•Jeffery Borinsky wrote about the 16 rpm turntable speed. My understanding of the format was that yes they were primarily intended for speech and more importantly they were intended as a format for blind people who could listen to the very long playing disks without the need to change sides and chan...

•More about 16.66 rpm records. I purchased new, in 1958, a General Industries 4 speed turntable, which included 16.66 rpm speed. I believe I purchased it from Olson Electronics, though I am not certain. The 16.66 rpm records were for early "Talking Books". I think that if I look hard enough I can co...

•There were also discs that ran at 8-1/3 rpm. The American Printing House for the Blind in Louisville KY (?) distributed these, along with the turntable. I had a chance to look at one some years ago. My friend Wendy suffered from multiple sclerosis, which causes occasional vision problems. She'd bor...

•Hi Jody, The 16-2/3 rpm speed was used on a limited basis but recordings were available to play high-fidelity stereo music. A friend of mine, Hugh Burdick, made some of them well over thirty years ago. In fact, he made a set of them especially for funeral homes. They could play up to one full hour ...

•I've been reading the thread about "16" speed on turntables, and finding it fascinating. But I've been waiting for somebody to mention the one aspect of that turntable speed that was of use to me personally, and nobody has yet. It seems that people are saying that the actual speed is 16.666 rpm (wh...

•Here is something to ponder concerning phonograph speed. I am going back a while to the days when I was in grammar school (1949 or so). I seem to remember that the phonograph provided to our country school by the county schools Fine Arts department was a 3-speed manual phonograph and that the secon...

•Yes, Bob, The 33.3-divided-by-two-speed was very useful to slow down music; but to then play an octave high took a good ear. Now I have a device called Voice-it, which has a double speed and half speed playback, which does not change the frequency. 10 years ago such dictation aids were available, b...

•Hi there, this is my second posting to MMD. The first one was some time ago, about Red Raven records. I used to have a Sears stereo turntable, in the early 1970s, with four speeds: 78, 45, 33-1/3 and 16 rpm. I've always wondered what the 16 speed was for. Later, I discovered that some radio transcr...

•There's been a lot of discussion in MMD this month about the origin and/or derivation of standard turntable speeds, with many logical opinions expressed. Mine was not among them, however, and has to do with gear reductions. Common synchronous motors run at 1800 RPM from 60 Hz electrical power. 45 R...

•Some phonograph turntables at 16.67 rpm were sold in France for a short time, and I saw one or two records at this speed. Another curiosity at the same period : a disc with three different songs in three parallel grooves. Difficult to know which song will be played ! But I was young at this moment ...

•Caruso's Turntable Greetings: Richard Simonton's contribution regarding turntable speed was one of the most informative so far. I was intrigued by this comment (and Robbie's follow-up about Victor recording turntables): > The 78 RPM speed (actually 78.26) apparently derived earlier from > the use o...

•The topic of the differing turntable speeds has been fascinating. I have at least five turntables with the four different speeds on them, but I have never had a 16 rpm disk, unfortunately, to try out that speed. It was Doug's mention of the Caruso recording that really made me join in the discussio...

•Hi, In several recent articles, I have seen the angular rotation of records reported to four significant figures. While I was tempted to dismiss these figures as obviously over-precise, I suspect that Glenn or someone else has made a serious and earnest effort to define the speed used as carefully ...

•Lee Scanlan asked about repair parts for his Aeolian Vocalion phonograph. The following companies advertise in the "Antique Trader": Antique Phonograph Supply Co. Rt. 23 POB 123 Davenport, NY 13751 (607) 278-6218 www.antiquephono.com Yesterday Once Again (Antique Phono repair) Box 6773 Huntington B...

•A good source for information on old phonographs is collector Martin Bryan, publisher of the neat phonograph/record quarterly, the New Amberola Graphic. Here is his contact information: Martin Bryan New Amberola Graphic 37 Caledonia Street, St. Johnsbury, VT 05819 tel.: 802-748-9264 Matthew Caulfie...

•Featuring unbelievable collections and individual items from several phonograph and music collectors, including: Polyphon, Regina, Stella music boxes Playasax Roll Operated Musical Instrument Philipps Pianella Keyboardless Orchestrion Musical Instruments, Phonographs, Music Boxes, Vintage Radios, A...

•Greetings all, I am seeking any information members would be willing to share about the various attempts to combine phonographs and player pianos. Several manufacturers -- Welte, Clark/Apollo, Seeburg -- are noted as doing the development and model stage; I am wondering if any of these combinations...

•Hello all, First, best wishes to all of those affected by the recent displays of Mother Nature's potential. To many outsiders, when the water recedes they feel that normality has resumed. Let me speak from experience and explain that the effects of floods and fire will stay with you forever. Wish t...

•For a detailed history and description of Melville Clark player and expression pianos, including a picture of an Apollophone with its original phonograph, and a registry of known instruments, see the Mechanical Music Press Melville Clark Apollo page at http://mechanicalmusicpress.com/registry/apoll...

•I just put together a seller and buyer with one of these beasts. I ran into it out West in an antique shop. It was made by Brunswick and had an early Brunswick Panatrope [fully electric phonograph] with an amplifier, two loudspeakers and a player piano mechanism. It was in a private collection and ...