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99% of those that can be found here are unimpressive polkas or cheesy waltzes that even my granny considered "stuff for nostalgics" decades ago.

Mmmm... and the classical piano records? These arren't cheesy nor boring at all... They're wonderful!

Inigo wrote:Mmmm... and the classical piano records? These arren't cheesy nor boring at all... They're wonderful!

Please tell us the title of the first song. I keep coming back to play it.

JerryVan wrote:

Inigo wrote:Mmmm... and the classical piano records? These arren't cheesy nor boring at all... They're wonderful!

Please tell us the title of the first song. I keep coming back to play it.

Which one do you mean?

Orchorsol wrote:

JerryVan wrote:

Inigo wrote:Mmmm... and the classical piano records? These arren't cheesy nor boring at all... They're wonderful!

Please tell us the title of the first song. I keep coming back to play it.

Which one do you mean?

This one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vv0hwXEtuQ&t=66s

JerryVan wrote:Please tell us the title of the first song. I keep coming back to play it.

Which one do you mean? [/quote]


This one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vv0hwXEtuQ&t=66s[/quote]

Ah!
Ginette Neveu, violin: Piece en Forme de Habanera (by Ravel).

Orchorsol wrote:

JerryVan wrote:Please tell us the title of the first song. I keep coming back to play it.

Which one do you mean?

This one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vv0hwXEtuQ&t=66s[/quote]

Ah!
Ginette Neveu, violin: Piece en Forme de Habanera (by Ravel).[/quote]

Thanks!

Apart from the EMG cork mat, which appears to be separate, the turntable looks remarkably like an HMV Is it? And is it known when EMG supplied the cork mat? Frank's book shows, tantalisingly, and undated advertisement for EMG (on page 42) which describes the EMG turntable, fitted at that time to 'all models'. The only models listed were the Standard Wilson Horn and the Mark X. Sure enough, my Mark X has an EMG turntable on its Paillard motor, a very heavy casting with a built in cork mat.

If I could find piano solos, polkas or waltzes, I'd be tickled. Lots of my listening is of a 1910s-1920s style anyway.

One man's trash...

Oedipus wrote:Apart from the EMG cork mat, which appears to be separate, the turntable looks remarkably like an HMV Is it? And is it known when EMG supplied the cork mat? Frank's book shows, tantalisingly, and undated advertisement for EMG (on page 42) which describes the EMG turntable, fitted at that time to 'all models'. The only models listed were the Standard Wilson Horn and the Mark X. Sure enough, my Mark X has an EMG turntable on its Paillard motor, a very heavy casting with a built in cork mat.

Yes, the cork mat is separate. The Mk VII's turntable is pressed steel, I imagine an original fitment to the motor which I believe is Paillard (but I haven't confirmed that yet). I've never seen one of those cast EMG turntables - many thanks for the photos!
Thanks for drawing attention to that advert on page 42, which I find I hadn't noticed before - EMGs in kit form! Fascinating!