Full Restoration - Victor Victrola Record Player from 1917
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It's always fun when a machine I restore is from a friend or family member. This broken down record player from the early times of record players was my sister-in-law's grandfather's, purchased new in 1917 for $15 plus $4 more for records and needles.
It has sat unused for over 50 years. Someone couldn't get the handle out by reversing its direction, so they opened it up and removed a main gear instead. Then put all the parts back inside and left it.
At first glance, I thought it would be too difficult to restore - it looked half complete and not very special. But as you will see in the video, all of the parts are there. The only unuseable piece was the thick rubber gasket that attaches the playing arm to the reproducer (sound head).
Probably my biggest amazement was the availability of quality reproduction parts and supplies, such as that gasket, and needles by the hundred. Why by the hundreds? Who needs hundreds of needles? It turns out, the needles are just plain steel points that are meant to be discarded after one play (of one side of a record). Fortunately, they were about 3 cents each.
I like this model because although it was the cheapest in the Victor lineup, its sound is channeled through a cast iron passage and out the front, making it much more compact and portable.
A couple of other pleasant surprises showed up along the way that made it a pretty attractive little machine. Please enjoy watching the journey on what was one of my most satisfying restorations.
Пікірлер: 67
Forgotten Hi-End technology. All natural. Perfect sound.
I noticed you didnt fit the reproducer soundbox gaskets correctly, they need to be a excess tight fit before installing otherwise it will leak air and you get the bad rattley sound as heard here. Its usually a specialist job, it took me ages to get correctly myself. It would be good if you could revisit this and try new tighter fitting seals as you will be impressed with the sound quality😎.
@Duckcalculator
14 күн бұрын
I rebuilt a Victrola No.2 reproducer first try, but those ain’t nothing compared to the Exhibition.
The designs were so simplistic back then. Great restoration 👌
Amazing restoration and dedication. Keep it up. Bravo!
Цвет морилки (вещество для обработки деревянных поверхностей) - фантастический !!! Я восхищён !!!
Fascinating video, thankyou.
most delightful. Thanks mate!
Excellent work. Thanks ⚘️
I glad for how you keep all the original parts and als osafes the marks from the old workers.
Qual o tipo de borracha que foi usado para segurar a mica ?
The "Chrome" plating is NOT Chrome. - Chrome plating was not invented till the 1920's or 30's. That is NICKEL Plated. In truth - "Chrome" plating is actually nickel plated FIRST, then the chrome is applied OVER the nickel to protect the nickel. Personally, I think the bare Nickel has a beautiful warmth that chrome takes away. Any good chrome shop can do it. Nice restoration - glad you didn't overdo it like so many do!
It looks great and you did a wonderful job restoring it as well!!!! I enjoyed your video so I gave it a Thumbs Up
J’ai été vraiment surpris que la banane ait duré le plus longtemps.
You got this Victrola looking beautiful! I always love learning about retro tech and how they work through restoration videos. Thank you for sharing this! ^_^
СПАСИБО В разобранном виде данное устройство увидеть где-либо практически невозможно. Посмотрел с удовольствием.
Very good 👏👏👏👏👏
I’m sure you’ve seen comments already that you shouldn’t use polyurethane on these machines, rather, you should use a shellac. Yes, bees wax is the correct material to seal the gasket. There are also rebuild kits available for these reproducers too. Be careful with the bearings that are in the tips of the governor as they are easy to lose, and hard to replace if lost!
Put a sock in it! (Stuff one in the horn) - What the grown ups used to tell the kids when they were playing it too loud. Still in common parlance today in Britain.
Nice job. When I polished my reproducer, I found out that the nickel plating was extremely thin, and it basically just came off by polishing. Dunno how you got away with it. I replated mine, looks fantastic. One thing I was surprised by, as I had never operated a Victrola before, was just how loud they play. With medium volume needles, I would still keep one door closed for comfortable volume level.
@Duckcalculator
15 күн бұрын
You figure that if you can’t increase the volume, but you can decrease it, you’d want it to play as loud as possible
*ITS IMPORTANT TO KNOW* if you listen to a new old stock record on a restored gramophone - they dont sound like this. THIS is a 10-year-old worn-out scratched record....!!! They sound AMAZINGLY good
Just want to point out that when that was made a dark paste filler was rubbed into the open grain and lightly sanded off to produce a flat surface and enhance the grain before an actual oil varnish was used. No filler and poly is the standard of modern crappy finishes on antiques made of oak.
