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The Unplugged World of the Acoustic Gramophone (Patreon)

Published:

2020-05-08 16:18:48

Edited:

2020-05-09 09:02:34

Imported:

2021-02

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In this one I’m looking at an acoustic Gramophone, the HMV 102. One of the last and possibly the best of the portable wind-up 78rpm record players.

https://youtu.be/AYn7aZZBMRA

This video has been monopolising all my time for a couple of weeks, although work on it really started a few months earlier. Spending so long focused on one project seems to send me a little bit crazy nowadays, so finally getting this finished is a big relief. I’m also quite pleased with how it all came together in the end.

I hope you enjoy it - have a great weekend.

UPDATE: Swapped a five-second macro shot of a needle with fluff on it to one without.

As the record was being played, dust and fluff was extracted from the ninety-one year old groove by the needle. A couple of people thought this looked like wear on the disc. So to allay any concerns I’ve swapped the shot.

It really isn’t easy getting a fluff free macro shot - it took a half dozen more plays of the disc before all traces of fluff were gone. The record of course is still fine, it’s the needles that take the brunt of the wear.

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The unplugged world of the Acoustic Gramophone

Acoustic wind-up record players remained on sale longer than you might imagine - this is a video about one of the best and the last - the HMV 102. If you want to hear music being played on this machine - here’s a playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJsNpEYqEKf8UxdsxfYUGLj8nhxit33Xe More (and better) information available here: http://www.graham-ophones.co.uk https://forum.talkingmachine.info HMV 102 Models on eBay UK (Affiliated Link) https://ebay.to/35Kq1e1 The original sketch that inspired the muppet version https://youtu.be/DvswW6M7bMo ---------------SUBSCRIBE------------------ http://www.youtube.com/user/Techmoan?sub_confirmation=1 -------------Merchandise----------------- https://teespring.com/stores/techmoan-merch -------------SUPPORT--------------- This channel can be supported through Patreon https://www.patreon.com/techmoan *******Patrons usually have early access to videos******* ----------Outro Music----------- Over Time - Vibe Tracks https://youtu.be/VSSswVZSgJw ------Outro Sound Effect------ ThatSFXGuy - https://youtu.be/5M3-ZV5-QDM ------AFFILIATED LINKS/ADVERTISING NOTICE------- All links are Affiliated where possible. When you click on links to various merchants posted here and make a purchase, this can result in me earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network & Amazon. I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to AMAZON Sites (including, but not limited to Amazon US/UK/DE/ES/FR/NL/IT/CAN)