Forgetting the fact that the needle is meant to be replaced after one play. This is something not everyone knows that early shellac records wear down the steel needle (instead of the groove) used to play them because the shellac contains abrasive grit to shape the needle. The needle should be used once and then thrown away. This needle wear can be seen by rotating the needle under a light source to look for glinting, which indicates groud away metal. Using a needle more than once can and will damage the record groove. This is why needles are bought in quantity and the record player has a place to put the used needles.
It really slams itself into the opening grooves of the song doesn’t it? 😂 I can’t work out what this would be actually useful for apart from listening to the same song 100 times )
I guess in the day they weren't worried about record wearing out because they go buy another one as well as needles this thing looks like it has some form of a little pad that slides on the record itself I imagine over time that would wear the record and my God the way it slams into that poor old needle I mean nowadays no I don't think I'd want to use that but back then when you could get needles and they were dirt cheap or they were cheap enough and records you could just go out and replace with the exact same one from the store if you wore it out yeah cool but I don't know if I would use it nowadays Nate to have
I agree! Oddities like this repeater shouldn’t be used on Pristine records so they can be preserved for future generations. If you look at the record I did use, it’s a mess, but it sounds amazing. 👍
The record wear probably wasn't as big a deal then as it would be now. If you played a record 100 time over with one of these things, you'd probably be ready to part with it anyway.
Thank you for showing the repeater in action on your exquisite early Victrola .
My pleasure!
Fascinating. It's not something I'd use but fascinating. Thanks for unloading.
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Forgetting the fact that the needle is meant to be replaced after one play. This is something not everyone knows that early shellac records wear down the steel needle (instead of the groove) used to play them because the shellac contains abrasive grit to shape the needle. The needle should be used once and then thrown away. This needle wear can be seen by rotating the needle under a light source to look for glinting, which indicates groud away metal. Using a needle more than once can and will damage the record groove. This is why needles are bought in quantity and the record player has a place to put the used needles.
Very nice comment. Hopefully someone new to the hobby reads it and understands it so more records can be saved.
Long-playing needles were available throughout the 78 era, made of tungsten, stellite, osmium etc. as opposed to the usual mild steel.
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It really slams itself into the opening grooves of the song doesn’t it? 😂 I can’t work out what this would be actually useful for apart from listening to the same song 100 times )
I don’t think this was a popular item. This is the only one I ever came across!
@@moonlightfordf1005 A very cool find for sure :)
That’s pretty slick
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I guess in the day they weren't worried about record wearing out because they go buy another one as well as needles this thing looks like it has some form of a little pad that slides on the record itself I imagine over time that would wear the record and my God the way it slams into that poor old needle I mean nowadays no I don't think I'd want to use that but back then when you could get needles and they were dirt cheap or they were cheap enough and records you could just go out and replace with the exact same one from the store if you wore it out yeah cool but I don't know if I would use it nowadays Nate to have
I agree! Oddities like this repeater shouldn’t be used on Pristine records so they can be preserved for future generations. If you look at the record I did use, it’s a mess, but it sounds amazing. 👍
The record wear probably wasn't as big a deal then as it would be now. If you played a record 100 time over with one of these things, you'd probably be ready to part with it anyway.
@pcno2832
…… tip, spray the record with Pledge. It will obsorb a lot off the odd noises
I have one.. they're pretty worthless....
So are 6 toes on 1 foot!
music's pretty obnoxious...
So are some people!
@@moonlightfordf1005 aren't we, though....