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Edison Opera phonograph with blue amberol cylinder (taken from the virtual gramophone)

Edison Opera phonograph with blue amberol cylinder, virtual gramophone
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record player diaphragm and sewing needle

diaphram made of thick plastic glued to pvc slice with a sewing needle going through. eraser attached to the top to prevent extra needle noise. not sure why the video is so dark so i put the on the heat vision effect on. hahaha
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Crosley CR40 Mini Record Player

This is a tutorial/review of the Crosley CR40 Mini record player. I think a lot of the people buying this will be those of us not already well versed in the ways of the gramophone, so these are just little tidbits I learned through idiotic mistakes.
Album played – Fire of Unknown Origin by Blue Oyster [...]

Edison Disc Phonograph Model A-250 Plays “Black & White Rag” by Edison’s Brass Orchestra 1913

Here is Edison’s first Model Disc phonograph (Model A-250) from 1913 Playing “Black & White Rag” Composed by George Botsford from the same year. Edison’s Disc records were 1/4″ thick and played at 80 RPM’s. The Discs were Hill & Dale or Vertical Groove recordings and the Reproducer head had a permanent diamond Stylus that [...]

White Stripes on a Fisher Price Record Player

The White Stripes “Hardest Button to Button” playing on my newly acquired 1983 portable Fisher Price record player. Surprisingly, it sounds pretty good!
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My Gramophone, using Chamberlain Phonograph Needles from www.MyOldPhonograph.com

My Gramophone playing, Oh Johnny Oh Johnny using Chamberlain Phonograph Needles. You can buy these needles at www.MyOldPhonograph.com
The best needles made for old Victrolas, Gramophones and phonographs.
www.MyOldPhonograph.com
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The Stereo Phonograph Record: A History Of Vinyl

A history of the high fidelity stereo vinyl record. In this video you’ll also learn how stereo audio is recorded onto one groove. JC
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Edison A-250 Diamond Disc Phonograph Playing “Radio” Fox Trot & Song

Be sure to catch the splendid vocal refrain in the second half of this rather unusual “Fox Trot & Song” Edison Diamond Disc record. This delightful recording is basically a humorous “Dig” at the primitive Radio sets and quality of radio broadcasting of the 1920’s. It’s a really fun listen with a nice [...]

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. [...]

Emile Berliner History of the Gramophone Phonograph New Version

Updated video resolution. This is a short video I made about Emile Berliner that has recordings of his voice and a video clip, along with photos of his gramophones. Let me know if you like it.
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