Mikiphone Pocket Phonograph
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- A clip of my 1926 Mikiphone Pocket Phonograph. This remarkable portable gramophone, manufactured by Paillard in Switzerland, packs up into its metal case for transportation and resembles a large pocket watch measuring approximately 4½" in diameter. All of the parts store inside including the turntable, soundbox and resonator. Although the turntable is only 4" it will easily play full sized records.
The motor has been just serviced and adjusted, the turntable felt has been replaced and the soundbox rebuilt with new gaskets and diaphrgam.
The recording is 'Nobody's Sweetheart' played by Mackenzie & Condon's Chicagoans on Parlophone R643 dating from around 1930.
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techmoan sent me here. wow the real version sounds so much better
Indeed, not even a contest with the fake one that tried turn their ears into a bloody mess after hearing to it, especially with quality headphones on.
true
lol a lot better
me too.
@@LogiForce86 he probably used a "newer" 78, the ones made in the last years of the format were made of vinyl and had a greater dynamic range, making them extremely loud on gramophones
Wow! It actually sound good! I just came from a Techmoan video, where he tested a repro that sounded horrific!
Part of it may be the material which the reproducer's diaphram is manufactured from.
Same here!
youtube is feeding us!
Thats OKE,as long as you re not intrerested in truth/politics!
And cat movies,....and playing my reggae....for these topics the algoritme works just fine LOL!
Night and day.. Wow
I think it may have been the record he tested with, there was some discussion of it actually being a Vinyl 78.
yea your not kidding it sounded like hell lol
anybody here from techmoan? this one sure sounds better!
An amazing difference between rip-off and quality! Vive la difference!!!
Yes, but this guy's commentary is nothing like as entertaining.
@@WCM1945 I wouldn't say a ripoff, just a terrible reproduction
Not just better, but incomparably better! The wow is nowhere compared to the replica, the whole thing is stable on the table and the engine can't be heard through the music.
@@josephbennett4236 Which commentary?
Really a marvel of miniturisation, no batteries!
The real version sounds awesome . That amazing .
It’s amazing that they made a record player so compact and small in 1926!
You know what? You inspired me to get a Mikiphone of my own! It just arrived today, and being 89 years old, it has a few challenges to work out. I immediately serviced the motor with fresh lubrication. It may need a shim added under the main spring to better align the wind up gears. Often it kicks back, as I wind it up, and rapidly unwinds in my fingers. The bakelite speaker assembly is an excessively tight fit when packed in the case. I think the bakelite has slightly shrunken with age. It has to be carefully pried to open it from its tenacious grip. Yours looks pretty loose as it should have been originally. I wonder if any safe modification can help it pack and unpack? The soundbox needs to be rebuilt with new rubber gaskets. It mostly rattles as it plays. The turntable has the original faded red felt. Any advice will be much appreciated! Thanks for your video.
Hi Garth, thanks for your message. The Mikiphone is a pretty neat machine - I was first shown one by a friend when I was a teenager and was fascinated by it. The soundbox gaskets are easy enough to replace - the white rubber tubing itself is available from specialists or ebay if you don't have some already. If your turntable felt is still serviceable I'd recommend that you leave it as is, mine was only replaced because it was almost completely gone, but ultimately it's your decision. I'm afraid I don't have any suggestions regarding the tight speaker assembly but I know they're quite brittle so take it steady. I hope you manage to sort all it's issues and then get to enjoy using it as intended. Regards, Gordon
***** There is a man living in Germany who makes new resonators.
I read it like you were 89 yrs old. Then wondered if you were still alive.
The ''bakelite'' speaker is made of celluloid,and after 100 years this stuff shrunks !
There's probably thousands of comments already stating this but hell I'm just going to say it anyway. This sounds 100 times better than the one Techmoan had.
What a great condition! This record is Gene Krupa's debut recording from 1928.
This sounds a lot better than the knockoff replica in the Techmoan video. I wont knock it for the worbles in the sound, it was 93 years old when this video was posted. To have a portable music playback device in 1926 must have seemed like the future.
The wow and flutter stability on this is remarkable. I'm seriously impressed at how precise the engineering is here - a portable gramophone with similar reproduction quality to a low-end full-size one. Not the greatest by any means but still exceptional. Absolutely staggering.
I can imagine someone taking one of these with them on a date at the park. Fumbling with it around for a bit before it makes the glorious sound of music.
I absolutely adore all these pocket gramophones! This one is especially impressive since even I (a woman) could fit it in the back pockets of my jeans. Although the sound quality may not be the very best out there, it's impressive none the less.
You're right, it's the neatness of the design and quality of engineering that impress rather than the quality of the sound. Glad you enjoyed the clip.
Around 1912 there were similar sized players made to play 5inch LITTLE WONDER records, but this one will play standar size records from any company.
A fine piece of technology! A phonograph like that, while it may not have high fidelity sound, I'll tell you what it CAN do-since it doesn't run on electricity you can take it anywhere and play it without worrying about where to plug it in or if you can get any wi-fi, or if the batteries will run down (I'm assuming it runs on a spring tension mechanism instead of batteries). A handy thing to have if you're camping way out in the woods or are traveling to a town or village with little or no wi-fi and little or no access to electricity, or if you're traveling across the ocean in a small boat, or after the world wide blackout during the zombie apocalypse! No, seriously it is a wonderful little thing to have for music during a blackout!
Yeah... in all those cases, I'd rather have an HMV 102.
Absolutely beautiful!! You are lucky to have one... They are either pretty hard to get or super expensive. Yours looks awesome!!! Greetings from Chile 🇨🇱
I can't believe the copyright for the music is still in effect, and that they care enough to monetize your video. Suck it, EMI.
