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9 Mar 2017 - Paul Schimmel - The Magic of the Record Players

Posted: 10 Mar 2017 03:20 AM PST
http://www.sadars.co.uk/archives/1494


two early players

A good turn out heard Paul tell of the earliest Edison cylinder player
dating from 1877. The cylinders were wrapped in tin foil on which the sound
was imprinted. The foil was not the most robust covering as it could snag
and tear. Alexander Graham Bell had developed the hard wax cylinder in 1888
which became the popular replacement until about 1912Â* whenÂ* they were
replaced byÂ* the disk. Â* Players developed in the USA and in the UK almost
simultaneously and several companies at this time were working in both
countries.

1924 saw the introduction of electronics in the recording and playback
systems, but units using acoustic methods were still popular and they were
less expensive. Auto changers were introduced during the 1930s to enable
more than one record to be stacked for almost continuous play and in 1948
the LP was introduced and the use of shellac had been replaced by vinyl.
The seven inch, 45 rpm record with the large centre hole was introduced in
1949 and became popular through Pop music.

Lightweight portable players for 45 rpm disks became affordable to the
youth of the day, but music centres and rack systems were the choice of
those who wanted the new High Fidelity sound. In 1982 Sony and Phillips
introduced the compact disk and the sound improvement was so great that the
LPs began to disappear.

Paul demonstrated a number of players with records from the period which
were played so the audience could sample the quality.Â* Brian, G8GHR also
displayed some very early players from his extensive collection and the
group was treated to sound samples from wax cylinders and early disks.

The presentation ended with some problems encountered in making the old
units play again. Apart from gooey lubricants and dust and dirt, old
electronics, perished rubber bits and wiring Â*had to be sorted and at times
replaced.





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