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1956 Philco E-1762 record changer 'in action' with 45's

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I found this 1956 philco at a local antique mall, and passed it up a few times. But the temptation led me back, After some tinkering and negotiating, I bought it for $60. Smartest decision ever! After some cleaning and adjusting, I ended up with this fully functional 1956 E-1762 floor model turntable/changer which I have used for nearly every video on youtube. It still has its owners manual and has 3 speed settings (33/45/78). It has a unique style flip-needle to change from the 33/45 LP microgroove needle to the harder, heavier 78RPM SP needle. It flips forward and backward on a swivel instead of flipping upside down. Sort of a teeter-totter affect, with both needles on the same side of the cartridge. One in front, one to the rear. It also came with some metal 45 center adaptors, as well as a 45 'changer' adaptor which allows you to stack up to 14 45RPM records which it will automatically go through without being touched. It can do 14 LP's or 12 78's this way as well, but I choose not to do 78's as they clank down quite hard, and tend to be too fragile for such a drop. I decided to type how it works instead of narrating it. I will use 3 colored vinyl records for this video to better help you see what it does. The records are: Blue: 'Neath the Southern Moon by Al Goodman and Orchestra Red: Chicken Reel by the Boston Pops Green: A Heart Full of Love by Eddy Arnold. How it works: To the bottom left you will see the record 'shelf', and poking out from its center is a metal arched arm with two nylon wheels at its end. The shelf portion has three sides, one for 7", one for 10", and one for 12" records. The speed is set manually, so it is critical that all the records be of the same size AND speed to be properly played in auto mode. So when you have chosen your disc size, you rotate the shelf to the appropriate size. In this case, the 7" side. You can then stack your records, and then turn the 'hold down' arm in. This holds them all in place, but also serves another function later. With your records stacked, speed and needle set, You can now hit the 'reject' knob, which sets it all in motion. First, the needle will swing out and a lever underneath will sense the position of the shelf, thus telling it where to drop the needle (7" in). Then, The center spindle will lean towards the shelf, and with the help of a little tab, will allow one record to drop. When the record falls, the spring loaded hold-down arm drops down the thickness of the one dropped record. This 'drop' tells the player that one record has fallen, and thusly sets the needle in place. After the last record has played, The spindle leans forward, But the hold down arm does not drop as there are no records left. With no drop of the hold down, The player knows no record has fallen, and thusly places the arm back in its holder. However, It does not stop the spinning of the platter or turn off the machine. A minor nuisance at most. By The Way....Its quick and easy to set up. Doing it one handed while looking at the back of a camera made it go a little sloppy, but its very fluid when you do it normally.

Category: Music
Uploaded: December 8th, 2007 @ 11:05 am
Author: Falcons66

Length: 09:05
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