His Master's Voice Automatic 1A Exponential Gramophone Demonstration
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- Опубликовано: 20 апр 2021
- Here is a demonstration of the rare HMV His Master's Voice Automatic 1A Exponential Gramophone, made in England circa 1929. One of the last great acoustic record changers, it is seldom seen in the USA. I hope you enjoy it!
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Rare, stunning and absolutely GORGEOUS talking machine, which by the way plays GREAT !!!
What a wonderful Rare His Masters Voice Gramophone Cabinet seen one in museum Wow to own one these unreal great sound very clear nice and loud outstanding this has be super Rare .Troupee from Ireland.
Thanks so much for the nice comments! I enjoy owning this machine.
Was für ein traumhaft wundervoll einzigartig schönes elektrisches (mit mechanischer Schalldose) Grammophon! Ein außergewöhnlich schönes Gerät! Nur mit einfachen Nadeln wird es schwer da man die ja nach jeder Seite wechseln muß! Da brauch man Halbdauernadeln (10 Seiten) oder Dauernadeln (bis zu 40 Seiten! So ein Gerät hätte ich auch sehr gerne!😍
The eject mechanism is really cool. I had to watch it several times before I figured it out. Very clever. It basically has no dedicated ejection mechanism, just the pin that lifts 1/2 the record which causes the platter to push the record off of the player. At least that is what it looks like how it works to me. Fascinating.
You're right...the records simply keep changing one after the other and stay in sequence. Thanks for your comments!
Wow! An absolutely beautiful machine and sounds great too! And I love the remote control stand.
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it! It's fun to own.
FINALY EPISODE AFTER 2 YEARS!!! :)
Yeah, it took longer than expected! Hope you enjoyed it! Thanks for the comment!
@@GracevilleMN ofcourse i enjoy it! that is rear model of automatic phonograph from end of 1920's (or late 1920's) i guess you first restore it and after restoration you load shellac records and show it. i guess that was not cheap.
Wonderful machine!
I'm glad you liked it! It's fun to own.Thanks for your comment!
Felicitaciones por mantener esta máquina en funcionamiento!
¡Gracias! ¡Realmente lo disfruto!
Fantastic!
Glad you liked it! It's a really nice machine!
Thank you for posting! Sales must’ve been scarce since England had just endured The Great War of 1914-1918 and the Stock Market Crash of 1929 would clobber the economy in the USA and send a shock wave around the world.
I think you're right! I believe these machines must be quite scarce.
Thanks for the comments!
It truly ia amazing as to how beautiful the sound is, despite there being no electronics involved in the reproduction. That exponential horn abd the HMV reproducer really bring out the best of those electrically recorded records.
Since steel needles are only good for one play, what sort of stylus is used for a machine like this?
The one here looks looks a bit like the tungs-tone needle, if my memory of the pictures I've seen isat all accurate (that statement should tell you much about what I know about this part of antique phonographs.)
Thanks for the wonderful music!
I'm so glad you enjoyed the video, and thanks for the questions. These automatic gramophones were designed to be used with the Tungs-tone multi-play needles as you mentioned. For this demonstration, however, a cactus thorn needle was used. With good unworn records you can play many sides before the needle needs to be re-sharpened, much like a pencil point. In my opinion the natural cactus thorn is gentler on the records and can be re-sharpened many times before it becomes too short for use. Thanks for your comments!
What an astonishingly beautiful piece of mechanics! I have one question, out of ignorance: I see that the reproducer is an acoustic one with replaceable needle. Aren’t steel needles supposed to be replaced once per record side? I find this a bit incompatible with all the comforts this machine provides (e.g. disc changer, remote control etc). I find strange that they allowed the owner to change song without having to leave the armchair, if he had to change the needle every 6 minutes! What do you think about it? Thank you for your splendid videos!
Yes, regular steel needles should be replaced after each side, but His Master Voice (whose parent company was The Victor Talking Machine Company in Camden, NJ) recommended using their "Tung-style" needle, said to safely play up to 200 sides, with a tip made of tungsten.
I appreciate your nice comments! Thank you!
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great phonograph! are you actually in Graceville, MN?
Thanks! Graceville MN was my birthplace many many years ago!
@@GracevilleMN awesome! I'm from Minneapolis