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Telephone Talk => Forum News => New Member Introductions => Topic started by: Spanish_phones on November 13, 2013, 06:31:07 PM

Title: Hi from Spain!
Post by: Spanish_phones on November 13, 2013, 06:31:07 PM
Hello everybody!!!

My name is Iñaki, I'm a 20 year old Spanish collector of antiques, specially old phones!!!

I've just joined the forum because WesternElectricBen suggested it to me! Thanks Ben!

I have lots of phones and from different colours and countires, I suppose Spanish ones are not so usual in this forum, maybe that could be my best contribution to it: Spanish telephones :)

Also I started to create a youtube channel with videos of the phones, here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2hUoOF_sPxKQ8H8VlgetxQ

Thanks for allowing me to join you, and sorry for my grammar! ;)

Iñaki
Title: Re: Hi from Spain!
Post by: HarrySmith on November 13, 2013, 06:36:12 PM
Welcome :)
You have found the best forum on the net! This is a great group of guys, poke around some of the topics and you will see the evidence. I would recommend reading the longest one http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=2394.0. It is 68 pages long but it is a great example of this group pulling together.
Your grammar is fine! No apology needed ;D
Title: Re: Hi from Spain!
Post by: Spanish_phones on November 13, 2013, 06:59:23 PM
Thank you so much!!!

OMG! The post you shared with me is about the very first 500! I supposed it was destroyed or in unknown place.
I really love it!
Title: Re: Hi from Spain!
Post by: Contempra on November 13, 2013, 07:26:29 PM
Quote from: Spanish_phones on November 13, 2013, 06:31:07 PM
Hello everybody!!!

My name is Iñaki, I'm a 20 year old Spanish collector of antiques, specially old phones!!!

I've just joined the forum because WesternElectricBen suggested it to me! Thanks Ben!

I have lots of phones and from different colours and countires, I suppose Spanish ones are not so usual in this forum, maybe that could be my best contribution to it: Spanish telephones :)

Also I started to create a youtube channel with videos of the phones, here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2hUoOF_sPxKQ8H8VlgetxQ

Thanks for allowing me to join you, and sorry for my grammar! ;)

Iñaki


First of all, welcome on this forum :), and your language is fine ...my own language is french and for the English, I suppose that all members here can understand me :D... Thanks for your youtube's link..
Title: Re: Hi from Spain!
Post by: PhoneSeeker on November 13, 2013, 08:41:06 PM
Hello Inaki!

I'd really like to see pictures of some of your collection. I hope you'll post some Spanish telephones. I've never been to Spain. The closest I've been has been France. I'm from California and collect local old telephones from "candlesticks" up to old rotaries. The evolution and variation of the telephone fascinates me.

Enjoy the forum!
Title: Re: Hi from Spain!
Post by: WesternElectricBen on November 13, 2013, 09:17:12 PM
I'm not going to even try to, at best, butchering the spelling of your name,

I'm glad you got on the forum and have figured everything out. Like I have said earlier, everybody on this form is very nice and helpful.

Ben
Title: Re: Hi from Spain!
Post by: Spanish_phones on November 14, 2013, 03:34:04 AM
Thank you guys!!!

PhoneSeeker, I thought creating my own website, to post photos and videos of the phones, but you can start watching my youtube channel, there are a few videos of Spanish phones, but only a few!!! There are more phones waiting for their time to perform! jajaja

Ben, my name is not that difficult,  I Ñ A K I, the only letter you don't know is the Ñ, which is similar to an N. If anybody knows french, Ñ in Spanish is pronounced as NG in french ;)
Title: Re: Hi from Spain!
Post by: PhoneSeeker on November 14, 2013, 08:04:47 AM
I definitely will look for your Youtube Channel. We in California are very familiar with the Spanish language. I remember the first time I saw the name of the Southern CA town of "La Jolla" spelled out, although I'd heard the name pronounced before, I didn't realize the name I was reading!
Title: Re: Hi from Spain!
Post by: dsk on November 14, 2013, 08:38:12 AM
Welcome!
Now we are one more "foreigners" here.

I guess the European telephone history, and solutions are bit different from USA, and that has made many different ways of thinking telephone design, even when they usually are working well on all systems.

dsk
Title: Re: Hi from Spain!
Post by: Contempra on November 14, 2013, 09:26:47 AM
Quote from: Spanish_phones on November 14, 2013, 03:34:04 AM
Thank you guys!!!

PhoneSeeker, I thought creating my own website, to post photos and videos of the phones, but you can start watching my youtube channel, there are a few videos of Spanish phones, but only a few!!! There are more phones waiting for their time to perform! jajaja

Ben, my name is not that difficult,  I Ñ A K I, the only letter you don't know is the Ñ, which is similar to an N. If anybody knows french, Ñ in Spanish is pronounced as NG in french ;)

Yes I Ñ A K I  I speak french and the "  Ñ " in spanish is pronounced like this ( NG ) I read spanish 'cause I have a Bible in this language but writing 'n' speaking it, its another thing :D...the English is enough for me ;)
Title: Re: Hi from Spain!
Post by: david@london on November 14, 2013, 02:20:06 PM
hullo inaki,

i've just been watching your video about the black western electric 500.........very enjoyable. great ring on that phone........i see spain has the long single rrriiiiiiiiiiiiiinnngg like america. here in the uk, we have two short rings.

i think you already know quite alot about these old phones, but if you want to expand your knowledge or solve problems .............you've come to the right place.

david

Title: Re: Hi from Spain!
Post by: Russ Kirk on November 14, 2013, 04:23:39 PM
Welcome Inaki,

Looking forward to seeing some of your local phones in your collection.

