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My LEGO Record Player (v2.0)
Presenting the new, improved version of my LEGO record player with a sturdier, less wobbly platter. Note that the pink platter is NOT a LEGO piece; it is actually a giant gear taken from my old “The Gear Box” (which is an entirely different platform than LEGO) by Exclusive Educational Products of Barrie, Ontario. It [...]
Victor Victrola VE-8-30 / Credenza phonograph (HD)
** CLICK HD ICON TO WATCH IN HI-DEF ** Victor Victrola VE-8-30 / “Credenza” phonograph playing Victor Electric Orthophonic red scroll record
Wanda Landowska playing “Turkish March” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (record #1193-B), recorded in 1924. Harpsichord Solo.
My apologies for the “hum” heard in this video. That’s the problem with these early electric motors. [...]
My LEGO Record Player (v1.0)
UPDATE: Version 2.0 of this record player has a sturdier platter to prevent skippage! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGhH20Lovcg
Most working LEGO record players have a paper cone with a sewing needle to play records. Mine is different, because it uses an actual phono cartridge instead! It also has an adjustable counterweight at the back of the tonearm to prevent [...]
1974 GE General Electric Automatic Mono Record Player
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EDISON LONG PLAY & KITTEN ON THE KEYS 1921 ZEZ CONFREY Diamond Disc Phonograph
THIS MACHINE IS FOR SALE.
T A Edison’s stunning 1926 novelty was a Long Playing Diamond Disc. While a “short” Edison record side plays a maximum of about 4;50 minutes, the Long Playing Diamond Disc clocked an impressive 40 minutes for a 12″ record, 24 minutes for a 10″ record.
THIS MACHINE IS FOR SALE.
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1950 GE Play-Talk Turntable Tape Recorder
Here’s a demo of an odd bit of transistional tech. This is a GE Play-Talk from 1950. It’s a kid’s toy, but it’s actually pretty advanced for the time, since tape recorders were just start to become available. This is a tape recorder / record player hybrid. The paper disc is coated with magnetic tape, [...]
1972 GE 3-Piece Modular Stereo Record Player
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Philips 308 stereo record player
i have no idea what type of cartridge i need. record playerd are not my area of expertise!
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General Electric GE Wildcat Stereo Record Player Part 2
This is a vintage GE Wildcat stereo record player, in lovely harvest gold color. Here I demonstrate the 78RPM speed. It has 3 playing speeds, 33 1/3-45-78RPM. I believe this record player was made in the early 1970’s (please correct me if I am wrong). It plays great on all 3 speeds, and changes [...]
1975 GE Wildcat Portable Stereo Record Player (Part 2)
Here is part 2 of my demo of my 1975 GE Wildcat portable stereo record player, back by popular demand.
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