Show us your phonographs

[radiotvnut]

Nice TT! The tonearm was built by Rek-O-Kut and the turntable itself also looks like a Rek-O-kut.

[perchdog]

Yes it is a Rek-O-Kut S160 tone arm, it was standard fare on many of the D & R turntables. There are actually holes drilled for a 2nd (12") arm, I would like to add something nice in the future.

I have found very little information on them, check out the link below. This is the 12B model.

http://www.jamesvanarsdale.com/DandR/

[Bill Cahill]

More proof of my insanity.......




Convinced, yet?
I have more proof, it not.......
Bill Cahill

[perchdog]

I love those Edison cylinder players... Most of the ones I see look alot more worn

[radiotvnut]

I like those as well and hope to find one some day.

[jr_tech]

Well, I am not a serious collector of record players, when I spotted this little Emerson "Wondergram" in a junque store, I first thought it was a flip-lid tube radio from the 40s-50s, similar to others that Emerson produced... Pix 1

Upon closer inspection, I discovered that it was not... Pix 2

The Wondergram plays both 45 and 33 RPM records, and was made in England by Baird*. Anybody else here have one?

jr

*also stamped "A Camp Bird Product" on the bottom.

[Bill Cahill]

Well, admittedly, I've never had a burning desire to own one, but, they are unique.
There have been several on e bay, and, they do sell. Not for a whole lot, but, they definately DO sell. They are interesting.....
Thanks for the pix. showing how it works. How do they sound?
Battery operated?
Transistor, I presume?
For an obvious toy, they are quite interesting.
A unique design of its' day.
Bill Cahill

[jr_tech]

Originally Posted by Bill Cahill

How do they sound?
Battery operated?
Transistor, I presume?
For an obvious toy, they are quite interesting.
A unique design of its' day.
Bill Cahill

Terrible sound... tiny 3" speaker, crummy pick-up, lots of speed variation.
Yes...4 C cells.
Yes... 3 Mullard Transistors.
I Searched the web a bit after posting, and found a site that includes a video of one of them playing.

http://electricgramophone.nl/resto/1795136.htm

jr

[W9RAN]

Here's my newly-restored GE RT-1530 "hi-fi". Mono main unit with a ceramic stereo cartridge for use with the optional second channel speaker-amplifier:



More pics: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v6...el/GE%20Hi-Fi/

Both amplifiers are identical, using a pair of 6AQ5s driving a pair of 6 inch full-range speakers. It sounds good!

[GeorgeJetson]

Originally Posted by W9RAN

Here's my newly-restored GE RT-1530 "hi-fi". Mono main unit with a ceramic stereo cartridge for use with the optional second channel speaker-amplifier:



More pics: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v6...el/GE%20Hi-Fi/

Both amplifiers are identical, using a pair of 6AQ5s driving a pair of 6 inch full-range speakers. It sounds good!

Thats a beautiful Ge!
I have never seen that model in real life before,just on the SAMs cover.
Where did you find it?,did you get the external speaker at the same time?
It looks like it has a VM changer.

[radiotvnut]

Nice! Looks like an early stereo model from '58-'59.

[jr_tech]

Another "oddball" from my portable radio collection.

Hey! Whats this... a Majesti(c) AM portable radio? Pix1.

Yep! Dial is calibrated for the AM band... no FM on this model. Pix2.

But wait! it does something else! Pix 3.

For more on the Majestic "Port-O-Phone" see here: (not affiliated)

http://www.greenhillsgf.com/Project_Metz_Babyphon.htm

jr

[radiotvnut]

Ed Crockett at www.vintagelectronics.com can rebuild your old idler wheel for this and most other phonographs. It should run you somewhere around $30 including shipping. Ed has rebuilt many wheels for me over the years and he does an excellent job.

[Bill Cahill]

Gary has reasonable rates on re built idlers.
http://thevoiceofmusic.com/catalog/p...ls_turrets.asp
It won't save you any money, but, tell him Bill Cahill sent you.
I''m a very satisfied customer of his.
Bill Cahill

[Ralph S]

Many thanks to both "radiotvnut" and Bill Cahill for the help re the drive idler. I want to get this thing going as soon as possible.