That's interesting to know, thanks. Of course all of the four minute records
were recorded at 200 tpi. Still an achievement that early in the game. The
1899 cylinder I speak of was 450 tpi. (I am going to check this out for
certainty as that number is from memory) If I'm wrong on that number I
Wow! Thrilling story. The best part is finding the broken corner piece. That
would have REALLY made my day.
Congratulations,
Bruce M.
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Hi Ken ~ As timing would have it (of course), I'm on a deadline this
week, but will try to find time within the next couple of days
(hopefully) to post some photos and post a link in Phono-L.
I wanted to take some before pictures, but the urge to start
cleaning the cabinet (with just a
Thanks, Jerry for sharing your thoughts on this.
It does seem to make a difference when there's an element of
excitement to the discovery. I think it creates an indelible,
positive association that remains always with the machine, for as long
as the machine is owned and probably even
Thanks, Bruce ~
The moment I found that rear upper corner curl, I immediately felt
like I got 20 hours back in my life, and a better quality repair at
the same time.
I looked for the piece before I bought it but it was too dark to see
deep inside the cabinet.
The best part is that
I've had my VV-XVIII for about 25 years. It took a moment to realize just
what I was looking at, but $120.00 was a reasonable price, regardless of
condition. Everything was there, except the storage albums. One spring was
broken at the outer end, and was quicly repaired. A going over with Go-Jo
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