1939 GE wireless record player HM21
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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.
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That is a fantastic find. I bet those were really popular.
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I like the design on this one, the phono and radio look like they belong together
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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?
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Is Tha A Steel Needle Or A Cartriage?
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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.
wurly1100 3 years ago
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
wurly1100 3 years ago
Very nice...how much range can you get between the phono and the radio?
retrochad 3 years ago
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
wurly1100 3 years ago
Can I get this on Ebay? Something tells me that I just can if I search careful ;)
LeoBurns728 3 years ago
Phonograph was an Ebay buy, Airline was a Craigslist find.
wurly1100 3 years ago