Nice! but if I were you I would play that on a newer electric turn table with a 78 stylus, those don't ruin the records, these old record players ruin the records as they play, none the less thanks for sharing!
It's funny to hear people on here comment about the needle and how repairing it would help so much, playing it on a dual 1229Q with a stylus with no tip would be better for the record then that needle in any condition ! haha funny still cool thanks for sharing it
how many times have you used that needle only use once on victor victrolas diamond disc players can be used thousands of time and columbia i think is basicly the same as victor snd if not needle chech your reproducer
The reason that your records are not being destroyed is because you are playing an early Victor electric recording, these are still made of pure shellac, not the softer shellac mix used on later electric recordings. So you can play at least this one and others that look like this (NOT RCA VICTOR) without worry of harming them.
If you play a record intended for a crank record player on an electric record player, will that cause any ill effects to the record, or even the quality of the sound?
I have dozens of acoustic discs that I play on a portable electric turntable. They don't get damaged but they sound somewhat quieter than electric discs.
If you play a record intended for a crank record player on an electric record player, will that cause any ill effects to the record, or even the quality of the sound?
Answer:
In very, very few cases. If the record is electrically recorded, of course, but if the record is older (acoustic), at least the basso would be more pronnounced but not so much.
Elmadore is absolutely right about steel needles -- use them ONCE and NO MORE, period. If you use one needle one two records, the second one will be eaten alive by a tip that was shaped by the first record, and there are thousands of variations on groove shape. HOWEVER, playing an electrical recording on a wind-up depends on the wind-up. Victor Credenzas, for instance, were designed and sold specifically to play these Victor VE Orthophonic records.
When you buy a victrola or any other wind up disc playing machine and it has needles in it do not use them! The reason for this is that that needle could have been used before. Instead you should buy new needles loud tone for acousticaly recorded records and soft tone for electricaly recorded records recorded before 1935.
Okay-you are way off. If you use a steel needle more than once, you are actually injuring the groove, because a new needle grinds to the shape of the groove so it can play and track well. If you take a used steel needle and re-use it, it can't grind down anymore, so it is actually scraping the groove down as it plays.
They don't know what they are talking about. Some people said the same thing to me. I've played the same old records over and over again, it don't hurt anything, just change your needle about every 5 plays or when ever it stops sounding right and you'll be fine. People are so funny, I'll bet most people that say that stuff, have never even seen a old player.
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TwinTowersMusicMgmt 11 months ago
Nice! but if I were you I would play that on a newer electric turn table with a 78 stylus, those don't ruin the records, these old record players ruin the records as they play, none the less thanks for sharing!
Annonymus121 11 months ago
I love the name of the song, "I never saw a straight banana"
WoW!
BeeHold 1 year ago
you need new needles, basically that noise is you ruining the record, enjoy it while you can
Turkeydoodlers 1 year ago
It's funny to hear people on here comment about the needle and how repairing it would help so much, playing it on a dual 1229Q with a stylus with no tip would be better for the record then that needle in any condition ! haha funny still cool thanks for sharing it
pentaxsubversion 2 years ago
how much did u pay for it
Taybell10 3 years ago
I Found A Record Of A Spanish Band From The 1910s On A Victor "Bat Wing" Record In The Garbage 2 Years Ago
glennmillerfan 3 years ago
OH MY CHANGE THE NEEDLE!! Love that whispering baritone!!
vinylpiggy 4 years ago 4
how many times have you used that needle only use once on victor victrolas diamond disc players can be used thousands of time and columbia i think is basicly the same as victor snd if not needle chech your reproducer
piplol2468 4 years ago
that grinding sound you hear is your record being destroyed!!!
tob5tag 4 years ago
The reason that your records are not being destroyed is because you are playing an early Victor electric recording, these are still made of pure shellac, not the softer shellac mix used on later electric recordings. So you can play at least this one and others that look like this (NOT RCA VICTOR) without worry of harming them.
bingcrosby1903 4 years ago
If you play a record intended for a crank record player on an electric record player, will that cause any ill effects to the record, or even the quality of the sound?
CarGuyZM10 5 years ago
I have dozens of acoustic discs that I play on a portable electric turntable. They don't get damaged but they sound somewhat quieter than electric discs.
bagthatwasswell 4 years ago
If you play a record intended for a crank record player on an electric record player, will that cause any ill effects to the record, or even the quality of the sound?
Answer:
In very, very few cases. If the record is electrically recorded, of course, but if the record is older (acoustic), at least the basso would be more pronnounced but not so much.
castilloda 4 years ago
Elmadore is absolutely right about steel needles -- use them ONCE and NO MORE, period. If you use one needle one two records, the second one will be eaten alive by a tip that was shaped by the first record, and there are thousands of variations on groove shape. HOWEVER, playing an electrical recording on a wind-up depends on the wind-up. Victor Credenzas, for instance, were designed and sold specifically to play these Victor VE Orthophonic records.
esroberto1 5 years ago
I just bought a victrola at a flea market... how can I tell if it has steel needles
(it has a whole tub full of needles) !!! Yikes, don't want to ruin my records.
chenarch 4 years ago
When you buy a victrola or any other wind up disc playing machine and it has needles in it do not use them! The reason for this is that that needle could have been used before. Instead you should buy new needles loud tone for acousticaly recorded records and soft tone for electricaly recorded records recorded before 1935.
nejifreek12 4 years ago
It's amazing what some people will though away!
videogameknowitall 5 years ago
Okay-you are way off. If you use a steel needle more than once, you are actually injuring the groove, because a new needle grinds to the shape of the groove so it can play and track well. If you take a used steel needle and re-use it, it can't grind down anymore, so it is actually scraping the groove down as it plays.
elmadore 5 years ago
These people are talking about waht you SHOULDN'T do. That doesn't mean you can't do it sometimes without destroying a record.
Bikerpropaganda 5 years ago
They don't know what they are talking about. Some people said the same thing to me. I've played the same old records over and over again, it don't hurt anything, just change your needle about every 5 plays or when ever it stops sounding right and you'll be fine. People are so funny, I'll bet most people that say that stuff, have never even seen a old player.
grantchanning 5 years ago
Ha! If the record stops sounding right, it's too late.
laceup1967 5 years ago
Now, go ahead and try playing those records on the proper turntable... don't come crying to us if they sound like crap!
aldiakaroofus 5 years ago
oh crap ur basically destroying that machine by playing an electric recording on it. thats why it sounds weird/unclear to you when you use it.
and make sure you change needles after every play or you'll wreck your records
MrRom92 5 years ago
He's right. If the Victor record say "VE", don't play it on a wind-up!!
aldiakaroofus 5 years ago