You may recall my first video of this machine. It still uses the bottom of a carton for a diaphragm. I shall be posting videos featuring each of my machines over the next few months. Hope you are well my friend.
Its good to know you have the first & second model in your collection. Decca portables must be the most interesting to collect, with their vastly differing models. Wonder how they kept up with re tooling the factory?
Just to refresh your memory, here's where the diaphragm came from: ruclips.net/video/UllzyzfZUDQ/видео.htmlsi=_GUBdAyU_74OMb7e Every time I see something that looks like a diaphragm, I hold it to my ear & give it a stroke. If it sounds right, it's tried in a soundbox that needs restoring, as with this one. Think the sound (& picture quality) is also better for being recorded on my android phone.
You'll be surprised to know where & got the soundbox diaphragm from, which is explained in this video: ruclips.net/video/UllzyzfZUDQ/видео.htmlsi=_GUBdAyU_74OMb7e I now also use my android phone for my postings, which gives better sound & pictures. Thanks for your most positive comment!
Just had to have this cute little machine when I saw it at a record fair. Glad you enjoyed. Surprising what a difference a little careful work on the reproducer can make xx
Very nice. I was only playing Alfred Jennings doing this song the other week on Homochord. I now wonder if Alfred Jennings was a pseudonym for Stanley Kirkby. It would explain why it's so good if it was as he as one of the great singers.
Have had a listen & doesn't sound like Kirkby to me. Stanley Kirkby appears to have only a handful of pseuds, Walter Miller, being perhaps the most frequent. Being a highly paid recording artist he may have had quite some say re. pseuds, by contrast, Jack Charman had around 100! Re issue labels were perhaps the most notorious for allocating pseuds, sometimes being so careless as to giving the same pseud to 2 or more different artists!
@tiga4180 I wonder if my recording was playing too fast, but maybe it isn't. I was only checking quickly. There is nothing much about Alfred Jennings online, besides about 3 songs on RUclips, two of which are in my video.
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Thank you very much for this beautiful song played on a very nice gramophone 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Glad you enjoyed & warmest of greetings from a very cold Hull!
Sounding very clear and loud my friend! A very fine machine!
You may recall my first video of this machine. It still uses the bottom of a carton for a diaphragm. I shall be posting videos featuring each of my machines over the next few months. Hope you are well my friend.
Paul, thanks for this Great War song. Yes, I also like the Decca trench portable. I have the first and second modell in my collection.
Its good to know you have the first & second model in your collection. Decca portables must be the most interesting to collect, with their vastly differing models. Wonder how they kept up with re tooling the factory?
Neat machine and it sounds terrific!
Just to refresh your memory, here's where the diaphragm came from: ruclips.net/video/UllzyzfZUDQ/видео.htmlsi=_GUBdAyU_74OMb7e Every time I see something that looks like a diaphragm, I hold it to my ear & give it a stroke. If it sounds right, it's tried in a soundbox that needs restoring, as with this one. Think the sound (& picture quality) is also better for being recorded on my android phone.
Can't get a more authentic reproduction 😎
You'll be surprised to know where & got the soundbox diaphragm from, which is explained in this video: ruclips.net/video/UllzyzfZUDQ/видео.htmlsi=_GUBdAyU_74OMb7e I now also use my android phone for my postings, which gives better sound & pictures. Thanks for your most positive comment!
Great sound on this my friend xx
Just had to have this cute little machine when I saw it at a record fair. Glad you enjoyed. Surprising what a difference a little careful work on the reproducer can make xx
Very nice. I was only playing Alfred Jennings doing this song the other week on Homochord.
I now wonder if Alfred Jennings was a pseudonym for Stanley Kirkby. It would explain why it's so good if it was as he as one of the great singers.
Have had a listen & doesn't sound like Kirkby to me. Stanley Kirkby appears to have only a handful of pseuds, Walter Miller, being perhaps the most frequent. Being a highly paid recording artist he may have had quite some say re. pseuds, by contrast, Jack Charman had around 100! Re issue labels were perhaps the most notorious for allocating pseuds, sometimes being so careless as to giving the same pseud to 2 or more different artists!
@tiga4180 I wonder if my recording was playing too fast, but maybe it isn't. I was only checking quickly.
There is nothing much about Alfred Jennings online, besides about 3 songs on RUclips, two of which are in my video.