[78-L] ear tubes

[Rodger Holtin]

In 1967 we flew from NY to LA on United Airlines.  Don't remember if this
was before in-flight movies or not, but we were treated to some kind of
audio which played not through headphones but through plastic tubing, much
like the ear tubes being discussed here.  They sounded pretty good.  They
plugged into the arm rests where there were little holes that presumably had
micro-mini speakers, not unlike the ear buds we had for transistor radios
back then.  I played with them for years, including placing them on ear buds
for transistor radios - the flesh-colored ones that looked like hearing
aids.  The ear pieces had soft nubs that fit comfortably in your ears.  They
came in plastic bags (to insure their sterility as I recall from the
printing on the bag) and they were ours to keep - which I did until somebody
made me clean my room many years later and they were judged to be without
value.  I wonder what they go for on e8ay?  Many times since I had wished I
had them.  Anybody who has ever worked on a car using a stethoscope to help
isolate noises will understand.  I'm not much of a mechanic by any stretch,
but I remember telling my A/C mechanic about them and that experience just a
few years ago, and he bought a stethoscope the next week.

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[mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of David Lennick
Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2015 9:59 AM
To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
Subject: Re: [78-L] ear tubes


In 1965 there were a couple of Lenco turntables in the record library at
CJRT (Ryerson student station) which had ear tubes. No idea what amplified
the sound since I don't recall any external controls.

dl

> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2015 07:48:22 -0700
> From: mbiel at mbiel.com.invalid
> Subject: Re: [78-L] ear tubes
> 
> 
> There were heart beat sounds records for doctors which came with an 
> ear tube attachment to be like a stethoscope.  There is no reason why 
> a real stethoscope could not be adapted to fit a disc reproducer.  
> There are reproduction ear tubes being made now for phonograph collectors.
> Charlie Hummel had them last fall at the Mechanical Music Extravaganza 
> which is happening again next Sunday.
> 
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [78-L] ear tubes
> From: Joe Salerno <jsalerno at collector.org.invalid>
> Date: Sun, April 12, 2015 8:45 am
> To: 78-l <78-l at 78online.com>
> 
> 
> I've heard cylinders played back thru ear tubes. Pretty impressive 
> sound
> 
> overall, considering what they sound like played thru a horn.
> 
> So I'm wondering if there was ever a machine sold that would play 
> acoustic disc records thru ear tubes. I've never heard of one, but 
> hardware is not my specialty.
> --
> Joe Salerno
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