Colombia record play issues
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Colombia record play issues
Hey all, I have an old black and white label Colombia Graphophone record that I picked up at the last Nauck auction. It's not in great condition (it was a Nauck's grade of V, but had a note that it "plays well"), and I picked it up for a song (pun intended). When I try to play it on my Victrola XVI it drags badly and wont play at the correct speed no matter what needle type I try. However, when I play it on my VV-VI it plays fine. The VI has brand new springs, whereas the XVI has the factory originals - I'm wondering if they maybe are a little weaker with age. This is the only record I have seen this issue with so I am not too worried, just wondering if I may be missing something (like dopn't play those records on your Victor machines) or if you agree with my hypothesis about the springs?
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Re: Colombia record play issues
I suspect that the problem may be a combination of weaker springs (as you have suggested) and dirt on the record itself. I am not familiar with Victor models, which for obvious reasons are not well known in Britain, but I used to encounter similar difficulties when using a His Master's Voice portable to play records which were either very loud or very old. In every case, cleaning the record resulted in a perfect cure.
Cleaning methods have often been discussed here. For my part, I have been accustomed for more than thirty years to use cheap general-purpose spray polishes on shellac records of all periods from the 1890s to the 1950s without the least ill effect.
Oliver Mundy.
Cleaning methods have often been discussed here. For my part, I have been accustomed for more than thirty years to use cheap general-purpose spray polishes on shellac records of all periods from the 1890s to the 1950s without the least ill effect.
Oliver Mundy.