The 'BUSH-Scene One' came in a variety of styles, some including a tuner. Mine was a basic record player, so no tuner, but it lasted me from 1974 to 1980, when I switched to Technics and Celestion Ditton Hi-Fi components. For 6 years though, it was used almost every day, but especially at weekends, when my bedroom was filled with the sounds of the 60's and 70's. My biggest regret was giving the record player to a friend, who then decided to make 'improvements' to it. All he did was to destroy a perfectly good record player, and then ditch the remains in a skip his Dad had hired for building work. If only I had known.......
Oh that's a tragic end for a great machine. My aunt had a Murphy player only version in white which I loved. I had used it all my childhood into my teenage years. I used it more than she ever did and truly thought I would be given it when she finally finished with it. They dumped it one weekend and had assumed I wouldn't want it as it was old 😢 along with all their 45s too. 35 years later I still don't see how they thought that 🤣 I've had a few versions of this machine over the years along with other Bush players. Some of which have been recorded sand are on my YT channels. Thanks for the comment and the watch. Cheers Paul
@@GramophonicReevolution and it was a tragic end for the white Murphy player and the 45's too. Sadly some people fail to understand the value of an item, but your Aunt must surely have realised how much you wanted the record player, so it was definitely an odd thing for her to do. Really sorry to know another excellent piece of historically valuable equipment was dumped without consideration. All the best to you, and good luck with your mission keep these turntables spinning!
🤣 Yes you would get the chipmunks but these are all 78s of different sizes. You can stack any 7, 10, 12 " records in any order as long as they are the same speed 😎
78s needs a bigger stylus. A regular 33 stylus will play but it doesn't fit the groove properly as it's too small and bounces about giving a rubbish sound with lots of surface noise 👍😎
It uses the little plastic arm that is at the back of the tonearm. If the record doesn't touch it when drops its 7", if it moves it slightly it's 10" and a good movement means 12". Simple and clever 😎👍
It uses the little plastic arm that is at the back of the tonearm. If the record doesn't touch it when drops its 7", if it moves it slightly it's 10" and a good movement means 12". Simple and clever 😎👍
In that case, you should be able to stack all three of those sizes together in any order as long as they play at the same speed, right? I’ve got a VM changer and Collaro changer that work differently.
Some are better than others. It depends on the condition of the record, how many times it's been played and what with. A lot of them have had repeated plays with steel needles and not always fresh ones for each play so they have worn badly. Shellac is naturally a little noisy. Sometimes they sound great if they've been treated kindly 😊
Hi, I managed to retrieve my old Bush Scene one from my nans attic, however the stop, start button, appears to be stuck on stop!! Any advice, or could you point me in the right direction? Cheers
Hi Andrew. I highly suspect it will be old hardened grease on the control mechanism. Just take it apart and free it off. It will be the same with the ball bearings on the centre spindle and the cogs under the platter. Really easy to dismantle, clean and regrease. Just circlips holding them on. It will definately thank you for it and run smoothly . Good luck :)
@@GramophonicReevolution Possibly silly question, there are several small screws at the base of the turntable, I assume I undo all of those? Thanks in advance
Hi Andrew. If you are going into the underneath then there will be screws all around the base. If you are new to servicing have a look at a few videos on tube for similar machines. Anything vintage bsr etc will be similar. It'll give you some idea what to do. Same goes for the upper parts with bearings etc. It's very simple once you get the hang of it 😎👍
Well, on stacking records, First 78s due to age, tend to crack and split when stacked. Not really a good idea if you want to keep them. Second, although this will play mixed size records, LP records from the changer era have a lip on the outer edge and the label area to keep the playing surface apart. Like wise 45 rpm records have a raised label. Mixing different size records will damage the 12 inch records where the 10 inch records rest on the playing surface. Mixing size is not a good idea. This player does not have a full 12 inch platter, which also damages records. Serious record collectors would never use a player like this. This is most suited for playing yard sale records, that have already been played on junk like this.
Thank you for your comment. In my 50 years of playing records on changers I've never had one crack or break though of course It wouldn't be a good idea to put an already damaged record in a stack. These players certainly aren't high end but play nicely for their age and audio capabilities. Mixing 78s is no trouble as long as they have the run in and run out groove. Older ones don't work for various reasons. 45s with the gripping ring designed to assist stacking are also fine. Lps could get marked but I wouldn't advise playing priceless or brand new records on this kind of player. Cheers Paul
This was a great little player and one that I had forgotten so thanks for the reminder :) I play a lot of singles but I do like a stacking player to play them on which is why I have the Dual. It'll stack and play anything .
Hi Marco they do come up for sale from time to time mostly on eBay. They were massively popular in the UK so still several about in many variations. I've got one without the stacker option that I'll probably sell soon. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lYRTNUs8bBM.html Cheers Paul
