1955 RCA Slide-O-Matic Record Player Attachment Model 6-JM-1

This is an RCA Slide-O-Matic Record Player Attachment Model 6-JM-1 that I bought recently off of ebay. It had some issues when first unpacked, the stylus arm was somehow locked to the left under it's left hand stop. After freeing it and some adjustments to the stylus itself, I got it to work. There are still some issues with the height of the stylus arm, which prevents proper insertion of the record, unless you lift the player up vertically, causing the arm to raise, and then placing the record inside on the turntable. It has an almost-dead idler wheel, made of rubber, that makes a clunking sound (probably from a hard spot formed while in storage) which is picked up by the stylus and can be heard over the speakers during playback. The stylus is original, and utilizes a victrola-type needle, which can be taken out and replaced. Looks sort of like a quarter of a straight pin, bent slightly at the playing end (this is not good for the records!) I will post more videos of the inner workings of this player later when I have some time to try and adjust the stylus arm. I believe there is a missing "C" clamp (?) at the bottom of the vertical pin which adjusts the stylus arm height. Thanks for watching.

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[frangiul13]

Nice Slide-O-Matic XM! I have one with the built in amplifier/radio. Tell me, is that the original crystal cartridge/stylus combination?

If so, I'm surprised that it still is providing output to your amplifier.

[xmvirus202]

Thanks! Yes, that is the original cart/stylus working, but not very high quality sound coming out. The output was rather low, I ran it through my preamp. Thanks for watching.

[glennmillerfan]

This Record Players Pickup Is Wierd Beacuse By 1955,Most Record Players Either Had Sappire Or Diamond Semi-Permanent needles

[xmvirus202]

Yes, this particular one had a 'crystal' cartridge, with a stylus that looked like a bent straight pin. As with most crystal carts from the 50's, it was about dead, so I crudely fitted a replacement (ceramic) cartridge to see if the unit would still let me slide the records in and out without hitting the stylus. The cart I used was from an 80's cheap stereo. This particular video was made with the original cartridge, though.

[zip9k]

This is so cool. We had one of these (My dad hooked it up in the Living Room) when I was a kid - like early 60's. I think it's the exact same model. They would install them at a Cities Service Gas Station in Flint Mich,

[TheVanyamba]

Nice thing.

[mrhoffame]

Kind of like turning an lp into an 8 track lol!  Very neat unit!

[keithgreenhalgh1]

Well the crystal cartage is bad on mine.Everything else works great.Its down to the basement for this unit.

[keithgreenhalgh1]

Hi I got one of those.I was wondering how much you paid for yours.I have just cleaned it up and later tonight I will try it out on my stereo.Noware do you mention thats its mono or at least mine is.

[NightAire]

With all its negatives... that's still quite a sound coming off of that 45! Thank Motown & their engineers for that, I'm sure.

[RickenbackerBeatles]

No, they play at 45 RPM only. See the users part two for the inside of this lovely machine.

[wdharveyoicu]

did those things play albums? I don't remember ever having one of those, much less seeing one! It was right up there with the digital tracking arm on some of yesterdays record players, wasn't it?

[wdharveyoicu]

keep your fingers off the grooves of those old45's, please! Thanx!! One of MY pet peeves!

[wdharveyoicu]

I also have that 45..love it!