Very nice turntable and music! I wish they still played BMS-1000s in stores. I also spotted the DX-160 on your TV. I have one in my collection as well! It will pull in stations that my Icom IC-745 transceiver can't!
Certainly not high fidelity, you've got that right. Sounds like my little sister's 1955 record player in an aquamarine-colored, vinyl-covered box with sound to match.
@ VinylKid3000: Thats background music for supermarkets or stores like you know it today. Back then the background music system was hooked up to the speakers in the shop. Today a radio or a computer does the job.
Interesting. I've heard a few that appeared to be Columbia mastered (ztsp dead wax) that had a high end rolloff much better than 6k. The sound was outstanding considering what the record was designed for
WOW, I didn't know they made these Seeburg background music discs into the 1970s, thought they were strictly 50s & 60s... wonder when they stopped production?
I wouldn't mind having those records and the machine to play it on. Some of my players have a 16 rpm speed. I remember when I was 11 I found a solid state 1970's avocado green Talking book record player on the curb side. It didn't work properly so I salvaged the speaker and chuck the rest, but the speaker is long gone too. ARGH, I should saved it along with other vintage gear I used to have. Only if I had the means of getting parts to fix 'em, I would've never been so dumb. :P
If the Talking Book Record Player was avocado green as you described, then it was probably supplied by the Library of Congress for someone who was either blind or print impaired.
How heavy is that tone arm? These records are very rare I wouldn't play them on a player like that rather something like a vintage Garrard or Dual. High reps on a turntable with a heavy arm will eventually destroy these records.
People say elevator music is bad. It nothing really less than that of Mantavoni, or similar artists. It is better because the musicians need skill to play it in my opinion, compared to many types of new music.
Good point. By the way, I like your name "KT88seamp". I own an amplifier that uses KT88 tubes in it. It sounds really nice. It generates a lot of heat when it's on though. Keep the kids away!
I have a Seeburg 16 rpm record player- it's really interesting. It has a spindle that holds a ton of records (maybe 10 or 15) and has a really ingenious mechanism to switch the records- it actually has 2 needles, one on each side of the arm, so it can play both sides of the record. I think I'll dig it out of the basement.
I guess the quality would get progressively worse as the record plays because, as the needle moves towards the center, the speed at which the grooves are passing it becomes slower and slower.
I like the video very much. The record sounds pretty good despite the wow and flutter. You can probably use a 45rpm adaptor for your talking book machine with this record to keep the record from slightly slipping if the hole is the same size.
Very nice! The Seeburg 1000 is one of my favorite videos. Good to see you found one of the records. I think that since they were meant to be sent back to Seeburg in exchange for the newer music that was issued (monthly, I think), most of them were destroyed, which is sad...
Very nice turntable and music! I wish they still played BMS-1000s in stores. I also spotted the DX-160 on your TV. I have one in my collection as well! It will pull in stations that my Icom IC-745 transceiver can't!
TheLegoboy1997 8 months ago
will you please play this record without speak ? I hope you will. Very nice music
SuperTartex 8 months ago
I've heard about these kind of records but never actually seen them. Didn't they call them half speed?
Elmware 9 months ago
EBay has one of these Seeburg 1000 jukeboxes at $600+- a steal!
mrmjb1960 1 year ago
16 4/3 RPM ?! tooooooooooo slow.............
curewindy2 1 year ago
Certainly not high fidelity, you've got that right. Sounds like my little sister's 1955 record player in an aquamarine-colored, vinyl-covered box with sound to match.
Myrtle791 1 year ago
I have this record player. The idler mechanism needs work. I LOVE the awkward midrange sound of this machine. I might use the amp as an iPod player.
OhSnApMp3 1 year ago
Its a 45 on steroids!!!
cowtippingrocks 2 years ago
What's a background music record? What kinds of things or places used those?
VinylKid3000 2 years ago
@ VinylKid3000: Thats background music for supermarkets or stores like you know it today. Back then the background music system was hooked up to the speakers in the shop. Today a radio or a computer does the job.
