[78-L] Turntables that will play 78s and 16" ETs

[David Lennick]

It's not how long you make it..but how you make it long.,

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> From: mbiel at mbiel.com
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Mon, 3 May 2010 10:21:34 -0700
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Turntables that will play 78s and 16" ETs
> 
> There is a difference between turntables which have separate tone-arms
> mounted on the motor board after-market, and those that are sold with
> integrated tone-arms. In all the cases cited in these postings so far,
> the turntable itself has nothing to do with the size capacity, it is
> only the arm length and how it is mounted. So citing
> Panasonic/Techniques or Rek-O-Kut turntable models like these in this
> posting do not matter. If you have a long tone-arm you could mount it
> on a 6-inch kiddie phono turntable so it would play 16 or 17-inch discs,
> or a Pathe 20-inch. If you have a turntable with a non-integrated arm,
> get a different arm and motor board and use the same turntable you
> already have. 
> 
> 
> As for fully integrated turntable-tone arm combinations, the old
> Bogen/Lenco 60 series could play 16-inch discs and had continuously
> variable speed. The L-75 will not fit 16's but I think will fit a Pathe
> 14-inch. 
> 
> 
> Mike Biel mbiel at mbiel.com 
> 
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Turntables that will play 78s and 16" ETs
> From: "neechevoneeznayou at gmail.com" <neechevoneeznayou at gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, May 03, 2010 9:43 am
> To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> 
> Sammy,
> 
> I know of only 2 Panasonic models, one is the SL 1500 (?) and the other
> 
> I do not remember. I wish I had bought it when I bought my first stereo
> 
> when I was in college, but I did not. I chose to go with the lower and 
> slightly less expensive SL 1200 since I did not have any 16" at the 
> time. 1200 does not play 16". I still use this to this day, it is in
> the 
> family room and it works quite well.
> 
> Now I don't even remember the model numbers. That's what pencils were 
> invented for.
> 
> My transcription turntable is a custom made Diapason, built from a
> Panny 
> SL-1200MK2 by a fellow Jeff Duboff. I thought they were no longer made,
> 
> but I found a web page http://www.shellac.org/wams/wvendor1.html#3. 
> Graham Newton also references it on his web site. Plays up to 20" Pathe
> 
> records, speed is digital 15 to 120 or 125 rpm continuously variable in
> 
> 1/10 rpm increments. Presets for 33.33, 45, and on mine, 78.26. The web
> 
> page lists only 2 preset speeds.
> 
> Also for fun see http://recordplayer.com/
> 
> Eric will probably comment on these. They would be a stunning piece of 
> art even if they did not play records. Almost Berliner looking, in that
> 
> the belt is exposed.
> 
> I have one 17" lacquer but it was used for recording a live event, not 
> for mastering. I assume this was the intended function of such a large 
> disc. That means a 20" Pathe was mastered on what, a 21" wax blank?
> 
> joe salerno
> 
> 
> 
> Sammy Jones wrote:
> > To anyone "in-the-know,"
> > 
> > I was wondering what are listmembers' favorite turntables for playing
> 16"
> > radio transcriptions. 
> > 
> > I've got an Esoteric/Rek-O-Kut that does nicely (although I wish it
> had
> > quartz speed lock).
> > 
> > Was there ever a Technics or Panasonic model that would accommodate
> 16"
> > discs?
> > 
> > Occasionally I'll see mention of a 17" transcription. Were these
> larger
> > discs used when the lacquer was intended to be plated and pressed? I
> know
> > my Rek-O-Kut won't accommodate them. What will?
> > 
> > Sammy Jones
> 
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