Homemade Gramophone / Vinyl Record Player (Phonograph)

[SnareForLife1995]

Legos? That's epic

[TheHexeract]

This is neat. I'm trying to think of a way to amplify a gramophone horn using a normal vinyl needle. I think the best way would simply be to use a turntables normal preamp output, wire it to a transducer, and attach the transducer to the diaphragm of the horn. Now i just have to find a gramophone horn.

[rowen211]

I hope u that record wasn't valuable

[superproxy75]

8-D~

[togrindforya]

the monkess<3 now im a believer

[ObiTrev]

Im still waiting to see someone actually figuring out a way to sense the groove waveform with the NXT sensors, and having a program that can output it to a speaker.

[maxi9060]

thats cool!!!

[dusp2k]

As a vinyl freak this hurts to see.

[bobbelman666]

This is BAD for your LP's :P

[1skin2skin]

??? wow thts good for somin hm

[W2QYVkz789]

It's very practical, but I think the disc will be damaged if I use this system.

[debiani3866]

Line the cup with some tin foil..it will sound louder

[jjrosaria2]

Wow nice. The speed is a tiny bit off though

[robertaziemba]

Hey !!!! Does not work with CD's LMAO!!!!

[jdgator95]

LOL amazing, I've tried this countless time and failed, maybe the rcx brick is what's missing, I only have a motor and gears to adjust the speed

[eldorado303]

hey dj, spin that wheel!!!

[Richardddoobies]

Your cup is way too heavy ! It will surely shred your new Monkees album! I'm telling Davy Jones. He and Peter Tork are gonna come over and rough you up!

Downward pressure should not exceed 2 grams.

[strilight]

in conventional vinyl/record players, there is usually a belt to reduce vibration from the motor and thus reduce skipping. good luck!

[DrLsw]

HEY!! YOUR RUINING AN AWESOME MONKEES RECORD :( lol its cool tho

[DrLsw]

you should put a flat table on the bottom so it doesnt warp the record

[vftdhys]

sweet contraption, but dont use it on any good records.

[wrtlpfmpf]

Well the cup should be sideways, the information is encoded in sideway movements of the groove. There should be only tiny amounts of force on the record. This construction places lots of force on the record.

What's noteworthy is that the song we hear is without vocals. This is because this machine here tracks the height of the track which actually encodes the difference between left and right channels. As the vocals typically are on both channels, the substraction removes it.

[DinoDude65]

I used a paper cone and sewing needle, then I taped it to my dad's old turntable. Every time the bass drum played, the arm would skip all over the place! I tried a paper cup and it was much better.

[rikuwillkillu]

dont use a pin needle it is bad for your record

[DinoDude65]

it was a Berg Sans Nipple record that my brother didn't want, so we used it. It had a really loud bass and made the cone skip. But thanks for the advise. My dad hooked up the turntable to some speakers and put a record needle on it. Now I can listen to vinyl :)

[rikuwillkillu]

oh ok then :)

[W2QYVkz789]

You should try to reduce the level of the engine noice.

[norcal707gt]

thats awesome , cool ingenuity on that right there.

[RandomPieGuy]

Impressive!

[W2QYVkz789]

The sound it's so bad for the ear.

[FALKSTAR04]

Amaizing job :O

[vinylanaloglp]

I have uploaded many hi-quality vinyl recordings of popular rock and pop bands. Click my username to hear them . Make sure you watch them in 'hi-quality' so you can fully appreciate how great vinyl can sound!

[jrcstudios]

NicE! CHALLENGE: Now add an automatic pick-up system so that it picks up the cup and needle when the records over and shuts off...

[pinkfishass]

how did u make that???

its s cool i bugh a record playr thou it plays cds,recorsand casettapes :)

but its awsome can u tell me how to make one lol

[edisonphonographs]

The way you have the needle in the cup is not correct for playing that kind of record. The cup should be on its side and the needle should be stuck in the side of the cup at a 60 degree angle to the record. The way you have the cup and needle set up now is to play a record where the recording is in the bottom of the groves when the recording is in the side of the groves in this record. When the reording is in the bottom it is called a vertical and in the sides a horizontal cut.

[chich311]

so is it the record making the noise or is the the mindstorms

[JosePino]

Most of the noise comes from the Mindstorms Gears.

[superproxy75]

@chich311 so its like thingimadoodle? right? lol!!!



[masterd151]

Woudnt the weight groove the record?

[MockStoneLLC]

it wouldnt groove but the pin hes using will scratch it.

