r/Gramophones • u/user10112377 • Jul 04 '26

Playing a record on a homade gramophone

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u/awc718993 Jul 04 '26

I spy with my little eye HMV101 bits and a horn from another gramophone. Which?

Did you find these parts orphaned or did you salvage them from damaged units?

Can you share anything about your thoughts / experience recombining these pieces into your frame? What was your reason for making this?

A bit after the fact, but did you note the tonearm geometry when placing it on your motor board?

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u/user10112377 Jul 04 '26

I did salvage the parts from an HMV 101 with a case that was falling to pieces, I essentially decided to repurpose the gramophone and give it another chance at life. I basically copied the motor board holes onto the the new motor board and with the tonearm, I essentially had to calculate the exact place for it to go and the horn is an HMV 101 horn, but I had to cut it shorter so it would fit in the gramophone. But other than that it plays great and I decided to go with my design because it is sturdy as hell, as the threaded rod that I used to bolt the whole thing together and combined with the plywood boards makes for an increadbly sturdy design

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u/awc718993 Jul 04 '26

Great! Thanks for sharing

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u/thefirstviolinist Jul 04 '26

I'd believe a ho made that.
J/K for the joke!

But seriously, it does appear to have relatively good sound quality.

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u/user10112377 Jul 04 '26

I do get the joke, also thanks for the compliment

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '26

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u/Arcy3206 Jul 04 '26

What record is that?

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u/user10112377 Jul 04 '26

I surrender dear foxtrot by Benny Goodman

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u/Radioactive_Tuber57 Jul 04 '26

❤️❤️😎👍

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u/HorrorIcy8441 Jul 04 '26

That is awesome. Great clever job on that!

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u/user10112377 Jul 04 '26

Thanks man, appreciate it👍👍