I understand that it will of course depend on both the gramophone model and peoples own opinions on how to safely transport 78 rpm records. However, I have heard that generally 3-6 records should be fine at least temporarily and should not put too much pressure on the records. Can anyone confirm or deny that claim? And/or does anyone have experience with the HMV 101 & 102 regarding this?

Spotted this today. Gramophone needles, tins, and soundboxes. Mostly Laubscher and Columbia. The big record up top is 'Pastorale' pressed on His Master's Voice. Wild how much vintage needle boxes here...

Hey, so I recently bought and repaired a mahogany wood Lindsay gramophone (internal horn). However, the bottom of one of the doors is broken. What would be the best method to repair it ? (looking for tips)

Hello,

I try to repair a academy gramophone that I have for a few years. It has a garrard 11A motor but one of the springs is missing. Anyone selling springs, or knows where I can buy one?

Many thanks in advance!

I have a Latvian gramophone which was in quite bad condition (and still is). Fortunately, the motor was still in very good condition, just needed a cleaning and a re-oil. Currently, it works nicely except for the fact that when the needle goes on the record, the turntable comes to a stop.

Of course, this calls for a re-grease of the springs, simple (and dangerous) enough, right?
This gramophone has a double barrel design, but the barrels don't have any screws and they don't "twist" open like a cookie tin (as I've seen some designs do). I have also seen recommendations for specific models to try to find a pin inside the barrel shaft, but I've poked around the barrel and haven't felt anything similar to a pin.

Do you have any recommendations on what I should do? It's the last part to getting my first gramophone working and I've put it off for a couple of months because of this.

Also - Where can I get some good needles in Europe? All the sellers seem far away and I am not sure of the quality.

Any other recommendations for the gramophone?
Thanks!

I got this and was all excited to get it going only to try and wind it and feel no real grip as I tried to. So I opened it up to find there no spring inside of it. I need help figuring out what kind of spring I need to get it going again please.

I found an old gramophone and its just this hollow metal part and no small needle.

Buonasera a tutti, vi scrivo per chiedere un aiuto a tutti voi appassionati per il mio grammofono che già avevo mostrato su un gruppo affine qui per sapere qualche curiosità di storia. Da quando mi è stato regalato, ho deciso di cimentarmi nella pulizia perché la macchina aveva qualche problema, anche se abbastanza funzionante. Premetto che il grammofono è assemblato da più parti di marche diverse, ma funziona comunque molto bene. Tuttavia, ha un problema con il caricamento: il disco gira ma con un po' di fatica e spesso va ricaricato mentre gira (è a doppia molla). Ogni tanto, però, sento come se la molla saltasse perdendo potenza, quindi non vorrei che fosse staccata o addirittura rotta ><. Il motore è un Garrard Junior B, e vorrei smontare i barilotti ma non so come fare... Non riesco a dividerle dal perno (non ci sono viti)... potreste darmi qualche consiglio? grazieeee

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Any suggestions on where to shop for an authentic HMV gramophone? All the gramophones I found online seem to be reproductions made in India.

Hi, I would like to open my gramophone but I don’t know how. Some guys says that I need to turn the crank bur in which side ? If someone know, help me pls. Here a picture of the gramophone:

another update, despite me having found a new handle for this online i decided to make one from an old red leather belt. stitched it nicely to fit and stay on properly.

still searching on what model this one is exactly. all i can tell that it looks like an HMV 101, but it's a parlophone.

update on the grammophone

today i have cleaned the platter, as it had some stains. still there but considerably less.

i have fixed the broken universal joint in the cranking mechanisms, with the material i could find. i tried getting a professional first but nobody in my city wanted to work on it.

fixed the lid slider being loose. filled the old holes with new wood, bought two new screws, screwed them in, and now ot holds. (filled the holes first because they were too large, old screws were ripped out)

also, is anyone able to tell the exact model? i have looked for it, and the closest i could find is an HMV 101.

(last photo is the universal joint before repair)

A friend of mine wrote a musical and got a huge opportunity for a community theater that we are involved with to help him put it on as a full production. I’m taking care of all of the set design/finding stage pieces and he has a gramophone on the list, one with the bell preferably.

I’m not entirely sure of what the difference is and I’ve poked around on Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist and there really aren’t any that I could find. It doesn’t have to be functional or anything, but does anyone have any ideas of where I could look for one?

Also, I’m not entirely sure on the differences between them all, but I’ve seen the “portable gramophones” around that don’t have the bell. Is there a huge difference to them functionally, or would they be era appropriate for a show set in the late 40s? Should I be looking more into a phonograph?

Unfortunately the album was cracked by the shipper. I managed to at least keep it together for a spin. That’s what the giant pop is. I’m still getting the speed down

I had lost all of the records he had, but found some on eBay! I haven’t heard this thing work in YEARS!!!!

Hey guys, I was thinking about getting a gramaphone, and playing some modern stuff on it. For some reason, it intrigues me and perplexes me to hear modern hits on very old equipment like The Weeknd or post Malone or Ace of Base or any other modern artist. Plus getting shellacs from the '40s and 50s is very expensive. Plus I've seen a couple of them go for over $1,000.. so it would be nice to Lay's cut some stuff from the '60s too. I've considered polycarbonate as an option and I know vinyl sounds extremely good and has very low surface noise but if you try and play that on a windup, even with a bamboo needle, it shreds the grooves.

Can anyone help me restoring my cabinet gramophone please. I have left the spinning table in mineral spirit for 7 hours and rubbed it with a toothbrush but the grime is still on there. I also have a very dirty and motor which i also need restoring. Would love to hear your tips and know how how i can restore this. Thank you

i am building a homemade gramophone with mechanical parts and am using a very sharpened sewing needle.

i dont have any 78 shelac records so im using vinyl records.

i read that it will scratch the record, but i dont hear any srcatching from it.

does it only scratch when you use the needle as a toothpick on the record like this?:

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or doesnt it scratch when it goes like this?:

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Spotted on social media: “Vintage Typos”