A Call For Humor!

[respice finem]

ahem... that's for stacking records. Couple of ways to do it, that one is a so-called 'umbrella spindle', which doesn't require the overhead swinging arm found on many changers (especially of US origin) to stabilize the stack of records patiently waiting their turn to play.

As curated this particular rekkid playa didn't have a single-play spindle. Original replacements aren't trivial to find. I eventually bought a 3D printed one that works acceptably.

I've once had a record changer (Telefunken licensed Polish built). Worked quite well, the obvious drawback was, for playing a B side after the A side, two identical records were needed. Not the same (mine had a stabilizing arm at top of the record stack), but similar:

 

[Timcognito]

Remembering one of my favorite guitar solo stacks side 1, side 3, side 1

 

[LTig]

I've once had a record changer (Telefunken licensed Polish built). Worked quite well, the obvious drawback was, for playing a B side after the A side, two identical records were needed.

I have a double record set (Stevie Wonder - Secret Life of Plants) where sides A / D are on disk 1 and sides B / C on disk 2, just for this reason.

 

[rationaltime]

 

[Bleib]

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This reminds me of an old Carlin joke: You know why Santa is so jolly? He knows where the naughty girls live!
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[Ken1951]

ahem... that's for stacking records. Couple of ways to do it, that one is a so-called 'umbrella spindle', which doesn't require the overhead swinging arm found on many changers (especially of US origin) to stabilize the stack of records patiently waiting their turn to play.

As curated this particular rekkid playa didn't have a single-play spindle. Original replacements aren't trivial to find. I eventually bought a 3D printed one that works acceptably.

Just like the one on my Dual 1209 circa 1972!

 

[Ralph_Cramden]

 

[Robin L]

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Cover of the B-52's Xmas Record?

 

[mhardy6647]

I'm trying to figure out how the hell. So, you stack a few records on it... and then? How is the catchy thingy actuated? Where is the actual changer mechanism? A carefully programmed industry robot that's not in the picture? When the next record drops down, the tonearm height becomes all wrong?

So many questions!

Tell ya what -- I'll make a video

In the meantime, here's one that kind of glosses over the interesting part -- plus only has one record on the "stack"

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Why am I thinking that John Waters is lurking just outside of the frame of this image?

 

[mhardy6647]

from our chums at Club Polk...

 

[mhardy6647]

I thought this was wry... which is kinda like funny...

https://flic.kr/p/2qzkog2

 

[mhardy6647]

Upon reflection: "Giant Muffler Man" sounds like the title of a Frank Zappa song...

 

[Ropeburn]

Upon reflection: "Giant Muffler Man" sounds like the title of a Frank Zappa song...

It also sounds like a porn title.

 

[mhardy6647]

It also sounds like a porn title.

Not necessarily all that different from some of FZ's oeuvre.

 

[mhardy6647]

ahem -- speaking of record players and humor (and... Germans, too!):
I know I've posted this at ASR before, but not, if memory serves, in the context of this thread... but since the conversation somehow drifted into record changers*



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* I mean... how COULD that have happened?

 

[KellenVancouver]

 

[rationaltime]

 

[Timcognito]

Late again, but factual

 

[Timcognito]

Well fat chance > lottery, slim chance > weather event

 

[Multicore]

Upon reflection: "Giant Muffler Man" sounds like the title of a Frank Zappa song...

Actually a Zippy the Pinhead obsession.