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HMV Automatic Model 15

Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 4:36 am
by epigramophone
The Model 15 was the all electric version of the HMV Automatic Model 1, and this period drawing shows how the complicated contraption worked :

Re: HMV Automatic Model 15

Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 8:26 am
by barnettrp21122
Thanks for the picture! Does anyone know if there are any surviving examples of these?
I've seen the acoustic model on Youtube.
Bob

Re: HMV Automatic Model 15

Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2017 3:39 pm
by bulleid_pacific
I love 'used record being lowered into receptacle for same'! In reality it's a terrifying crash which makes you wonder how people's expensive record collections weren't smashed to bits!

Re: HMV Automatic Model 15

Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2017 4:46 pm
by soundgen
bulleid_pacific wrote:I love 'used record being lowered into receptacle for same'! In reality it's a terrifying crash which makes you wonder how people's expensive record collections weren't smashed to bits!
Apparently the records survived ! A "cushion" of air stopped damage , UNLESS the record already had some damage , an edge chip cause havoc 1

Re: HMV Automatic Model 15

Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2017 7:24 pm
by barnettrp21122
Here's a nice demo of the same changer in the acoustic HMV Automatic Number 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxWE31dY3CM&t=30s

The lift finger reject feature is similar to the 2nd Victor changer found in models such as the VE10-35.
I can't think that I've ever had a record damaged in mine.
Bob