Do not remove your gramophone from a warm room to a cold room or you may break the mainspring
When not in use allow your gramophone to run down a little to take the tension off the spring
Never allow the motor to run down fully , this risks the spring being damaged if someone spins the turntable
Keep your records covered up when not in use . An occasional dusting is helpful
Don’t interfere with the motor take it to an expert when it goes wrong . He has the tools and the expertise
Don’t use any steel needle more than once . Use Songsters once only and your records will not wear
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Re: Songster hints
An interesting item which I have not seen before.
More common are the series of ten "Gramophone Hints" printed on the reverse of dealer's cardboard record covers, or envelopes as Songster called them, and the similar but less common "Needle Points" series. I have all ten "Gramophone Hints" but not many "Needle Points". Does anyone know how many there were?
More common are the series of ten "Gramophone Hints" printed on the reverse of dealer's cardboard record covers, or envelopes as Songster called them, and the similar but less common "Needle Points" series. I have all ten "Gramophone Hints" but not many "Needle Points". Does anyone know how many there were?
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It would be great if you could post pictures of all 10epigramophone wrote:An interesting item which I have not seen before.
More common are the series of ten "Gramophone Hints" printed on the reverse of dealer's cardboard record covers, or envelopes as Songster called them, and the similar but less common "Needle Points" series. I have all ten "Gramophone Hints" but not many "Needle Points". Does anyone know how many there were?
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Re: Songster hints
Here they are, plus the one example I have from the scarce "Needle Points" series.
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Re: Songster hints
I always loved "Don't interfere with the mechanism of your gramophone. If it is out of order take it to a practical man." Still brings a giggle when I see one of those sleeves.
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Re: Songster hints
that's great , I don't think I have ever seen all 10 and never the needle Points , how many "needle points" are there and has anyone any more ?epigramophone wrote:Here they are, plus the one example I have from the scarce "Needle Points" series.