What is your least used machines?

[Mr Grumpy]

My Victor R.

Machines this size really aren't usable to me as I'd never play a 10" record on one and I really don't
enjoy the music on any of my 7" records. Even if I did enjoy the music , I would probably play them
on a modern turntable as other members have mentioned.

[OrthoSean]

Thumbs up, Steve. I don't play any of my 7 inch discs acoustically. Mine all get played on modern equipment with custom styli.

Sean

Wimp.



My least used machines are my cylinder players. I just don't much care for them.

Well, I don't want to cause further undue wear by using steel needles with records that are 110+ years old. I was very fortunate a couple of years ago to get 80 or so super clean unworn 7 inch Berliners, Zonophones and Pre-dog Victors at an auction for almost nothing. I've never seen such clean and excellent examples.

I do have a couple of later Victors that were well loved already when I got them that sound lousy electrically, no matter what size stylus I use, so I have played them!

I'm a bit of a preservationist when it comes to scarce (dare I say RARE) discs.

Now, what machine do I use the least? Probably my Brunswick Parisian portable. It's fun to set up and look at since it's neat and I don't think the previous owners used it more than once or twice, but it's more of a novelty to me.

Sean

[CarlosV]

The Mikkiphone - and the dog model - both are strictly to be seen, not heard.

[Retrograde]

Edison Standard D. It's the only Edison machine that I have and I don't own many cylinders for it. It's not very exciting so it sits there for looks only. (sorry Edison Fans)

There are other machines that I have that almost never get played, just part of the collection.

[Phonofreak]

I don't play my Edison Gems, Berliner, Toy Phonographs or my Miniature Portables, very much. To me, they are good for an occasional record to keep them running.
Harvey Kravitz

[Lucius1958]

Probably my least used one is the BZH.

Bill

[welshfield]

Least (never) used machines

Busy Bee front-mount disc and Columbia Eagle (I never play them) = record eaters
Edison Gem = too much cranking, too little sound
Standard rear mount (½-inch spindle), and United (1-inch spindle) = lousy selections of music on their discs (I wonder whether Columbia let them use their poor selling selections for these discs)

John

[phonogfp]

Least (never) used machines

Busy Bee front-mount disc and Columbia Eagle (I never play them) = record eaters

I must take exception to the assertion that a Columbia Eagle is a "record eater." It may have its shortcomings, but unduly damaging records isn't one of them - unless a particular reproducer is at fault. With its floating reproducer design, the Eagle is no harder on records than other Columbia products of the period - and certainly gentler than an Edison Model C reproducer.

George P.

[Starkton]

My "Puck" of 1897-98, because it is missing some essential parts: http://grammophon-platten.de/e107_plugi ... .php?41299

[bigshot]

I play with my toys. A phonograph I wouldn't want to play records on is just a dust collector to me. I have a Russian suitcase phonograph I never use. It's boxed up in the garage. I'm going to give it to the first kid that expresses an interest in acoustic phonographs.