1925 HMV Model 460 "Lumiere" Gramophone playing "Just a Blue Eyed Blonde"

This instrument utilises a large pleated diaphragm for sound reproduction instead of the conventional horn and soundbox as found on most gramophones. The conservative gramophone buying public of the day tended to shy away from this type of system, so consequently sales were low, and HMV withdrew this machine from sale within 12 months, and replaced it with the more conventional horn and soundbox setup renaming it as the model 461.

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[PanRzehak]

is this an original lp :o

i would offer my life to get owner of graophone and various lp_s damn

[rweerakkody4565]

Isn't the reading-head too heavy for the record? Wont its weight slowly erase or blunt the recording?

[MrKEGreene]

Just curious, is the pleated diaphragm and support arm heavy? Or is there a system to bear weight so the record doesn't take the whole weight of the sound reproduction assembly? Visually, it looks heavy. Just wondering how this machine would treat a record? Better, worse, same as a Victor Orthophonic? Pity there aren't more of them, it sounds and looks fantastic!

[gramophoneworld]

Sir, It is fantastic I like it I have a good collection of Gramophone and record player am also a Mechanic

[FoxCleaning]

All the lead up is agitating & not necessary. Great recordings though!

[alltheway62]

try fibre needles, you can adjust the weight in such a way the needle will play many many records without losing sound quality!

[mjanesthomasb]

The Radio gram version of this machine was owned by J P Getty Jnr, t he radio part of the machine was a crystal set, with a moving iron high impedance ear piece as the head phones of the day used, as that's all the crystal sets could power.

[mjanesthomasb]

The needle was placed on either the record or the ear piece to amplify the motions of such Unfortunately the lumiere pleated diaphragm was so effective an amplifier the vibrations given off by it knocked the cats whisker off the position it had on the Germanium crystal meaning the radio could never stay in tune!

[alltheway62]

the weight of the needle can be adjusted. A well- cut fibre needle will last a long time on these gramophones !!!

[Moooperator]

Love the gold plating on this model!!!