[masterd151]

I see

[JosePino]

The arm hold most of the cup weight but the disk will be damaged after 50 times of use. A cactus thorn will solve the problem but the thorn needs to be replaced often.

[olanzip]

You should try and play daft punk on that.

[Sandcat87]

ROFL. Homeverk!

[PAULLONDEN]

Whell....that's a doomsday scenario,

we'll always have music [®/]

[smurfswacker]

This is extremely cool. Concerning needles, an old wind-up gramophone collector showed me needles made from briar. He said they used to use them for a mellower, softer tone than steel needles. These were for old 78s, of course.

[McVonstein]

If he cared about sound quality or practicality, he wouldn't build a record player.

This is pretty cool.

[hubermsj]

u no they hav these things called ipods that r little and can do the same thing and still fit in ur pocket

[bleach2470]

vinyl has better sound quality

[djnorush]

not if you got a .wav on jour ipod

[ahc25wn6]

oh shut up both of ya, this is homemade and more cheap than ipod

[hefic]

one of the ways to ruin a vinyl

[RET80]

bingo. That's why they made DIAMOND tips with a very specific weight.

[Hexachloraphine]

Excellent start but I reckon you could significantly improve both the soundbox and the stylus.

Then have a microphone attached to one of those science stands poised over the sound box

[superenalotto27]

WOW!

[danielfx870]

buen trabajo

[DeutscheGrammophon]

You're ruining perfectly good records mate! Get a decent stylus instead of a steel pin with a pound of pressure.

Otherwise brilliant work!

[andreibf]

WOW Brillient. My friend made a Gramophone out of his old TV.

[soaper4]

pretty sweet, but it's going too fast.

[steviebboy69]

pretty kewl mate.

hey i just sent you a video response of one of my gramophones if you want to use it.

steve

[finalholocaust]

YEEEEEEEEEEAH!

[seanhewitt1]

whut the fisrt song

[strongguard70]

Thats pretty interesting however i can see and hear 2 problems. First, i can hear that your timeing is a little of remember that type of record needs to spin 33.5 times a minute to have the right tone. second your using a nail as a needle, that plus the weight of the cup is going to murder you records so dont play anything valuable.

[a2dds]

33.5?? it dosent have to be played at this speed thats not the correct seed its most likly going to to be 45 rpm as it is an old record and it could if its relly that old be played at 75rpm but 33.5 is not correct its normally just 33 or 33.2

[RHEAD100]

HA HA HA You people must be really young.

The speeds of record players were 78 rpm, 33.3 rpm & 45 rpm

78s were the standered size and the first disc type then came the larger 33.3s long play

then the small large hole 45s mostly rock and roll at first.

[HumaniGeneris]

Correct.

[HumaniGeneris]

33.333 is the correct speed actually.

[martiabr]

the second record is the monkeys, Im' a believer. That is the coolest thing i have ever seen.

[wilkes85]

Cool thing there, but how hard is it on records?

[Bootbox77]

Definitely cool but that nail is destroying the records for sure.

[samara966]

Great work^^. Which record is it?? Sounds actually quite cool.

[Akalina58]

nee, oder

die arme Schallplatte

[SolomonRacer]

and by the way, good work!

[battarii]

what is it in the glass?

[TurkDogduTurkOlecek]

its looks like cotton

[SolomonRacer]

it's not a glass, look in the about this video, it's a paper cap and it has a napkin in it.

[JosePino]

Inside the plastic cup there is a napkin. It improves the sound.

[wemawa]

I think the napkin probably helps soften the treble and equalize the sound. The RIAA equalization curve (which is used for all records) boosts treble by 20 db before recording to record then electronically reduces it on playback to reduce surface noise (sort of like Dolby for cassettes). It also reduces bass on recording and boosts it on playback.

[Evanmileus]

i wanna se him scrach on it! lol

that thig is amazing. 5 stars

[dtcheatham]

What a fool!!! They STILL sell record players doofus

[Altanore]

You idiot, he was simply making something creative.

[JohnMoorlag]

Great!

So Funny, when i was younger i also build a recorder player with Lego.

I have a tip put the needle a little bit more slant, otherwise it will damage your records!

Good Luck!

[psykobeat2012]

I love it !!!

[DeLoreanGuy]

that needle is destroying the record, it the speed sounds a bit off, but nice work.

gotta love that old rcx though! lol

[BenDempster]

nice rcx were using them at school for the lego robotics club

[shortyblackwell]

I could kick myself. I had original Monkees also Beatles- the one with the bloody meat &dolls on it. The warped and my mom threw them out. Got lots of 78's, though.

