[78-L] A blast from the past

[David Lennick]

I'm sure he didn't go anywhere near the pickup since he's a radio guy (you should see his garage and basement..from 1924 Rogers classics to 50s tabletops) but I heard and saw no wear on any records I tried, not that I'm about to play anything post-1941 on this machine in any event.

 

dl
 
> From: lherault at bu.edu
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:11:38 -0400
> Subject: Re: [78-L] A blast from the past
> 
> Was the pick up rebuilt too? The rubber bits will have hardened if it has
> not been rebuilt. This leads to excessive record wear.
> 
> Ron L
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of David Lennick
> Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 12:39 AM
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Subject: Re: [78-L] A blast from the past
> 
> 
> Forgot to mention that the phonograph worked perfectly, and neither of us
> knows why. When it was last used, it was in downtown Toronto when we were
> still on 25 cycle power and it was never converted to 60 when we moved into
> the burbs. Anyone know if this motor had (has) something that ignores what
> should have been a problem?
> 
> dl
> 
> 
> 
> > From: dlennick at sympatico.ca
> > To: 78-l at 78online.com
> > Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2010 23:24:57 -0400
> > Subject: [78-L] A blast from the past
> > 
> > 
> > Something I never expected to see in working order..an RE-45 (Radio +
> Electrola) that sat unused in my parents' basement for overf 50 years.
> > 
> > http://www.radiolaguy.com/Showcase/RCA%20RE-45.htm
> > 
> > It doesn't look that clean but it plays beautifully! A fellow offered to
> get it running in return for another old radio I didn't have room for and
> didn't care about all that much, and this afternoon he brought it over to
> the house and set it up. Capacitors and tubes replaced where necessary, the
> whole thing cleaned up inside and out, the missing thumbscrew that holds the
> needles was replaced, and I'm amazed at the sound this thing produces, both
> on radio (AM only) and on records. Original speaker, too. Rather
> surrealistic to hear news reports about the rioting in Toronto on an
> 81-year-old radio. (Yeah, we got rioting..and we had an earthquake the other
> day..wanna make something of it?)
> > 
> > 
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> > dl
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