I'm sorry dear by The Capitol Jazzmen 1942 played on a 1946 Farnsworth radio record player

I'm sorry dear by The capitol Jazzmen from 1942 played on a 1946 art deco styled Farnsworth radio and record player. Farnsworth was the inventor of television. This Farnsworth has a very different style of record changer, with it's unsual angled tonearm, made only by Farnsowrth. It plays only 78 10 inch records, and shuts off after the last record, which is an unsual feature for an older 78 changer. That was a feature that was added to the changers of the 1950's. I removed the substitute cartridge I had in it and installed a 78 Astatic cartridge that belongs in it. I found 3 of these cartridges two were new old stock. Two did not have any output and the one I installed has very low output, but will have to do until I can locate one with close to normal output. Most of these type cartridges do fail due to age, but I wanted to keep the unit as original as possible. The cartridge is steel and built like a tank. At least it does have a more compliant angled stylus, instead of the old style steel needle . Farnsworth came up with two variations on the pusher type changer. This model posted, has a single pusher shelf, a spring loaded notched spindle, and has two sets of extra hooks that hold the record on both sides after the pusher acts, then simultaneously releases the record so it falls flat. This unit also senses the absence of records for automatic shutoff. The spindle is spring loaded and pops up without the weight of a record activating the automatic shut off mechanism. If you watch closely, just a few seconds before it drops the record, the spindle pops up . History of Farnsworth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philo_T._Farnsworth

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[maxbest2]

Very nice machine! One correction: it CAN play 12 inch records - the pusher shelf on the left rotates 180 degrees. Notice it has notches on both sides of the shelf as well as two rubber tabs on the shelf clip. I have one that belonged to my grandparents from probably around the same time frame as yours, but besides the turntable it has only and AM radio.

[maynardcat]

Hi maxbest2. Thanks for the comment and the information. I never gave any thought to playng 12" 78 records, but it is good to know that it does. I do have a few of those.

[73ccougar]

You continue to amaze me-just a wonderful unit-can't say I did the brassy jazz but my dad loves this stuff! Hey needledaddy let me return the cartridge and learned the needle in it was bad.He sent me another cartridge with money for the postage I paid to return the defective one-pretty nice guy! Hope to have my RCA back up and blasting tomorrow!

[maynardcat]

I am glad you got the cartridge problem worked out and can get your RCA going again. I like buying from ebay sellers that stand behind what they sell.

[Rabidburt]

Yep, that's Big Tea on vocals, tenor soloist sounds like Coleman Hawkins. This was an ad hoc group of deluxe musicians who all found themselves on the West Coast in the early 1940s. Brilliant. . .

[ljliljohn]

Who are the artists on this recording? The vocalist sounds like Jack Teagarden.

[goodshiite]

WICKED changer, badder than the Cobra! Thanks for posting.

[mrrk]

Cool machine

[CrisVangel]

Very nice, kool-ass record player! I love it!

[dewey70]

Great machine, you've got to love watching them go.