The Three Muses repeating gramophone

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Resurrecting this thread, here is an advert for their "Tremusa" soundbox. The reference to the British Empire Exhibition dates it to 1924.

I wonder whether the "Everplay" needle performed as claimed. I doubt it, and I have never seen one.
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Resurrecting an old thread - I've been able to buy a Three Muses / Tremusa soundbox relatively inexpensively and am waiting for it to arrive.
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Orchorsol wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 7:47 am Resurrecting an old thread - I've been able to buy a Three Muses / Tremusa soundbox relatively inexpensively and am waiting for it to arrive.
I have a Three Muses soundbox - but am a bit puzzled by the 'reverse side' where it fits onto the tone-arm. Maybe I am missing a rubber ring ?

Did yours arrive and if so would it be possible to see photo's of the front and back please ?

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This is definitely one of the strangest designed machines I have seen... Apparently designed by Rube Goldberg...
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The Everplay needles.... aren't they those needles with a brass shank and a roll of tungsten wire inside? They have a star shaped screw with which you control the amount of wire protruding at the needle point...
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poodling around wrote: Thu May 27, 2021 6:02 pm
Orchorsol wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 7:47 am Resurrecting an old thread - I've been able to buy a Three Muses / Tremusa soundbox relatively inexpensively and am waiting for it to arrive.
I have a Three Muses soundbox - but am a bit puzzled by the 'reverse side' where it fits onto the tone-arm. Maybe I am missing a rubber ring ?

Did yours arrive and if so would it be possible to see photo's of the front and back please ?
I'm not sure whether mine is missing some kind of insert on the back. I've used a piece of soft silicone rubber sponge for fitting it onto a tonearm.

I can't get it to perform well, but at least one of the two little metal spring-plates that form the suspension at the needle bar pivot is missing and replaced with something else. I'd appreciate a photo from anyone showing what should be there...
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Orchorsol wrote: Fri May 28, 2021 5:50 am
poodling around wrote: Thu May 27, 2021 6:02 pm
Orchorsol wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 7:47 am Resurrecting an old thread - I've been able to buy a Three Muses / Tremusa soundbox relatively inexpensively and am waiting for it to arrive.
I have a Three Muses soundbox - but am a bit puzzled by the 'reverse side' where it fits onto the tone-arm. Maybe I am missing a rubber ring ?

Did yours arrive and if so would it be possible to see photo's of the front and back please ?
I'm not sure whether mine is missing some kind of insert on the back. I've used a piece of soft silicone rubber sponge for fitting it onto a tonearm.

I can't get it to perform well, but at least one of the two little metal spring-plates that form the suspension at the needle bar pivot is missing and replaced with something else. I'd appreciate a photo from anyone showing what should be there...
Thank you very much Orchorsol and very interesting indeed.

I suppose that it is a natural place to have a rubber fitting but it is perhaps strange that we both seem to be missing that bit. Maybe the tonearm was a special size / fit and unique to this company ? The advertisements for the soundbox do seem to state that it can be used on any gramophone though ?

Incidentally, I have often thought about buying those very inexpensive 'home brewery' bungs from ebay and cutting those to size. They 'slant' in a trifle but maybe could work ? Your silicone one looks good how-ever.

Anyway, I digress.

Here are photograph's of mine - it would be great to know any thoughts you have about this entire matter.
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Great, thanks very much for your photos too! Do those dished inserts and their square "washers" seem to be made of some kind of fibrous and/or resinous substance?

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