I just want to publicly thank Mark for his skill, craftsmanship and attention to detail in bringing these classic pieces of audio history back to working order. He is a true artisan. They will now be pressed into full service as part of The Hot Jazz Society’s equipment line up playing period authentic music at events and venues up and down the country.
Hi there. I share your admiration for Mark's abilities, and duly record them here. But, may I please enquire about 'The Hot Jazz Society'? I searched online but could not find it - perhaps I did not look in the right place? But I have been a fan of (and a musician in) Hot Jazz since the 1960s. I'm now retired, but was not hitherto aware that your society existed. I would be very grateful to receive particulars, & would naturally like to join such a commendable organisation! Best regards, Norman Field.
@@bixanorak Hello Norman! I am of course fully aware of yourself. In fact, if I remember rightly, it was your demonstration of one of these that put me on the road to hunting down a pair, so thank you for bringing them to my attention. Though it took me a heck of a time to find someone like Mark who was competent enough to restore them to the desired level. We are not an actual society, it is just a name I use for my DJing escapades playing period records using period authentic equipment, thus the need for the No.11s. Please do now consider yourself an honorary member of ‘Hot Jazz Society’ All the best HJS
Just stumbled into this. I'm sitting in a small farm shop in Eastern Canada in January with a woodstove and a barn cat. Got rather involved with you rewinding the coil. Looked up to see my barn cat sitting at my shoulder watching the video. I think she liked your voice. Anyway, we enjoyed the visit.
This man is clearly beyond great at what he does. In my opinion Mark, you are an extremely gifted person in countless disciplines. The extremely high level of your attention to all of the fine, little details is what sets you apart from all of the "others". Thank very much fine sir for sharing your super-high level skill with us. You truly are AMAZING Mark! Fred
Hi Mark, What memories you have brought back to me. As a child of 10 in the early 50's and lots of odds and sods from the 20's and 30's I had many of the old magnetic pick-up heads to play with. My father made a radio-gram using a wind up gramophone with a magnetic head and a table top radio complete with 2.0 volt accumulator and 9v grid bias battery and 120v HT battery. That was all high tech in those days. Many thanks for an enjoyable trip down memory lane. MoK
You know, Mark, as much as you enjoy the work you do, just imagine the joy and warm hearts of the people whose "things" you fix must feel. You restore their hearts.
I will never have a workshop like yours, nor the skills you are demonstrating in your videos. But this is the next best thing, enjoying your adventures into repairs and rebuilds. And everything is done with a smile. Thanks Mark.
My Dear Mark, I would love to give your parents a hug for having you as this was a very touching episode in the lively sounds of the past as if we were there. Bravo, Mate, just well done. 👍
Ladies and gentlemen the last tune at this afternoons tea dance is Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra and Meet Mister Callaghan from the 1954 film of the same name....catchy ain't it! That Mark was the most entertaining thirty five minutes I have spent watching a restoration. Excellent.
I didn't know the probe yet, it's simply brilliant. It's unbelievable how you managed to wind these delicate wires onto the roll. Your work is more exciting than a crime novel. Great, I'm really excited. Thanks for the video, it means a lot of work and takes a few hours.
Since I found Mark's channel yesterday, I just cant get over his smile and loving face !! Every vdo of his is a treat to watch !! This, ofcourse is a pure Labour of Love for his craft ❤
I love the engineering aspect of your job. I'm getting quite jealous of some of the kit you have and the knowledge you have on the mechanical side. Another superb job.
I know you have serious kills, but when you compared the original cloth wire to your repro wire, my jaw hit the floor. HOLY Biscuits! That was amazing.
I love the old stuff it reminds me of when i was a kid i liked taking things to bits to see how they worked cutting a long story short we had an old record player a stacker .11 year old me when decided to mess with it plugged in got an electric shock lessons learned
Another great video! Makes you realise how labour intensive the production of electronics was back in the day. The materials used were so different as well, rubber, leather, cotton, bakelite etc. The horse shoe magnet was excellent!
Wonderfull. Thank you for allowing the record to fully play out into the exit groove. Lovely to hear a time gone by... It would have been incredible to hear it for the first time with an 'electronic' speaker.
That sounded so much better than it had any right too. I normally watch machinists channels like CEE or Snowball Engineering, but this one is brilliant. It deserves far more subscribers.
We could be best friends. I just discovered your channel a couple days ago and your tech work is the level I strive for. You work on a lot of stuff I would LOVE to work on. Every time there comes a moment where I’m like “he should do this or that,” you do. Every time. You have a wonderful sense of pride and passion and as another tech geek I really appreciate it a lot.
Impressive with you sence of accuracy I enjoy watching you repairs. Thank you very much for getting old stuff alive again and sharing the knowledge to do so. Per
Mark. I love your videos and approach to problem defining and solving. Keep up the good work. Happy New Year. One burning question: What is the name of the piece of music in your intro credits? It's brilliant, cheery and unique. Ideal for your theme music; just like you.
The title "Gramophone Pick-up Restoration" sounded a bit dull, but the video was anything but. A brilliant piece of work; the attention to detail for the cable was amazing.
I thought exactly the same. Binge watched his videos and this one was nearly left over - it would be a real shame. So many details and techniques he used - unbelieveable. I'll try to remember some of them for my own projects.
Hey Mark, I am enjoying so much what you are doing that even the tangy smell of colophony resin smoke returns to mind from forty years ago watching you at work. Keep it up mate! I am No. 70401! Best regards from Hamburg
just bloody marvlous watching you fix up these pieces of historic technology you colour match on the chord was spot on 10/10 mark keep these videos comming.
Dear Mark. Fabulous work. I can't add any more superlatives to the rest of the comments. Your dedication is beyond reproach. Nice to see you have all the equipment to perform the restoration. Never thought I would see you working on such vintage equipment. Will be looking for more. Best regards Allan 😃
You Sir are an ABSOLUTE GENIUS!!! the way you completely replaced the coiling and put everything back is very good but what really Impressed me was the attention to detail and how you even dyed the cable to an exact match to the original
It’s a joy to watch your handiwork, attention to detail and level of expertise in what you’re doing, Mark. This video was especially fun, since I brought down my record player from the attic during easter where its been sitting for the last 15 years to play some LP’s for my son of 8 (or ‘music thingies’ as he calls them), and I now could show him a proper 78 RPM record player also, not just 33 and 45. Thanks again, love your work!
Oh mine god. you are Absolutely fanrastic. Really nice job. I remember seeing that type of an electric pick-up in a small radioshop in Stockholm for many years ago. Bjorn
Great repair and excellent attention to detail. I have some similar kit I am in the process of fixing. Just putting together a coil winder as I think they need rewinding too. Thanks for posting 👍 😀
Loved that tiny coil winding machine. Back in the dim and distant past, one of my jobs involved winding coils for transformers. My machine was a bit larger though and powered by a big three-phase motor!
Thanks a lot for this excellent restoration. I really enjoyed all the small details and techniques you used to get the authentic look. I'll try to remember some of them for my own projects, e.g. knotting the thread around the cable or using the wax.
