I will show you all the phonographs in my collection. You will see pictures and hear them playing music. Some phonographs are extremely fragile and it’s recommended that you don’t do a full wind 3/4 is the maximum recommended wind. If you are new to the hobby and your record won’t play, the phonograph just stops, a few drops of oil on the motor parts will have a very positive result. Also newer 78s have more friction when playing then a 78 from say 1910. It’s a different recording method. Something simple as a dusty, dirty record will have a hard time as well. There are a lot of books-to help beginners and serious collectors alike. Any questions, just ask.
Found a 2 & 4 minute gem with the larger Gem horn at a garage sale in Minneapolis, later I then traded it Graphophone type A and have been looking for another one ever since. Whats interesting about your Gem is that it has a very similar brass crane that I made for the one I had. Whats the story behind this one?
As you know the black model B Gem was available with a lot of horn options when new. The model b has a slot for a crane to use with a Gem 19” black horn. smaller horns are also correct. check out my maroon gem with a maroon horn.
@@moonlightfordf1005Yes, I once did have a Fireside with the maroon horn as well as a two minute gem with the small japanned horn. They are fun machines. I found one single photo of the 2&4 minute Gem before I traded it and it indeed seams that it is the same you have, such as the left scratch mark on the reproducer rest and the crank handle has more shellac towards the body. There may have been a veneer repair but i could be misremembering from another Gem. If you happened to remember the fellow that sold you this, it may have been Derrel Greeley of Greeley Junction out of Lewisville MN.
These phonographs are just a curiosity, and if they play then there is no reason to open it up for any reason. It will go back in the collection to be played ? Thank You for your interest!
Absolute Vinyl Violence! Amazing what those records have withstood and are still playing. And amazing at how much fidelity is revealed through a nail basically... And that THING! Hysterical and TOTALLY SERIOUS at the same time! Audiophiles then, a gold plated nail, cardboard platter mat and a tin horn stuck in a wooden box. Today? $4,000 Moving Coil Cartridges, Nude Shibata Styluses, Boron Cantilever, Delrin Clamps, Macassar Plinths... But can it play a record?😂 Great work, love your channel!
I really like this video. I was just gifted my first project vehicle from my father-in-law and I plan to do most of this myself. Easy to follow and simple enough.
If I could only have 1 machine it would be this D . Your drive belt might be slipping. That murky warbling sound is usually the sign of a loose belt. If that doesn't work, try changing the gaskets in the reproducer, There's demonstrations of how to do this here on You Tube
nice job! The bench seat looks great! A layer of burlap over the springs protecting the foam would make the foam last longer tho. On seat back not as important as on the seat itself.
These were kiddie record plàyers for small records. Many like this were built on structure resembling a can for canned ham though not actual can oñ ones I've seen. A round, drum like player was made for playing the 5inch "Little Wonder" records for children. (Because of these kids players, some people think "Litte Wonders", were kids label, like the 1950s Golden plastic 6inch, but only 10% were. The Little Wonder player had lithos of kids at play or Animals, if full color As late as mid-50s, there were acoustic kids players though with plug in electric motors. Modest could play 10inch 78, a few had 45 speed also.😊
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.
These Puck phonographs are very delicate. You don’t want to overwind or fiddle with them to much. The goal is to get one in beautiful condition and leave it on a shelf. Playing them only here and there.
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.
