those adapters were no fun, we used to use a lathe and what ever materials
we had on hand to make caps that would fit over the drive motor. this would
include dialing, plastic, fiberglass, pen caps, metal tubing, etc.
when schools and blind associations got rid of the tube models, a bunch of
us had lots of parts to interchange.
many of the amplifiers became part of a makeshift stereo.
the transistor models weren't good for much other than playing talking
books.
----- Original Message -----
From: "DJ DOCTOR P" <djdoct...@att.net>
To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 12:10 AM
Subject: Re: Ditgetel Talking Player Revisited
Hello Garry and all others,
In the early 1960's, they introduced transistor record players that had a
verriple speed control knob on them.
If you sat the mane speed lever to 33 and a third, all you had to do was
turn that knob up as high as it would go.
It would play 78 records at that setting.
Slow it down to 16, it would play 45 records.
As for that diamond head needle, there were a few commercial record
players that used them
Record players that went as far back as the mid 1930's up to 1989.
They are still sailing these old machines on eBay.
My best regards.
John.
PS. They were used allot in public schools.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Schindler" <garys5...@comcast.net>
To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 9:24 PM
Subject: Re: Ditgetel Talking Player Revisited
that is why people like me made adapters for 45 rpm records who wanted
them.
----- Original Message -----
From: "DJ DOCTOR P" <djdoct...@att.net>
To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 4:22 PM
Subject: Re: Ditgetel Talking Player Revisited
Hello Tom,
Lock me up and throw away the key!
When I was only 10 years of age, I received a talking book record player
and a C-77 talking book cassette player.
I was told that you couldn't play music tapes and records on those
machines.
But I got away with doing that with both of them.
The only thing with the record player, you couldn't play 45 and or 78
records on them because there wasn't any speed positions for those 2
speeds.
But you were able to play 33 and a third record LP's without any
problems at all!
And I did, and enjoyed it too!
So again, lock me up and throw away the key!
My best regards.
John.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Kaufman" <tomca...@comcast.net>
To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 11:30 AM
Subject: Re: Ditgetel Talking Player Revisited
I would imagine that if you speak with someone from a library, they're
naturally gonna tell you that you can't play anything on these players
but books; it's like (in the old days)..folks would sometimes say you
weren't supposed to play anything but talking book records on the old
talking book players! I've never really heard a definitive answer for
that one; all I know is: people used to do it all the time (played their
records on the talking book machines)..now it might be a thing
where..the needles were bigger..and the grooves in the old talking book
records were bigger; I don't know for sure..but oh yeah..playing record
albums on talking book machines was a practice that people did a lot!
But I'm fairly certain that..if one had talked with their librarian..I'm
sure they would have said "Oh no; you're not supposed to play records on
these machines!"
Tom Kaufman
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