Aug 28, 2008 · In all cases, open horn or Victrola, the motor and tonearm mount to a wooden motorboard integral to the cabinet. Up to the advent of electric recording in 1925, Victrolas’ "horn" chambers were shaped something like a squared off megaphone. Most machines had model numbers in Roman numerals (Victrola IX, Victrola XVI, etc.).

Jun 2, 2021 · I also understand that Victrola's and similar machines that use a steel needle are not suitable for playing latter 78's (eg. at least 1940's and onwards, like your Fats Waller and Hank Williams disks). They are fine for 1920's records recorded acoustically. Remember, the playing technology and the pressing technology were constantly advancing.

Jan 4, 2008 · To nitpick just a bit, "Victrola" is not a generic term for a windup or acoustical phonograph; it's a trade-name that refers to phonographs made by Victor. Anyway, I don't know the Brunswick model numbers, but based on the date it may be that you have one of those acoustical machines that's designed to play electrical records, like the Victor ...

Dec 16, 2009 · As noted, "Victrola" properly refers only to machines produced by the Victor Talking Machine Company and its successors. Columbia machines are "Disc Graphophones" (open horn) or "Grafonolas" (enclosed horn); Baumbach wrote a similar volume about them called "Columbia Phonograph Companion Volume II: The Columbia Disc Graphophone and the …

Mar 10, 2016 · The genius of the Victrola design was to recognize that the horn need not be out in the open but could be an appropriately shaped chamber built into the cabinet, much less obtrusive back in those days when housewives, believe it or not, often viewed open horns not as decorative accessories but rather as obnoxious dustcatchers.

May 25, 2017 · And to note, the Victrola puts a lot of tracking force on your records, accelerating groove damage. Not to mention skipping on records with complicated passages in the grooves. Nothing can be fixed/changed to make it work well, kind of like shining a piece of poo...

Jul 14, 2019 · The correct 3 mil stylus for playing 78 RPM records on any modern "vintage-style" record player (Crosley, Victrola, Jensen, ION, etc.) is the Pfanstiehl 793-D3 (diamond) or 793-S3 (sapphire).

Dec 18, 2009 · Because the groove curvature of a 78 is very long compared to an album, and because there isn't much above, say, 5000 Hz on a 78, you might not hear the damage when played on a Victrola. But that same record with a modern stylus and cartridge will have you gnashing your teeth. The care you take with 78's now will pay dividends in the future.

Nov 29, 2013 · Edison had a unique horn and reproducer system that was far different from the Victrola. He was the first audiophile, experimenting a great deal withe materials used to make them, and the records. Diamond Discs were great, but Edison preferred sappy ballads to the hot dance music of the 20's, which is what allowed the others take over in the ...

Sep 4, 2004 · An impulse buy I must admit. I had never heard an Orthophonic Victrola before. This is a hand-cranked machine that was built by The Victor Talking Machine Company in 1926-29 to play the new electrically recorded 78's and compete with free radio.