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Last week I was fortunate enough to buy an incredible copy of the Philco Beam of Light demonstration record from fellow forum member Roaring20s (James). It's in impeccable condition and has been reunited with my working Philco Beam of Light Radio/Phonograph.

Enjoy.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UveaMDLawRw[/youtube]

Absolutely wonderfull

That is some doggone interesting hype there: Kate says how excited she is that she'll now be able to play her records "as often as one thousand times without fear of wear", and her interlocutor gushes about how "increasing record life ten times is something that all record lovers will appreciate". I hadn't thought that people would have expected a record to have a life as short as a hundred plays. (Although, those red Columbias...)

But then again, it is a promotional record, so whoever wordsmithed the script probably knew the listener would more likely take away "one thousand times" and the idea of records lasting ten times longer on the Beam of Light™ apparatus than anything much from the rest of the skit.

Nice acquisition Vince, and thanks for sharing the sounds finally reunited on the player they were meant to be heard on. That had to be pretty awesome, playing that record on the Philco for the first time. And, with your revolutionary Beam of Light™ you can play it up to 998 more times!

Ditto! It looks almost hypnotic! Nice demo!
Bob

Congrats!!! Maybe you need to change your name to Mr. Happy now.

Ride the beam of light!
http://imgur.com/jmvoiwz

James.

It is quite interesting, does it use a sapphire?

I enjoyed the video and I wanted to congratulate you as well. I own an old radio from the 1920's, but getting it repaired was impossible.

Thanks everyone.

CarlosV wrote:It is quite interesting, does it use a sapphire?

Yes it uses a Sapphire... attached to a mirror.
Original thread describing operation is here --> http://forum.talkingmachine.info/viewto ... lit=philco

Congratulations Vince. You always take on the most challenging projects. I can't wait to see what you select for your next Mission Impossible.
Blain