I have not tried it but I think the speed control is capable of making the turntable go very slowly. It controls speed and not spring power, so unless the spring is so weak that it depends on a flywheel effect from the turntable, it could very well play a 45 or a 33.3.
Ron L -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert Wright Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 6:57 AM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] uh, wow... I played 45's on victrolas as a kid, too, but this phonograph is running at exactly 45rpm (a quick comparison to a modern cd issue of "Love Me Tender" will show this). That's the part I was bewildered by. Was there ever any kind of mod available (as horrible an idea as it would've been) that made wind-up phonographs play at 45rpm? Man I hope not, but I could certainly see some company 'inventing' a conversion kit with claims of identical fidelity to electric etc., etc., and taking the money and running. ----- Original Message ----- From: "estott" <[email protected]> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 5:12 AM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] uh, wow... > Playing a 45 on a victorola isn't that hard, it helps that they often > presed them in a very hard plastic. The greatest chance for the needle to > rip out the groove is at the beginning- if you can get past that point the > needle seems to ride pretty well, I recall that I had to do a lot of > experimenting with needle grades. Now, if you're all agast, I was doing > this back in grade school. As a kid I even played 33's with a > counterweight systen on the soundbox. > > Eric Stott > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert Wright" <[email protected]> > To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 1:54 AM > Subject: [Phono-L] uh, wow... > > >> Can someone tell me how this can be possible? >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twgw-MReQaI >> >> Judging by the sound changing as the camcorder gets closer to and farther >> from the horn, and the amateurish vibe of the clip, it doesn't seem to be >> any kind of hoax. (Also notice the shredding of the poor record when he >> gets close enough to see it.) > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ > > Support Phono-L > http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank > _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list [email protected] Phono-L Archive http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ Support Phono-L http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank
