Found inside a VV XVI (L-door)

rizbone · Post by **rizbone** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 5:15 pm

Found some interesting stuff in recent purchase.

m0xiemama · Post by **m0xiemama** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 7:34 pm

Wow someone really cherished that machine to keep all the documents. I wonder how the Ivory needles sound.

AZ* · Post by AZ* » Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:19 pm

Interesting that the crank is actually called a crank on the packing slip.

Post by **Lucius1958** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 11:20 pm

Fascinating! I'd certainly like to see those needles put to the test...

I should think they would be slightly harder than bamboo or cactus; but as for record wear, I don't know. Did they require a special sharpener, or would a fiber needle cutter work on them? And was whale ivory considered superior to elephant or walrus ivory?

One might experiment with replicating them from old ivory knickknacks, or discarded piano ivories...

STARR-OLA · Post by **STARR-OLA** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 11:52 pm

wow,what a find! ive never heard a ivory needle.but im guessing you will now.

m0xiemama · Post by **m0xiemama** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 12:06 am

If you can. I am sure a lot of us would like to see a youtube video of those suckers in action.

FloridaClay · Post by **FloridaClay** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 8:23 am

Fascinating! What nice little treasures to find.

Clay

Retrograde · Post by **Retrograde** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 2:03 pm

AZ* wrote:Interesting that the crank is actually called a crank on the packing slip.

Oh, that must be a miss-print, it is most certainly called "winding key" in Victorese

Must have been an off day at the printers so long ago.

rizbone · Post by **rizbone** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 7:07 am

Time has not been good to these needles. They sound like a badly pointed bamboo needle, and disintegrate by the middle of the record. At least they look neat.

1926CredenzaOwner · Post by **1926CredenzaOwner** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 8:59 am

Oh man!
As someone who collects Victor ephemera, I'm GREEN with envy!

Awesome cache!

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