Seems like an interesting idea........

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Sidewinder
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Seems like an interesting idea........

Post by Sidewinder »

not!!

Spin the top & try keep the needle in the groove. An adventure in dexterity.

As a novelty its great though! Anyone seen one live?

http://cgi.ebay.com/EARLY-1900S-WORDENS ... %26ps%3D33

blacknwhite
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Re: Seems like an interesting idea........

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Amazing. "You'll find this one filed under W., for What were they thinking... in The Twilight Zone."

:squirrel:

...recorded at 1500 rpm maybe?...

gramophoneshane
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Re: Seems like an interesting idea........

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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: ^^^^^^^ :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I also like the music coming from the cone.... it looks more like ground up shellac!

bbphonoguy
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Re: Seems like an interesting idea........

Post by bbphonoguy »

The ad says it's "Fun and Destructive"...errrr... I mean "Fun and Instructive".

Instructive of what? How to not play a record? What are the chances of this maintaining a speed of 78rpm?

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