[JosePino]

I could help you to kick yourself.

That music is treasure!

[CassetteMaster]

TAHT IS TOO COOL!

[wellerc]

Man that is so sweet.

I have a few LPs i don't give a shit about

I must try this one day.

/favoritedid

[Ratboy8888]

cool1111

[bpabustan]

There is one problem here. The pin will damage the record as it is not a legitimate stylus. Can you find an alternative material as a replacement for the pin?

[JosePino]

a thorn from a cactus.

The pin that I used doesn't scratch as a "made in china" pin

[mostlyrecords]

Notice the way the record tips over at 1:30. Classic. This is the kind of stuff I'd like to build!

[nissin917]

OMG cool! Was it actually playing kinda fast? Is there a way to actually make it louder?

PS: I heard the Can-Can...

[JosePino]

It was rotatin 33 to 35 rpm. If you use a bigger cup or a big cone, it will be louder.

Yes, That is CAN CAN, "Orpheus in the Underworld."

[nissin917]

lol I love the Cancan. Its been used in so many cartoons... lol.

[Culex316]

Awesome invention. Try out some Megadeth next.

[jakebarnes97]

awesome bro!

[thepaashaas]

pitch is way off isn't it?

[xXxCrAdxXx]

well .. that's ONE way to destroy a vinyl :)

[MRKWTZ]

In 1970 I've made a similar player as a school work. It didn't have a motor. I had to turn it with my fingers.LOL. Great work.

[JosePino]

The first one that I made, didn't had a motor and the sound was horrible. I had to spin the disk using a crank.

[brian2889]

This setup is for a vertically modulated record like the old Edison discs. Most later records were horizontally modulated.

[montinhoman]

OMG !!

[coondogtheman1234]

I recognize the first song heard on that record, i dont know the composer but that song was heard in a video game and i think i heard it on tv, and the very last song heard i think was covered or done by the beatles and re-cover in the 90s by smash mouth, the song is "I'm A Believer" am i correct?

[JosePino]

Right. "The Monkies - I'm A believer", Good music from the 60's

[nissin917]

I think it is, but the original version by the Monkees. 60's, I think?

[JosePino]

No, is not the original version. This is the "piano version" of the Monkees. If I get the original version of the 60's, I will not play it on my Lwgo Phonograph.

[nissin917]

YAY!!

[Rikitheshadow]

So, say if i where to design a phonograph with an arm that has a counterweight. 1-2 grams of force is basically the limit right? for a vinyl

[CrockettDave]

My hifi turntable tracks with about 5 grams as normal.

[daanisik]

mine is 5 grams of force, but i am a dj so i need to, or else the needle skips

[videogameknowitall]

WOW!...COOL!...WELL DONE!

[videogameknowitall]

I liked your Idea so much that I tried it out for myself!, I used a pin, cup, and K'nex parts, but I used a hand crank. And it works reasonably well!.

Thanks!

[videogameknowitall]

Don't worry I did not use any good record! ;-)

[JosePino]

Don't worry, I purchased those disks just for fun. I know the disk are destroyed by the pin. On my website I clearly indicate it. This is only as educational purposes only.

By the way, using the pin, the disk is destroyed if the record is played more than 100 times approximately.

[AppleOranges12]

I see, just remember not to play a valuable record on this. Play valuables on a proper record player.

[wemawa]

Using the pin to play the disc you will degrade the sound quality even with 1 play.

[AppleOranges12]

OMG... You are using a METAL pin as a needle! Even though the tracking weight on your plastic cup is only a few grams, you will eventually distroy the vinyl as the pin will scrape away the grooves!!! You may play 78 with a metal pin as they are made from shellac but not vinyl. I suggest that you stop playing vinyls records with a metal pin immediately to spare the disk from further damage.

See my video about playing a record without electricity, I have given a clear warning about steel pins.

[wemawa]

JosePino knows this will damage the record. And you CANNOT play 78s with a metal needle either. They are more durable than vinyl to groove wear but still are degraded by this type of playback.

[JosePino]

I know, Thanks. Good advise.

[porkyminch01]

@wemawa Even if they are played correctly whit the proper artifacts the record is always degrading, this form of reproduction only degrades it much more sooner and is propensity to scathing it accidentally is mayor and more critical.

[philly452]

wow amazing do you have an enginering degree or something