Random Question 7 inch Turntable

[71769]

I know Victor Type E has a 7 inch turntable. What happens when you play a 10inch or even a 12 inch record on it?

[HisMastersVoice]

A 10" record will play fine. Machines with 7" turntables don't have large enough springs to play a 12" record, however.

[71769]

Will it warp the record?

[HisMastersVoice]

No, not at all. I play 10" discs on my Victor R quite a bit.

[tinovanderzwan]

i've seen a european zonophone machine with 7'' platter play a 12 inch record but it might have been a double spring machine dough??

tino

[71769]

I thought the E has a double spring?

[Jerry B.]

Many of the machines with small turntables were sold with a record hold down. If the spindle on your machine is threaded, it should have a record hold down. Either way, it should be fine to play a record that's bigger than the turntable. Jerry

[HisMastersVoice]

I should have said most machines with a 7" turntable aren't powerful enough. There may be some models with larger motors but I'm not sure off hand.

[gramophone78]

I thought the E has a double spring?

Yes, it is. You can play a 12" on the table. As Jerry mentioned....it also has a record clamp.

[Zwebie]

Here is an “original” solution to playing 10”, 12”, and even 14” Victor records on your early Victor Type “C” or Type “E” seven inch turn table. The solution is a crank which has a 4 ½” longer shaft, which allows even a single spring “C” to play a huge record. All you had to do is to rewind the spring when you were about half way through. I purchased this early ERJ “C” last year from Kent Schoneman, and he believed that this accessory crank had been with this machine since “day one”.

Cheers, Bob S.