19FD89 2 years ago
Elevators, stores and also telephones...
jooyane 1 year ago
Interesting. I've heard a few that appeared to be Columbia mastered (ztsp dead wax) that had a high end rolloff much better than 6k. The sound was outstanding considering what the record was designed for
PJDooWop 2 years ago
WOW, I didn't know they made these Seeburg background music discs into the 1970s, thought they were strictly 50s & 60s... wonder when they stopped production?
goodshiite 2 years ago
I wouldn't mind having those records and the machine to play it on. Some of my players have a 16 rpm speed. I remember when I was 11 I found a solid state 1970's avocado green Talking book record player on the curb side. It didn't work properly so I salvaged the speaker and chuck the rest, but the speaker is long gone too. ARGH, I should saved it along with other vintage gear I used to have. Only if I had the means of getting parts to fix 'em, I would've never been so dumb. :P
Vinylrecordsneverdie 2 years ago
If the Talking Book Record Player was avocado green as you described, then it was probably supplied by the Library of Congress for someone who was either blind or print impaired.
MrUnidyne 2 years ago
How heavy is that tone arm? These records are very rare I wouldn't play them on a player like that rather something like a vintage Garrard or Dual. High reps on a turntable with a heavy arm will eventually destroy these records.
Love the music tho
JZTCZZO 3 years ago
this music playing in the background really helps alot when i masterbate !
coffeehigh420 3 years ago
HAhaha!
plastikmanfan 3 years ago 2
Cool stuff! never seen this before! how long does this 16RPM record play for? A 45 RPM is about 2:20 M
albear972 3 years ago
Could you somewhere post an MP3 of that record all the way through?
KT88seamp 3 years ago 2
This kind of music helps me when playing in the background concentrate on my coursework.
KT88seamp 3 years ago
You can machine an adaptor for that. With all that junk around the shop, you could start searching.
KT88seamp 3 years ago
People say elevator music is bad. It nothing really less than that of Mantavoni, or similar artists. It is better because the musicians need skill to play it in my opinion, compared to many types of new music.
KT88seamp 3 years ago 3
Good point. By the way, I like your name "KT88seamp". I own an amplifier that uses KT88 tubes in it. It sounds really nice. It generates a lot of heat when it's on though. Keep the kids away!
cricketrecords 2 years ago
I have a Seeburg 16 rpm record player- it's really interesting. It has a spindle that holds a ton of records (maybe 10 or 15) and has a really ingenious mechanism to switch the records- it actually has 2 needles, one on each side of the arm, so it can play both sides of the record. I think I'll dig it out of the basement.
hcaulfield1010 3 years ago 2
i wonder if you can use a 45 rpm adaptor on the center hole?
wall1977 3 years ago
No, the center hole is actually larger than that of a 45.
retrochad 3 years ago
@retrochad As noted in another vid, check a Gerber babyfood jar lid for fit. Worked for me.. Find center, 1/4" bit, and you have it..
dgr8zod 1 year ago
Not bad
iabhornc 3 years ago
I love muzak type music, I would love to hear more of the record !!
seaninlou68 3 years ago
I guess the quality would get progressively worse as the record plays because, as the needle moves towards the center, the speed at which the grooves are passing it becomes slower and slower.
Jamiep84 3 years ago
This is why Edison prefered cylinders even as late as the 1920's.
BayAreaBiker2001 2 years ago
I like the video very much. The record sounds pretty good despite the wow and flutter. You can probably use a 45rpm adaptor for your talking book machine with this record to keep the record from slightly slipping if the hole is the same size.
Gary
musicman0150 3 years ago
I wonder where I can get 16 RPM records?
wilkes85 3 years ago
Funny player, did not know these types with very low speed. How much time does it approx. take to play one side of the record?
radioam232 3 years ago
Very nice! The Seeburg 1000 is one of my favorite videos. Good to see you found one of the records. I think that since they were meant to be sent back to Seeburg in exchange for the newer music that was issued (monthly, I think), most of them were destroyed, which is sad...
xmvirus202 3 years ago
Did those machines play that elevator music you heard in malls, hotel lobbies, etc.
kingneb123 3 years ago
and thank you for shopping with us. must be from a time before they did satellite "musak"
force311999 3 years ago
cool! it's so strange to see a record spinning at such a low speed.
wilkes85 3 years ago
Yeah it is...the 8 rpm records are even more unusual. I got some at an estate sale one time but can't seem to find them.
retrochad 3 years ago