The gramophone I was given. It's rusty, the soundbox is loose, the handle broken, but it still works ! and plays ok if I keep hold of the soundbox.
I think it's a 1920s/30s Columbia 109a.
I'm not sure why the inside, including the arm, horn, and case that typically is some sort of leatherette, has a thick badly applied covering of black gloss paint!
It should be worth refurbishing, although removing the paint might be a messy and long job....
The box of 78s I was given. They were in an attic for many years, and I guess at some point, another box with put un top.
Lots of broken records, I'd take one out of a sleeve and it would come out in jagged bits. Around 40% are broken. The bits will be given to arty people for art projects.
Defend the #Internet #Archive. Protect the Wayback Machine. Drop the #78s lawsuit. Sign the #Petition https://www.change.org/p/defend-the-internet-archive
The big music labels are truly awful. This is history, and no one is losing sales from folks listening to recordings of old 78 records.
Music labels will regret coming for the Internet Archive, sound historian says
#Vinyl / #VinylRecords & #78s / #78RPM picks of the day:
➡️ @LogoFiasco - Vinyl record store, esp. psychedelia, electronica, alt-rock, folk, pop
➡️ @myvinyls - App for managing vinyl record collections
➡️ @Keironmb - Vinyl record collector & gardener, based in UK
➡️ @elsiecarlisle - Devoted to UK dance band singer, mainly 78rpm records
➡️ @auditorymusings - Music blog recommending classic albums
➡️ @madvinyl - Music nerd, especially physical formats, wide taste
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So vinyl is retro? I haven't been paying attention. /s
#78s #45s #33s #plattensammlung #Plattenspiller #phonograph #records #recordplayer #turntable
#vinylrecords #vintage #retro #LPs #lp #retro
Chicago Rhythm Kings: "There'll Be Some Changes Made" (1928)
Streaming Internet radio of distinctly pre-Internet tunes: Radio Dismuke
