[Phono-L] A new twist on a ****ophone

2008-12-16 Thread Jeffrey Friedman
It looks like aluminum. The tone arm tracks fairly light, but to record you change a weight on the arm to make it heavier (and replace the fibre needle with a steel one). I hadn't thought of trying to use it in a real reproducer, that's something to try out one day. Jeff - Original Mess

[Phono-L] A new twist on a ****ophone

2008-12-16 Thread Ron L'Herault
Is it a metal diaphragm, Jeff? Would it work in an Orthophonic reproducer? Ron L -Original Message- From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Friedman Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 6:55 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Ph

[Phono-L] A new twist on a ****ophone

2008-12-16 Thread Jeffrey Friedman
I assembled one of these kits a few months back. The instructions were in Japanese only, but the illustrations were enough to get me through the assembly, and one of the sellers has translated the later part of the manual which includes experiments on changing the geometry of the soundbox. I h

[Phono-L] A new twist on a ****ophone

2008-12-16 Thread Chris Kocsis
Have you seen this? No insult intended, I think it's kind of neat :-) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=110325545679 Chris George wrote: > Sure sounds like a Crapophone. > George > - Original Message - > From: Carr, John P (GE Infra,