[78-L] ear tubes

[Joe Salerno]

This reminds me of something my father taught me long ago. He used to 
diagnose cars when he was young, by holding a stick, like a broom 
handle, up against a car part and his ear to hear if there was unusual 
friction or noise indicating a problem.

Joe Salerno

On 4/13/2015 9:42 PM, Rodger Holtin wrote:
>
> 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.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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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
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> 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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