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bbphonoguy wrote:I have a small group of acoustic discs that someone did this to. The only way I can figure out how to get them to play is to place an unmodified record on top of it, place both on the turntable, use the unmodified record as a guide to center the record with the enlarged hole, then lift the unmodified record off, and play the one that's left. Anyone have an easier solution?

Make a wooden adapter plug. Find a wooden rod larger than the hole, and turn it down to fit. Saw off a short piece and drill a hole through the center. There's your adapter.

The most amazing thing to me [and I was horrified], was the fact that that post WWII Decca record didn't shatter. They usually do!

VintageTechnologies wrote:

bbphonoguy wrote:I have a small group of acoustic discs that someone did this to. The only way I can figure out how to get them to play is to place an unmodified record on top of it, place both on the turntable, use the unmodified record as a guide to center the record with the enlarged hole, then lift the unmodified record off, and play the one that's left. Anyone have an easier solution?

Make a wooden adapter plug. Find a wooden rod larger than the hole, and turn it down to fit. Saw off a short piece and drill a hole through the center. There's your adapter.

Thank you. That will work well with Standard records, but I neglected to mention that whoever drilled out my other records did such an awful job that the holes aren't even centered!

I wonder what he'll do if he buys an Aretino machine?

Retrograde wrote:I wonder what he'll do if he buys an Aretino machine?

I suppose a firecracker or other small explosive could help that

Andersun wrote:If I had a need to listen to regular records on that machine, I would make an adapter that fits on the machine's turntable or get/make a turntable that fits on the machine that has the smaller center.

That would be way easier. Or, for such a Victrola "expert", just buy some Standard records and make a demonstration video, just like any other collector.

Oh, and why does HE TYPE LIKE THIS. IS HIS CAPS LOCK KEY IRREVERSIBLY STUCK? Sheesh, it's the online version of screaming and it's fatiguing as Hell to read. It's like he's Billy Mays, only more annoying

hillndalefan wrote:The most amazing thing to me [and I was horrified], was the fact that that post WWII Decca record didn't shatter. They usually do!

I had an experience like that once. I had a 78 issued on the Manor label from the 40s, and it shattered into pieces when it was dropped onto a carpet floor from a height of 3 FEET. To this day, I still haven't found another copy of that record

I wonder what he'll do if he buys an Aretino machine?

Hole saw.

Valecnik wrote:Hope I'm not offending any "Standard Fans but to me those old standard machines always sound pretty clunky and the records don't seem to be very well recorded. Neither the records or the machines interest me much.

Exactly.
Watching this video makes me think that some people have too much time on their hands.
JRT

I took the liberty of remonstrating with this fellow.

His response? "Virtually no one" (in ALL CAPS, of course) would want to spend money to modify the machine itself (I had suggested replacing the spindle and turntable with something from a regular Columbia - as one option). Furthermore, he insisted that he was only modifying "thrift store" records; at which I pointed out that one man's "thrift store" may well be another man's "collectible"......

I doubt, however, that he'll change his position anytime soon.

Lucius1958 wrote:I took the liberty of remonstrating with this fellow.

His response? "Virtually no one" (in ALL CAPS, of course) would want to spend money to modify the machine itself (I had suggested replacing the spindle and turntable with something from a regular Columbia - as one option). Furthermore, he insisted that he was only modifying "thrift store" records; at which I pointed out that one man's "thrift store" may well be another man's "collectible"......

I doubt, however, that he'll change his position anytime soon.

I saw your post got deleted on his comment page. Guess he didn't like what you had to say.