4-minute wax cylinders are often overlooked by collectors because of their frailty, but there are some very good recordings and
reasons to add a few of these to your collection. Blain and Paul will review the Edison manufacturing and marketing of these new cylinders
and play some of the better recordings.
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Phonograph Show and Tell
with Mike Bryan
This long-standing presentation is once again hosted by Past President Mike Bryan, who has always brought his own spin to this popular presentation.
Members are asked to contact Mike to let him know what they will be bringing so he can begin planning (mike@brycorp.ca).
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