Yep, somebody had a sense of humor, all right. It would have been tricky. The groove pitch had to be set to 1/3 the normal pitch, and each groove start 120 degrees apart around the periphery of the disc. The grooves then, are interwoven (in a sense of the word). The six selections on the disc are chosen for varied types of music.
> [Original Message] > From: Bob V. <rvu...@comcast.net> > To: Antique Phonograph List <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > Date: 10/27/2010 8:39:41 AM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Victor Puzzle Record > > Hi Bruce, > I learned something new today. I've never heard or seen one of those > records before. We can all speculate as to how it was done but I'd rather > know who had the imagination to think up the idea. Must have ben a hot shot > in the Victor marketing department. > Bob V > > -----Original Message----- > From: bruce78...@comcast.net > Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 7:52 AM > To: Antique Phonograph List > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Victor Puzzle Record > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozPct-CiZK4 > > Here is the Conundrum being demonstrated on Youtube. > > Bruce > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Douglas Houston" <cdh...@earthlink.net> > To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 12:50:40 AM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Victor Puzzle Record > > There seems to be lot of conjecture about exactly how many of those records > that Victor made. I always hear of the Conundrum, but never have seen/heard > it. I have the "Puzzle Record", which has three starts on each of two > sides. It's a 10 inch. Rust's "Victor Master Book" tells thyat some (not > all) of the tracks were done by the Mayfair Orchestra (England?). Audio > quality is very good. The stylus sure does go across the record in a hurry! > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Vinyl Visions <vinyl.visi...@live.com> > > To: <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > > Date: 10/27/2010 12:06:16 AM > > Subject: [Phono-L] Victor Puzzle Record > > > > > > > > I'm hoping that someone on the list might have some info on Victor > Puzzle Records. I picked one up the other day titled: "The Conundrum - What > Should I Play Next?". Anyone know how many of these were made or how scarce > they might be? I have only seen two of these - the one that I bought and > another by Jimmie Rodgers. Were these a demo of the then current > technology, or were they made for some other purpose? The selections on > this record are four different types of music, which play randomly, > depending on where or when you place the needle - very strange... > > > > Curt > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Phono-L mailing list > > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
