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  • 78 RPM records
  • eth3er
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    I helped a friend move and as a reward I am now the proud owner of a Decca Telesmatic Soundbox (circa 1915). It is a beautiful thing.
    Now for the rub, where do I get 78 rpm records? I’ve been told it’l chew out vinyl.
    Looks a bit like this.

    WorldClassAccident
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    My grandmas cellar. She had a stack of them for years but no player. Not sure what happened to them since the house was sold though.

    eth3er
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    You tease so hard it hurts.

    WorldClassAccident
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    Me or my grandma?

    She was a bit of a goer in her youth you know

    😉

    Lifer
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    Ebay? Discogs?

    You definitely need some Edith Piaf though!

    eth3er
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    I was thinking more like Muddy Waters, but i’ll get me some Piaf if I can find it.

    Milkie
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    I still have a bunch of 78’s in my mums loft.. Sorry but I’m not giving them away, I have batman on 78 and a load of other crap music.

    That ‘thing’ does look like it will kill a vinyl in about 2 plays.. 😯

    eth3er
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    Just found 78rpm think I’ll just buy a box of 20 jazz/swing records – wonder what’ll be in it.

    eth3er
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    Oooh hamsters! It’s been a while.

    Three_Fish
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    Auction houses. My local has dozens of 78s every week.

    neilsonwheels
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    My old boys got hundreds of the things in his loft. I’m surprised the ceiling hasn’t come through as they weigh a ton. 😯

    LycraLout
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    you’ll need needles as well – only a couple of plays per needle. people collect the needle boxes, so you might be able to pick up the needles out of the box from a dealer/flea market. iirc, columbia had a cool mixed box with “extra volume”, “extra bass” and “extra treble” needles

    see if you can’t find some nat king cole

    eth3er
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    Mrs got me a record last night; seems a record only has two songs, one per side. Good sound though, i’d never had a gramophone play up close.

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