My partner inherited some records and a victrola from his trans sister who is moving to Portugal



speaking of the victrola there seems to be a problem with the tone arm
any industrious refurbisher wanna tell me how to fix that tone arm? The big circle thingy keeps it from playing idk tf

rsmurphy wrote: Sun Apr 13, 2025 10:51 am My partner inherited some records and a victrola from his trans sister who is moving to Portugal

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speaking of the victrola there seems to be a problem with the tone arm

any industrious refurbisher wanna tell me how to fix that tone arm? The big circle thingy keeps it from playing idk tf

Having just taken possession of the family Victrola, I could check ours, if I hadn't moved it right into storage. But! there should be an angle adjustment--this looks way too shallow. There's a note on stylus angle on this reproduction of the Victrola manual--does that help? (Updated with better link.)

Maurice wrote: Sun Apr 13, 2025 12:26 pmThere's a note on stylus angle on this reproduction of the Victrola manual--does that help? (Updated with better link.)

Thanks Maurice! Will update as events warrant.

There are two oak trees that hang over my house, each one around 150 years old. They start pollinating in late March/early April, and make this place an allergy hell for about a month. Oak pollen makes me lethargic and depressed. I wish I could just leave town while those trees are ejaculating. Yellow-green dust over EVERYTHING, and no rain to wash it all away.

rsmurphy wrote: Sun Apr 13, 2025 2:06 pm

Maurice wrote: Sun Apr 13, 2025 12:26 pmThere's a note on stylus angle on this reproduction of the Victrola manual--does that help? (Updated with better link.)

Thanks Maurice! Will update as events warrant.

You're welcome, Randall! Just out of curiosity, do you have the tabletop or the floor-standing model? I'd think the floor-standing model might have more room in which to work for servicing it, though you should be able to work even the tabletop model, if you need to.

Once you get it up and running, make sure to change the needle with every play!

Wood Goblin wrote: Sun Apr 13, 2025 7:24 pm Once you get it up and running, make sure to change the needle with every play!

A distinct downside, yeah, though those "Tungstone" multi-play needles could play up to 60 sides! (Still well short of the 200 they advertised.)

Maurice wrote: Sun Apr 13, 2025 7:17 pm You're welcome, Randall! Just out of curiosity, do you have the tabletop or the floor-standing model? I'd think the floor-standing model might have more room in which to work for servicing it, though you should be able to work even the tabletop model, if you need to.

Floor-standing! Got a gang of 78's I'm itchin' to explore.

wood goblin wrote:Once you get it up and running, make sure to change the needle with every play!

Definitely! There's a dish with a buncha needles in it.

rsmurphy wrote: Mon Apr 14, 2025 5:56 pm

Maurice wrote: Sun Apr 13, 2025 7:17 pm You're welcome, Randall! Just out of curiosity, do you have the tabletop or the floor-standing model? I'd think the floor-standing model might have more room in which to work for servicing it, though you should be able to work even the tabletop model, if you need to.

Floor-standing! Got a gang of 78's I'm itchin' to explore.

Fellow floor-standing-Victrola-owner fist-bump!

(Not moving mine into the house yet, though: I have to clean off mildew colonies on the finish.)

My gf is out working in the yard. She’s got this thing where she likes to listen to classical music when she does stuff. A big old Tchaikovsky crescendo caused a complaint from a neighbor. I sympathize with the neighbor. It does get pretty maddening after awhile.