Well, those artists spend hours and days making 5 min music. Their right must be preserved. But I understand the frustration and your point too.
Techmoan sent me.
I want this for a dear friend of mine in a band his name happens to be Mike haha 😂 great 👍
I can sell you one. If you still want it, they are not cheap though.
This is a great record player
If I lived then, I'd definitely want one.
I hadn't realised how short a 78 record would be, but I guess it's a higher speed and before anyone worked out how to get the tracks closer together.
yep, shellac was more delicate (being beetle resin) so the grooves had to have astronomically more space between them (although we're still talking about spaces that all look pretty miniscule to our big ol' eyes)
Отличный патефон ! Мечтаю о таком . Спасибо автору!
Man, That Swings!
What a beautiful little piece of ingeneering, I love it.
And yeah, I also came from Techmoan's channel.
This popped up as one of the videos when you open youtube. This is pretty cool. I've seen a lot of Techmoan's videos, but he didn't bring me to this one. Thanks for sharing.
This is fantastic
My goodness the first Walkman for record players … how ingenious .. only problem is the 1/2 ton weight of about 30 odd 10 or 12” 78s of shellac
True - but still cool!
Fascinating! Hight quality on litle space.
Amazing, my mind is blown
Very very nice
This is super cute and ingenious, but the problem is that the records you play on it are larger and far more fragile that it is. So if you wanted to take this on a picnic, you'd have to carry the records in a separate little suitcase-like box with a handle (which were available then.) It would've been easier and much more convenient to just put some records into the carrying sleeve / compartment in a regular portable phonograph, which of itself was like a little suitcase with a handle, and carry them all at once. The sound was louder and better, and you didn't need to carefully assemble / take apart anything either.
Sent from techmoan
That's so cool
.how great is that Oh wow i wasn't expecting that very good. 👍
Wow, this sounds great. Came from Techmoans channel :) great demo dude.
Sounds almost as good as the replica one. /s
Thank God the real thing doesn't sound like it's straight out of a horror movie.
Thank you Techmoan!
still sound better than iphone x speakers
You could sort of make out the bass slap
Que cosa tan chula.
Gracias.
hm, even if you could fit this in your pocket, where are you supposed to carry the records?
Prison wallet
Backpacks
Thanks for the video. Techmoan sent me here.
Guáu. Hermoso...
Box it up, I’ll take it!
It's a neat device for sure, and sounds pretty good for the size. I wonder who the intended market was? I've had a portable phonograph here before (to sell) but it didn't fold up this small.
people travelling or going on picnics.
When I saw it on a photo, it remembered me to a fish can.
interisting little machine .
Recorded on December 16, 1927, and originally issued on Okeh 40971.
Even techmoan couldn't afford this device.oh how lucky you are....
Hello. I've owned a Miki for a year now but I keep having issues with the soundbox. It always resonates on what seems about the same tone (and gaskets are new etc it's not the classic blasting problem). Did you encounter such a problem while restoring yours ? Best Regards.
Hi, no . . I've never had any problems with noises or vibrations on the Mikiphone soundbox. I replaced the gaskets and re-used the diaphragm and all has been fine.
+organlover1968 Hi ! Thanks for your answer ! Well then ... I probably am the only one with that problem, I keep asking people if they ever had it and no one seems to ...
Hi, checking back through my notes I notice that I did replace the diaphragm at the same time as the gaskets although I doubt that this is relevant to your resonating issues. Good luck with finding a cure.
+organlover1968 Hi ! Thanks for your interest ! Well I've changed mine too so no I guess the issue is elsewhere ... :/ No tuning seems to solve this resonance so I wonder what I can do ... Maybe trying thicker or thinner gaskets would help but why only on my soundbox ? This drives me insane really. Anyways, thanks for the help !
+organlover1968 Oh and just in case, may I ask you where you bought your replacement spring ? It seems pretty powerful. Mine is a NOS but my motor can have some trouble making it through a whole 10" sometimes. Thanks in advance.
Can these things play LPs and 45s too? If so I'd like to get my hands on one of those
Put very simply . . no. These things would destroy modern records in seconds.
@@organlover1968 Thanks for the heads up! I would've been wasting my money on it! The last thing I want to do is ruin my records. Thanks again!
They really aren't worth what ppls charge for them, they might be the cutest and neatest novelty but why would ppl put such a sharp price on em?
I know what you mean - I guess it's the rarity value. I was lucky to get mine when prices were still sensible but I've seen them advertised at £700/£800 which is crazy.
I had a feeling a real one would play much better than those repros :)
nice hairy arms
Would you say, that the wow is normal?
Yes, unfortunately the 'wow' is quite a common issue on these smaller machines. I don't know whether its to do with the smaller turntable, smaller motor or a combination of factors but my Excelda and Peter Pan gramophones suffer in a similar way.
Could it be, that in this unit a centrifugal force regulator is impossible?
Anmol
Does the felt have mercury in it?
Super but now a days waste?
すごい！1926年から こんなに小さな player が 存在してたなんて。
Also techmoan
Surprise!
This one sure will destroy your old 78's, they are not good for any record you care about
Actually if you play shellac 78s on a gramophone they shellac will not get destroyed as it will act like sand paper and wear the needle down instead of the record. With these you have to replace the needle every play. You can see gramophone wear test videos on RUclips. One guy played the same record 100 times on a 1920s gramophone and no damage or wear was done
Audiophile sn0bz
AN OTHER TECHMOAN MIGRATED TO A BETTER VIDEO....