You'd better have something with more spring power than a Baby Console for the demands of LP's!
>From: [email protected] >Reply-To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: [Phono-L] Edison LP conversion >Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 12:48:08 -0800 (PST) > >I've done this and it's a fun and worthwhile challenge, but quite >difficult to assure success. The parts can be found, but... > >- the kits are usually expensive when they do turn up >- the installation is hard to perform properly, even if you are quite >adept and have the excellent reprinted original installation instructions >- the records don't usually play very well (skips, low volume, poor sound >quality), which is why the system failed in the marketplace in the first >place >- the LP reproducers, when you find one, usually have bad stylii, and >replacements are $$$ >- if you only have one Edison LP, just play it on your regular modern >turntable and stereo, and be happy, unless spending $600 or more is worth >it to hear one record. in my own case, i had obtained 3 LPs at a >reasonable cost, and found the kit and a good reproducer priced reasonably >as well, so it was worth it as a hobby exercise. > >what record do you have? > >---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- >Subject: Re: [Phono-L] a cheap Idelia?????/Anyone know about converting a >DD > phono for Long Play? >From: "Robert Wright" <[email protected]> >Date: Wed, February 8, 2006 12:15 pm >To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >That's a shame... Maybe some of us just needed a nap. ;-) > >By the way, does anyone know where parts can be had to convert an Edison >BC-34 Diamond Disk console phono into Long Play compatible? It sure would >be cool to put a disc on a mechanical player and not change it for 24 >minutes. I even have one LP DD I got from Les Docks years ago (if you have >his American Premium Record Guide, it's the one he used for the picture of >the 24-min LP DD label). Pretty neat, though probably gonna be expensive. >Any ideas? > >Best to all, >r. > > > >_______________________________________________ >Phono-L mailing list >[email protected] > >Phono-L Archive >http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/