@piccalillipit9211
9 күн бұрын
It so upsets me when I see people using spray "varnish" on new veneer when they have restored an item - and it looks like a dried orange skin finish
Beautiful, excellent job.
So how did you clean and regrease the mainspring?
What type of rubber was used for the micam gasket?
Makinenin sistemi çok tuhaf, plağın üstündeki iğne plağı çiziyor gibi geliyor bana
Tengo el orgullo de decir que fui uno de los disyokey de esos tiempos aún lo recuerdo ya habían otros antes que yo ja ja ja . Y algunos eran encargados y tenían buenas disciplinas ja ja ja
Sorry for the audio spikes.
Truly enjoyed this restoration and learned some things about early victrolas, Thanks
I appreciate the workmanship and the mechanics of these old players. But that is where it ends. Playing a record on them is very close to nails on a blackboard for me. Piece looks good.
@BOMReviews
Ай бұрын
I actually agree - playing the 60-odd records that came with it, some were surprisingly clean sounding, but still I instinctively wanted to adjust the sound and apply a filter to "de-noise" them.
@paveloleynikov4715
Ай бұрын
Techmoan did an excellent video about shellac records degradation and 78's sound quality... And given than nobody press shellac records anymore (in any meaningful capacity, at least) chances to hear their true sound are very slim.
@EngineVids
20 күн бұрын
They sound amazing when the soundbox seals are perfect, ive put a seperate comment on why this sounds rattley and loud like you say.
Excelente restauro, muito bom e bonito, parabéns 👏👏👏👏👏
Poderia mandar o nome desse tango que toca no final. (Agradeço Muito)
War keine gute Idee, den Filz mit Sprühkleber auf dem Plattenteller zu leimen. In dem Sprühkleber sind Stoffe drin, die nicht gut für die Schellackplatten sind. Ansonsten Respekt vor der Arbeit und viel Spaß beim Hören der alten Schätze.
Is that a desktop Black and Decker workbench?
@juanpindonga405
15 күн бұрын
and plays music too
słuchałem płyt z muzyką z takiego patefonu to były czasy WSZYSTKO było takie proste naturalne a obecnie szkoda pisać 🙈
Complimenti per il restauro io ne ho un pierrot inglese ciao
Интересная подача материала. Ничего не говорить, но при этом сопеть носом😂.
I LOVE Victrolas would rather listen to them rather than anything…they , like early silent films are such a major piece of history
😃👏👍
Gostei muito do tango no fim
Perfect❤
The First World War Battle of Vimy Ridge. Nice restoration. 🤝🤗🤩😁😀😊😎🤓🌟🌟
My dad threw one in a skip while I was at work On is way back to the car another man saved it At least he had vision😂😂😂😊wonder if it’s still around Great video thanks😊😊😊
No he podido quitar el plato del mío
🥃👍👏🥃👍👏🥃👍👏🥃👍👏🥃👍👏🥃👍👏
Fake sound at the end, you can't play a 33rpm vinyl on a 78rpm gramophon. Speeds are different and grooves are not the same.
👌wow
somewhat careless manufacturing, does not impress in terms of technique and craftsmanship! Such a device must be worked with care!
should use lacquer, not Poly
Nice work, but have you figured out why there are Chinese characters on the label?
@BOMReviews
Ай бұрын
The Chinese symbols mean "Registered Trademark". I don't know how widely they were sold there, but it is a little surprising that they were at all in 1917.
Restaurada vitrola toca discos 💿📀😉
Видео интересное,но ....прости мужик- Реставрация это не твоё.Я бы такому "мастеру" после этого просмотра видео никогда бы не отдал бы на восстановление.
That blue background behind the workbench is distracting.
@BOMReviews
Ай бұрын
Tried something new - thanks for the feedback.
Compared to other restoration channels, this was subpar. No disassembling of the motor and cleaning each part, the wood was not fully sanded, the brass was not fully polished, and the felt turntable was off center. Need to be more professional.
@ivanrubenlopeznunez3947
Ай бұрын
Restoring doesn't imply full dissasembly and make things look like new. It's about bringing old stuff back to life in reasonable good conditions. The risk of ruining the whole thing if you disassemble the spring motor is very high I presume. This object is more than 100 years! Over-restoration would be a mistake that Mr. BOM Review avoided wisely.
@BOMReviews
Ай бұрын
@@ivanrubenlopeznunez3947 Thank you for your comment. "Bringing old stuff back to life in reasonably good condition" might be the new tagline for my channel!
Zamzam water
I have to ask, why use a synthetic sealer instead of shellac? Bees wax would help as well…😢