Second Style Victor Record Changer

In 1928, the Victor Talking Machine Company released a completely redesigned record changer. This model replaced the earlier design which had been the first successful record changer for disc records. This new record changer offered the advantage of being able to intermix 10" and 12" in the same program. In addition, the mechanism was more compact and could be housed in a smaller cabinet. Unfortunately, the record changer was released to production with serious flaws, and the entire run was recalled and reworked. In addition to the huge cost of the recall, the company's prestige was seriously damaged. Visit my website www.oldrecordchangers.com to view other videos. If you would like to contribute a video of your own, let me know by following the email link on the site.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Victor
• Talking
• Machine
• Victrola
• Record
• Changer
• 1928

[hackller]

how does it get over the fact that you usually have to change the needle every play?

[recordchangerman]

@hackller There were needles capable of 75 or so plays at the time.

[rocknrollrocks98]

damage the records when he is another late play?

sorry for my bad english i come from holland:)

[recordchangerman]

@rocknrollrocks98 probably when new, there was not a problem. Today, the rubber on the turntable is hard and does not provide the friction required to get the record out of the way.

[MixerVM]

Neat design! Why dont they make stuff like that today?

[TuneStunnaProds]

@robertrobin10 Thats what I wonder, was this design a marvel at the time and people didnt care how long the changer took? Did this changer rival what other changers were available at the time?

[eclecticdufus]

@APyleOfVinyl I think the purchaser who could afford it could also afford the house back in the day ;) The record is Rakoczy March by Berlioz (same tune used by Liszt), I think it's Stokowski and Phil Orch 6823.

[eclecticdufus]

Amazing this was devised and produced at a time when many phonographs including Victor Orthophonics were still equipped with spring motors. I wince seeing the rough ejection of the record. The changer would have been too slow when playing classical albums with continuous music.

[Trance88]

Thats one of the coolest changers I've ever seen! It looks like a sort of harsh ejection system though.

[manidig]

The turntable is going too slow, by the way.

[robertrobin10]

people were sure patient back then i think the changing took almost as long as the song on the record!!!!

[cowtippingrocks]

wow thats neet!