[78-L] Warner "Big Band" set - Go watch it! <vbg>

[Robert M. Bratcher Jr.]

At 01:26 PM 12/15/2009, you wrote:


>Your machine has some interesting history:  it was produced just as 
>Victor was being acquired by RCA.  The record-playing aspect of it 
>is to be avoided... the arm and horseshoe magnetic cartridge were 
>record-killers.  The original speaker, however, in this unit was 
>designed by the engineers at Victor Talking Machine Company.  It was 
>far ahead of its time and superior to what RCA used in subsequent 
>Electrola models.
>
>J.

How many plays would it take to kill a record (wear it out) on that machine?