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1939 GE wireless record player HM21

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Uploaded by on Sep 10, 2008

Quick video of a Deco 1939 General Electric wireless phonograph playing thru a 1939 Airline radio model 93WG-604A

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  • Magnetic cartridges first came to use in the 1950's. You're correct, Little Brown Jug but my record is a re-issue 78 with recording by Glen Gray.

  • The original cartridge used steel needles, I replaced the original crystal cartridge with an Astatic 51. Better sound, Lighter and doesn't grind down the records.

    Jim

  • Very nice...how much range can you get between the phono and the radio?

  • Not much. Most of these early wireless record players were advertised as having a 50 foot range, I've found The signal drops and fades just a few feet from the radio it's transmitting to (1400 Khz. ) The strongest& clearest signal is achieved by setting the antenna wire from the player next to/under the radio. I have a 1942 Philco wireless player that behaves the same way.

    Jim

  • Can I get this on Ebay?  Something tells me that I just can if I search careful ;)

  • Phonograph was an Ebay buy, Airline was a Craigslist find.

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  • You need to replace the tire on the idler wheel so you won't get that thumping sound from the turntable. Any good hardware store has O rings of different sizes.

  • That is a fantastic find. I bet those were really popular.

  • I like the design on this one, the phono and radio look like they belong together

  • I Have Two Questions For You.The First One Being When Were Magnetic Cartridge Introduced,And What Was The First Record That You Played In This Video Beacuse It Sounds Like Glenn Millers "Little Brown Jug" At The Beginning?

  • Is Tha A Steel Needle Or A Cartriage?

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