Sixty-two-year-old Doug Franck studied history in college. Upon graduation from California State University, Northridge, his work life included nearly everything except his original goal: teaching ...

Jalal Aro places a wax cylinder onto one of the record players in his Paris shop and invites his guest to listen. The music, a violin solo, sounds clear—surprisingly so, considering that the cylinder ...

Dear Doug: I bought this phonograph from an antiques dealer who claimed it played perfect. However, after receiving it, the record skips, so I think there's something wrong with the needle. Do you ...