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WTB - '39 RCA Victor R-100 phono attachment
I'm on a search for one of these small RCA bakelite phonograph attachments. I'm looking for one in good condition that has been restored to good working order. Willing to pay going price for a nice example. Please let me know if you have a similar styled/era model too. Thank you. Joe
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Isn't that the model that you had to spin and start? |
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Yes. These attachments are very primitive units, but fun to use if you have a pile of old 78's. The tone arms use old Victrola needles. On these bakelite models the arm is fairly light. The earlier models were metal! Good thing average 78's are plentiful and never will be very desirable, so I just enjoy playing them!
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I like how the arm leans to the right...
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That's Steve's from the Early Television Foundation. I believe it's atop of a '39 TRK-12 TV. The tone arm on these phono attachments feel very loose and often lean. It doesn't matter much as they use the old replacement steel needles. They sound decent through a nice console though!
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I had a radio/phono with that arm it was at LEAST as heavy as the average metal arm of the day. As long as your 78's are worn these are fine, but most period gear is too rough on records to be acceptable for proper record life.
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I used to hardly play any of my 78's, 45's, and 33's, especially on old equipment. In the last few years I realized that I'm either going to be giving them away at one point or they'll end-up in a dumpster, so I just enjoy playing them. The typical record collection of popular music is of nominal value these days anyway and will just go down in value. I spoke to a long-time serious record dealer recently who removes common 78's from collection buys and puts them right in the dumpster!
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It sits on the TRK-5. I have never found out why the spindle is way too narrow. I can only think that something was attached to it at one time and is now missing.
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My wooden '38 model has the same spindle. It goes to a thin metal bracket that is rather loose. These attachments were cheap units and not of great quality, although you can't kill the motors!
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You should be able to fabricate something out of rubber to equal the diameter of the hole and slip it on the shaft. ![]() |
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The last time, I saw one of those was over 50 years ago. |
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The RCA U-10 Radio-Phono that I use with my TT-5 TV has that tone arm.
The tilt is easily fixable. I forget what I had to do to it. Its astoundingly heavy. The U-10 does sound OK with it and the super-kludge repair I did on the cartridge, after a change in the RC network on the phono input (it sounded better on the TV input before I dinked around.) I have not noticed any degradation in the sound after many plays of my favorite 78 records. I do change needles after every two sides.; they really get flat spots! |
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Speaking of large tonearm 78 only players.. Heres my working little doorstop..
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![]() I got a kick out of the Cheap'n'nasty Tops record. They were poor remakes of the popular tunes of the day, by unknown recording artists. ![]() They were sold in the five'n'dimes. |
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