Beautiful acoustic machine. That recording is from 1947/48, I have it. It should play on Orthophonic equipment.

I assure you the needle was not replaced every time a record was played.

Very informative. Thank you for taking the time to post this. Very helpful.

Wonderful. It makes me so happy to see one of these being loved and used!

Even though the record format continued through the 1950s, the recording characteristics evolved considerably from the acoustic era in 1918. The earliest electronically recorded discs were tailored to play on acoustic playback machines. However as electronic playback became more popular from 1930, the recording characteristic changed to improve fidelity. High frequencies were boosted in recording and attenuated on playback to reduce record surface noise. Bas frequencies were cut in recording and boosted in playback to help reduce the overall lateral groove modulation and increase record playback time and improve pickup tracking. This means that recording by the late 1940's will sound shrill and uncomfortably loud when played back on a 1918 machine. The time period range of records which may be played on an acoustic victrola date from the mid 1890's thru to about 1935 before the record characteristics made the sound uncomfortable.

Love these good record players and records

Beautiful machine!

Hello ! I do have a similar machine bought in the 1990 in Bordeaux and always very well playing all 78 up to 100 rpm reords ! I bougt in NYC th same SOUTH PACIFIC album and I do have a nice records collection. Nice to share with you when available. Best Regards, Thierry

very nice :)

I have a Victrola, manufatured in 1919 that still works. I've owned it for 30 years. I would advise playing only acoustic records (older than 1925) on your Victrola. The amplified 78's after 1925 require a more delicate phonograph -- i.e. stylus and tonearm.

Old Nipper came in for a listen

The diaphragm needs to be replaced, also this record should not be played with the steel needles, when I play mine I use soft tone steel needles they have a less harsh sound than full tone needles

Thanks for video. Just got one of these at an estate sale. Any recommendations on where to get serviced in Maryland area? When I tried to use, the arm drops heavily unto vinyl and stops- so play never starts. Thanks in advance.

I had one of thes

Don't play records made after ,1935

I wouldnt play 'modern' 78s on that machine. Goose neck tone arms have terrible tracking and will rapidly wear out disks especially towards the centre. Get a machine for electrically recorded disks or a 50s electric player

that's the difference with the current junk. This device, a hundred years later, functions as on the first day.

I found one for $300 and I love it