Antique Phonograph Motor!

[@creeder44]

I have a floor model RCA that I inherited from my late father. I just had it fully restored, mechanically and cosmetically, so I could pass it on to my niece. The restoration cost $700, more than it would have cost to buy a new one, but it was worth it, both because it belonged to my dad and because it's now in like-new condition and my niece is playing the stack of 78s I gave her every day. She loves it and says it's the best Christmas present she ever got. Let other people try to turn the young generation onto vinyl. I'm getting them hooked on shellack.

[@jeffreyhickman3871]

💘 Love it much, Mr. Record-ology!! 📻 Radiotvphononut was doing minor service to the motor of a springwound phonograph that he got about a couple of months ago. That was a very 👍 good way to 🔋 power-down the mainsprings, if you're gonna service the motor. A work bench, patience and time, and snapshots will get ya going in the right direction, on getting this motor back together again. So is a can of 🛢 oil, and a tube of grease. Just make sure the springs are 🔋 powered ALL the way down before disassembly of the motor. Ya don't want it exploding in your face. This can also ruin ⚙ gears, or do irreparable damage to the motor. Wear eye, face, and body protection, if either a spring should spring out of the barrel, or if ya need to remove them to do complete and proper service. Don't try to remove the springs from the barrel, letting them unravel at full force. This can distort the coils, or break the springs. I think there is appropriate spring winding/unwinding 🔧 tools online for this. Ya want proper 🛢 oil and grease, because ya don't want the motor gumming ☝ up. I REALLY 👍 like your wind-☝ up phonograph. I'd do your record testing on it, just not on the Crosley's (your 👍 good records). I'd change the needle on your wind-☝ up phonograph. The one on it 👎 now, would probably be WAY worse than the worst modern Crosley'. Your friend, Jeff.

[@jro7075]

Wow this is another great vid I love to see the inner workings of anything mechanical especially TT's this I wish I had words to explain how great this is to see how one of these work Where I grew up in the house my parents rented the landlady she was like family had a victrola in her basement it was dark wood the platter had a purple felt mat or cover I only saw it once or twice it was never played her father left it to her I always wanted to see it working but she never did play it it was always wrapped up in canvas till her son took it after her passing. But At least now I finally found out how these look like onside and how they work I say to you THANK YOU FOR SHARING this with us JRo📀👍👍

[@cpta03]

Amazing! “Built to last” would be an understatement. There is no evidence of wear in that motor. Thank you for sharing!

[@darthbubba866]

It's amazing how mechanical contrivances were used to accomplish what we do electronically today. That speed governor is quite adjustable, relatively accurate, and not a quartz crystal in sight. A friend of mine has something similar, and the playback volume is controlled by how far you swing open the front panel.

[@Recordology]

This one also has a knob controlled baffle for volume.

[@51gary51]

Well done, Record-ology! My grandparents had an upright Victrola which was beautiful and in at least NM condition. It was a war-horse, and built to last, for sure! They had a host of 10" 78 r.p.m's in their small collection. They only title I remember is "Ukelele Lady" on the traditional black and gold RCA Victor label, and also a Classical 78 on the RCA Red Seal label, although I don't recall the title.

[@TorontoJon]

Cool stuff, Recordology, and I love antique phonographs and gramophones. I have an Empire floor-standing model and when I bought it at a local antique mall, the elderly lady who was selling it gave me 73 records for free (73 78rpm records) which were mostly foxtrots, but lots of fun including a version of Scott Joplin's 'Maple Leaf Rag'. Later on at a local auction house, I won the bid for a Victrola table top model and then a year later, I bought another table top model by HMV with the distinctive 'His Master's Voice' logo and Nipper the dog. They all work well and they are just a joy to play. Back when 78's were reasonably priced on eBay, I bought a lot of jazz and big band 78 rpm records, often in official albums, from the 30's and 40's by Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Lena Horne, Artie Shaw, Fletcher Henderson, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller (of course), Raymond Scott, etc. When holding them or playing them, they're not just records; they're a part of history. :)

[@Recordology]

Awesome! They truly are history!

[@Madness832]

At 6:25, don't you mean the governor?

[@Recordology]

Yes thank you....

[@rexoliver7780]

Sadly the 78's that I played as a child at my Grandfathers house got thrown out.Would have liked to have saved some of the ones I used to listen to.My Grandmother liked me as a "DJ"!His system had an old Garrard "umbrella" auto TT,a Heathkit tubed amp and a large speaker cabinet-don't know what kind it was-the records sounded great played thru it.He didn't have a spring powered TT.They did have a small acoustical amplified kiddie TT that I played,too.It had a line powered motor.The metal case was decorated with Disney cartoon charactors-Mickey Mouse and Pluto.Bet that little TT could be worth something today.

[@JohnCran]

I need to go through the gramaphone I inherited from the family I have no idea how old it is. I've started pulling out the 78s and cataloguing them, then clean them and finally digitise them. I started buying jackets for the 10"ers but that was far too expensive thus I am embarking on making my own. I really need to do this as the brown paper sleeves most are in are falling apart. I've only pulled about 50 records out so far but I have come across 2 12" 78's.

[@SKPhonographs2025]

Gotta love a good phonograph motor. They'll outlast any electric machine.

[@jackofalltradesmercury207]

Wow..... Beautiful 👍👍👍👍

[@adrianandkatrinadove203]

now that`s what i call engineering ...does this run on diesel or petrol and how many miles can you get to the gallon,on a good run ? How loud is the horn..hopefully enough to keep other road users safe !!

[@rexoliver7780]

A TT motor that is over 100 yrs old!! How many NEW TT motors will be running after 100yrs???The spring canisters make me think of the ones in some cordreel vacuum cleaners.With those big springs you have to be careful-they can get you if they suddenly unwind!

[@oldradiosnphonographs]

They say Hinemann made these types of motors?

[@bob7872]

Good video, and I like the intro, the way you pronounce record 👍

[@Recordology]

Thanks! 😃

[@Phono-fun]

If you care about your records and want to play them on an acoustic machines change your needle after every play.

[@that_laughing_hyena]

great video always wondered how a phonograph motor looked like :) also are you planning on doing a review of the Sony PS-LX310BT? it looks rather nice and it has bluetooth :0

[@Recordology]

Eventually hopefully!

[@paulillingworth1242]

I’d love an old phonograph, imagine if you could play LPs on them, although stylus would need modifications and speed.

[@7JANEWAY]

The clicking noise sounds like a chipmunk on a wheel in a cage!!!

[@nickbitten6037]

Sounds like a bird in the background? ( Just asking for my wife).

[@Recordology]

Yes indeed!