RARE 1955 RCA VICTOR 6-BY-4 RECORD PLAYER

[RCAradio]

Ur look newer like then my. I just bought off Ebay few days ago. I got work on AM I put new tube 1R5 sound good, nice tone. One thing is a porblem motor kind weak I clean the rubble some oil make smooth, let run for few mintues still weak.

[puupydoger]

very nice record players frangiul13

I'd like to know where I could get a RCA victor record player (I live in Connecticut!)

respond me please thank you!

*Please don't stop making your wonderful videos you don't know how many people enjoy watching them on your free time thank you and rem, to email me please. Thanks! :)

[frangiul13]

Thanks for your comment! I've collected many RCA 50's record players over the years. Many of which, I won on eBay. My advice to you is to keep scanning eBay for a good example, then bid to win! :)

[13lgm]

Not sure of the year, but need a needle for an RCA orthophonic high fidality, reg. 3 00839 that I got years ago at a school auction for $40.00. Turntable spins great, no sound.

[CrisVangel]

u need to listen to your video again theres one part the record drags slow so much it sounds like you put your finger to slow down the record and it's so brief I know ther's a problem with the oil or with the wheel that drives the tiny turntable. easy fix.

[frangiul13]

Nope, it's not the oil, nor the wheel. These units used a 6v DC motor to run the turntable. These motors did not maintain speed very well. This is a common issue with the 6-BY-4 Look it up in "The Fabulous Victrola 45" by Phil Vourtsis, page 64.

[CrisVangel]

You know one time I had tried everything for this one old record player and then it dawned on me that the inside of the turntable platter itself needed cleaning it was just a tad greasy, and though I didn't feel any grease when I felt under the platter, after I cleaned it, the speed no longer dragged! Soap and water, and towel dry.

[frangiul13]

That is true, but the motors in these units tend to vary in speed.

[southjk]

nice phono

[frangiul13]

Why thank you! Check out my other nice record players!

[famesteve]

"Can't Find the Time" by Rose Colored Glass on Bang records is one of my favorites but I didn't know about this Orpheus version - now I'll have to try to find a copy of it.

[tubellarbells]

Hey, nice video. I'd kill for one of these units in working condition although I prefer the EJ 2 was it ? the darker one with the dark brown tonearm.

Now, speed seems to be a bit irregular ?

An the artistic question. Can you post what MGM single (song/group) is that ?

Great choice for your vid.

Greetings !

[frangiul13]

Thanks for you comment! Actually, the speed is correct, and the tempo of this song is what suggest that the speed is off. Are you referring to the 45-EY-2??

The song is: Can't Find The Time(To Tell You) by Orpheus. Google or YouTube the song and Listen to it. It has that dreamy, slow tempo. Great song.

If you like this little record player, check out my other YouTube video that has a similar player, but in a flashy coral and white case!

[tubellarbells]

Hi. I didn't mean the tempo of the song. Voices sound ok. Sometimes it seems they cut the record stamper with slight variations of speed. Could be the case of theis particular song. BTW, I that I know it's Orpheus, I do have a yello MGM that I also like a lot. I'll find out about the band. I believe I did see your other player last night. I like any of those tiny RCAs since I only saw one working at a neighborgh's house as a kid. It's crazy the spindle also spins on the EY2.

Hope to see more.

[texs2007]

Well,the record stampers might have been the blame,but it could have also been the way the master tape was made,too. Remember,The Animals' "Don't let me be misunderstood" had a very noticeable pitch change when the chorus kicked in.

[salchst]

Oh God!  That Animals recording is absolutely horrible, and to think it was a hit record! I beleive it was an editing problem, where they spliced 2 different takes together. One of my pet peeves is that musicians don't pay close attention to being in tune, especially since I have perfect pitch myself. Thanks for brining that up.

[texs2007]

No problem. But,I think that,at least with The Animals single,it was possibly the machine they used to cut the master tape. The machines in the studios back then were,from what I read,pretty unreliable from day to day.

[lrd9999]

@frangiul13 I've heard that song on the radio periodically over the years; never heard it that slow. I doubt that you could buy a record with the speed that far off, so it's probably running slow. So many things can affect the speed with the usual induction motor, even the line voltage, along with sticky grease and hardened idler wheels. But even more factors would affect AC/DC model like that; I once had a tape deck with a rheostat to turn up the speed as the batteries aged.

[lrd9999]

@lrd9999 BTW: other than the speed, it sounds amazingly good. RCA really did their homework with the speaker/amp.

[frangiul13]

@lrd9999 Thanks for the comments! Yes, RCA did make these units sound much better, thanks to the higher quality Sonotone cartridge. As for the speed, yes, the motors in these particular units did not maintain speed that well.

[southjk]

great stuff!