Russ
Title: Re: Hi from Spain!
Post by: WesternElectricBen on November 14, 2013, 05:03:29 PM
Ininka

How did you do the tilday? IT must just be my english version of windows.

Ben
Title: Re: Hi from Spain!
Post by: WesternElectricBen on November 14, 2013, 05:04:03 PM
See what I'm saying,

sorry about that, Inaki..

Ben
Title: Re: Hi from Spain!
Post by: WesternElectricBen on November 14, 2013, 06:10:41 PM
On a Mac, its very easy, though I do not remember where dave posted about the sign.

Ben
Title: Re: Hi from Spain!
Post by: paul-f on November 14, 2013, 09:13:41 PM
Welcome to the forum!

I'm looking forward to seeing your phones.

One of my first non-US phones was a Heraldo, brought as a gift by a couple visiting us from Spain, who had been tipped off that I was collecting phones.  It's one of the earlier photos on my site, on this page (scroll down):

   http://www.paul-f.com/wallset.htm (http://www.paul-f.com/wallset.htm)
Title: Re: Hi from Spain!
Post by: Spanish_phones on November 15, 2013, 12:58:39 PM
Thank you so much for your welcome messages!

I'm here to share the things that I know/have, and ask for the ones I have no clue jajajaja

The "ñ" has no "tilde", it's just another letter. The "tilde" is when you put it above some vowels, like "teléfono", for example (I think you will guess what it means jijiji)

Russ Kirk, to see them, may be you can start watching some of my videos, but don't worry, I'll make posts of them ;)

david@london, I think the riiing in Spains is almost the same has in USA, I think it's a like bit longer there

paul-f, I saw your phone, it's the wall model, I have them desk and wall models, and also a keyset to! I'll need some help to make it work like it used to. I'll make post soon ;) Here is the link of the video of my wall Heraldo, I hope you'll enjoy it: http://youtu.be/-Ktwy7IKGo8
Title: Re: Hi from Spain!
Post by: WesternElectricBen on November 15, 2013, 08:26:29 PM
Okay, I see. I wasn't sure.

But I know its pronounced like - nnnn-yey

Ben
Title: Re: Hi from Spain!
Post by: Spanish_phones on November 15, 2013, 08:28:23 PM
Quote from: WesternElectricBen on November 15, 2013, 08:26:29 PM
Okay, I see. I wasn't sure.

But I know its pronounced like - nnnn-yey

Ben

Yes indeed, something between what you wrote and enye jajajaj
Title: Re: Hi from Spain!
Post by: WesternElectricBen on November 15, 2013, 08:31:56 PM
Quote from: Spanish_phones on November 15, 2013, 08:28:23 PM
Quote from: WesternElectricBen on November 15, 2013, 08:26:29 PM
Okay, I see. I wasn't sure.

But I know its pronounced like - nnnn-yey

Ben

Yes indeed, something between what you wrote and enye jajajaj

enye.. There we go
Title: Re: Hi from Spain!
Post by: Greg G. on November 20, 2013, 01:36:04 AM
Welcome!
Title: Re: Hi from Spain!
Post by: Spanish_phones on November 23, 2013, 09:07:24 AM
Quote from: Brinybay on November 20, 2013, 01:36:04 AM
Welcome!  I'm jealous of your shelf space.  Most of my collection is in boxes.

Does that goes to Ben or to me?  :)
Title: Re: Hi from Spain!
Post by: AE_Collector on March 11, 2014, 02:11:28 AM
Quote from: dsk on November 14, 2013, 08:38:12 AM
Welcome!
Now we are one more "foreigners" here.

I guess the European telephone history, and solutions are bit different from USA, and that has made many different ways of thinking telephone design, even when they usually are working well on all systems.

dsk

We are glad that you are all here. Having a good presence from countries outside of North America makes this a much better and more complete forum on phones.

Terry
Title: Re: Hi from Spain!
Post by: Spanish_phones on March 11, 2014, 09:15:30 PM
Thank you to permit me to participate in your forum.

Unfortunately, there is no old telephones forum here in Spain, but that just make me to participate in yours and learn more things about US phones! I hope I will show you about European ones too ;)
Title: Re: Hi from Spain!
Post by: Just4Phones on March 12, 2014, 09:59:49 PM
Quote from: WesternElectricBen on November 14, 2013, 05:03:29 PM
Ininka

How did you do the tilday? IT must just be my english version of windows.

Ben

Ben I think you were asking how to make the ñ.  Just do this.

For ñ: hold down alt and type 164 or 0241 on the numeric keypad

Joel
Title: Re: Hi from Spain!
Post by: WesternElectricBen on March 12, 2014, 10:00:37 PM
Quote from: Just4Phones on March 12, 2014, 09:59:49 PM
Quote from: WesternElectricBen on November 14, 2013, 05:03:29 PM
Ininka

How did you do the tilday? IT must just be my english version of windows.

Ben

Ben I think you were asking how to make the ñ.  Just do this.

For ñ: hold down alt and type 164 or 0241 on the numeric keypad

Joel

Thanks, for Spanish I've had to translate ever word with the symbols, so I don't butcher the spellings!

Ben