Too bad more young people are not interested

[Curt A]

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[Edisonfan]

Thanks for that image Curt!

[JerryVan]

"There's really nothing you can do about who watches your videos and how many views they get, short of putting a baby on the turntable or a masturbating monkey winding the machine" lol

Now there is an image I wish I could erase from my mind...

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Some people just use kittens, but to each their own I guess.

[NEKTREG]

The Bioshock and fallout games were what introduced me to old music and are what eventually lead me to collecting phonographs. The first song that caught my attention was "The partys over now" by Noel Coward, which was featured in the first Bioshock game. Another one was "Its all over but the crying" by the ink spots, which was used in the trailer for Fallout 4, take a look;

https://youtu.be/XW7Of3g2JME

Every generation will say that the music of the next is "not real music" or that it is not good, often based on stereotypes or overgeneralizations. Add on top of that the fact that the popular genres of today were pioneered by and are dominated by black artists, something that wasn't as accepted during the time of the older generation. Hopefully people my age will break that cycle and be accepting of whatever genre or trend in music comes next, and also appreciate music of the past.

Martin

Yes, in my case it was also the Bioshock series and mostly the tune „Bei mir bist du Schön“ by the Andrew Sisters. So I started with 13 and getting 20 in January. It‘s funny, because I‘m really bad at games and do them just rarely.

[AmberolaAndy]

When you’re talking “young people” are you talking about folks my age (30) or Gen Z? I’ve seen quite a few Gen Z interested in vintage items even more so than people my age.

[Edisonfan]

Both!

[Curt A]

Edisonfan AND Jerry:
That disgusting quote was NOT MINE , it was a quote from gramophoneshane's earlier post... and I'm still trying to erase it from my mind.

[Edisonfan]

Sorry Curt!

[Marc Hildebrant]

One of the reasons I created my Podcasts was to bring the "Old Music" out for all to hear both young and old.

Marc

[dzavracky]

I wish I had seen this thread earlier.

I am 21 years old, which puts me as one of the younger people on the forum (or in this hobby). I have been trying to do my part to interest people in this hobby. Before covid hit I used to bring my portable to my college campus and play records. Ive actually sold a phonograph to a fellow jazz performance major . I brought one into class one day for a demonstration because my teacher wanted to show the class . The new jazz piano professor at my school is really into records, so we set some time aside and listened to them together. It was cool to show my friends the original copies of some of the tunes we love.

I always get the same response when I play records... "wow that sounds so good! I thought it would be more scratchy". I think once people realize that a rebuilt phonograph, a new needle, and a record in good condition actually sounds really good!

When I have free time, I actually buy phonographs here in knoxville, fix them, and sell them to people. It always brings a smile to my face to see them drive away with the machine knowing its going to a home that will enjoy it.

Maybe when COVID is over I will bring my portable to the city square (market square) and play records for people

This is one of the best experiences I have with this hobby. One night my best friend, girlfriend, and sister were hanging out in my record room. We had been talking about dances (like the cha cha slide, etc) when I remembered I had a copy of the Charleston on my shelf. We watched some videos on how to do the dance, and then spent the next 20 minutes dancing in from of my Cortez. Not only was it a lot of fun, but I felt like I had gone back in time. I was entertaining my friends the way people did 100 years ago, no need for iphones or video games.

There is an interest in this hobby among young people. Unfortunately, there are not many of us who actually enjoy this music. I know that my other friends hate listening to 20's dance bands. They can't seem to grasp the concept of someone working out to 20's jazz I think there would be more interest in this hobby if someone was manufacturing 78's with today's music on it. It's a bizzare concept to me to think about Cardi B coming out of a phonograph . BUT, I think that if that was a possibility.... the phonograph would make a comeback.

Anyways, I gotta finish studying for a final . I'll be watching this thread!

Cheers,

David