I've seen the threads about phones, and radios. But none on cool old record players. I remember going to our local news stand, and buying those little 45's. Then bringing them home, and putting it on my player. I would then fix it, so they would just play over and over again. I will take some photos and post them later. I don't know how to start a new thread with my phone. { Duh ??} So thanks, for any post and pictures. Ron...
Here's a bubble top. Must be a Roth or Starbird design. RON... Sent from my SM-G920P using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
How about this one for old? My Dad inherited this from his Dad, and now it’s mine to preserve. I’d love to get it working again. I have about a hundred records for it. My guess it was made around the turn of the century( that’s last century ) Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
The one in back is my presto k-10 record lathe. I also have an earlier k-6. The one in front is a rek-o-kut lathe that belongs to a friend. this is a 1917 Victrola
A few more: 1949 pilot, 1960 Maggie console and some portables. If you look closely, the little 45 player is a Philco/Ford
Re: the columbia cylinder player. Thats a really nice ( and rare) piece. I was at a customer's house a few months ago and he had a restored one that looked very similar, if not the same model. He also had an Edison and a Victor and a bunch of early 20s radios and coin op music boxes.
Do you know where one would get parts for one of these? I need a belt and one of the screws that’s holds the needle plate in is broken. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
I did that too. "The Battle of New Orleans" old Jimmy Driftwood tune done by Johnny Horton. Pissed off my babysitter, and then my stupid brother, he broke it in half. Can't figure out why? It's a great tune.
In the early years I would practice my drumming playing along with my Johnny Horton album...still have the album and a few more of my other favorites....that was before I got into the Beach Boys ...Jan and Dean and all the other surfer and Hot Rod tunes.... Sent from my SM-T387V using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
He was actually pretty good, has quite a few good tunes, the albums are cheap. Johnny was just starting to make it big time ("North to ALASKA" John Wayne movie soundtrack was a huge hit) but was killed by a drunk driver in Milano, TX driving to a show. Grady Martin played guitar on a lot of the studio hits, I could tell by listening it was a good session guy (ex. "Goodbye Lonesome") though I didn't know who it was till later. Martin played on Marty Robbins albums and laid down a lot of tasty licks on the Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs album.
If you don’t have Johnny Hortons Greatest Hits in your record collection you don’t have a good collection.
It uses a belt? I thought they were windup. Cool thing about the internet and world wide web if you dig around there is probably a website devoted to those things and a bunch of cranky old bastards that will 'splain how to keep 'em running (sound familiar?) and supply parts and repair items. Probably some YT videos and the rest of it. One thing I didn't know some of the early Edison discs (I think) the needles were only good for 2 or 3 plays. So if that's the case buy a box, they aren't expensive.
Yes it winds up, but a belt turns the drum, originally leather I’m guessing. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Make one! Maybe an O-ring would work, but it looks like there is a way to "roll yer own" see: http://forum.talkingmachine.info/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=13317
Is there anybody in the market for an old Wurlitzer juke-box. If so I will get more information on it it has some 45s with it. Thanks Ron.
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