[78-L] The 1941 RCA player: it plays both sides Magic Brain

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Sun Dec 21 13:20:20 PST 2008


Guess I'd better finally listen to that set! The one on Top Ten, right? (Took 
me years to find an unbroken copy.)

dl

Dnjchi at aol.com wrote:
>  
> Fibber McGee has a great routine (on 78, too!) of him trying to fix a  
> phono's automatic changer--and he has to duck each flying disc!  A  riot!
> Don Chichester
>  
> In a message dated 12/21/2008 4:13:37 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
> simmonssomer at comcast.net writes:
> 
> The  Capehart was better but only if you had good reflexes and learned how 
> to  duck.
> 
> Al S.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bertrand  CHAUMELLE" <chaumelle at orange.fr>
> To: "78-L Mail List"  <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2008 1:58  PM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] The 1941 RCA player: it plays both sides Magic  Brain
> 
> 
> You said it, it's shocking to see in operation, and there's  only one
> record, not a stack.
> 
> I've read elsewhere than the  knife-blade was also...murderous to 78s of
> the time.
> 
> The Capehart  (which came earlier ?) is much better, I  guess.
> 
> BC
> 
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