I just want to publicly thank Mark for his skill, craftsmanship and attention to detail in bringing these classic pieces of audio history back to working order. He is a true artisan. They will now be pressed into full service as part of The Hot Jazz Society’s equipment line up playing period authentic music at events and venues up and down the country.

@bixanorak

Жыл бұрын

Hi there. I share your admiration for Mark's abilities, and duly record them here. But, may I please enquire about 'The Hot Jazz Society'? I searched online but could not find it - perhaps I did not look in the right place? But I have been a fan of (and a musician in) Hot Jazz since the 1960s. I'm now retired, but was not hitherto aware that your society existed. I would be very grateful to receive particulars, & would naturally like to join such a commendable organisation! Best regards, Norman Field.

@roylarsen7417

Жыл бұрын

@@bixanorak is the club hot if you get my drift ...

@BTW...

Жыл бұрын

Tracking weight is horrendous. Do you really use such devices to play old shellac? I don't!

@pauljacobs3170

Жыл бұрын

@@bixanorak Hello Norman! I am of course fully aware of yourself. In fact, if I remember rightly, it was your demonstration of one of these that put me on the road to hunting down a pair, so thank you for bringing them to my attention. Though it took me a heck of a time to find someone like Mark who was competent enough to restore them to the desired level. We are not an actual society, it is just a name I use for my DJing escapades playing period records using period authentic equipment, thus the need for the No.11s. Please do now consider yourself an honorary member of ‘Hot Jazz Society’ All the best HJS

@James_Bowie

Жыл бұрын

@@BTW... I agree. That obsolete nail and brick mechanism will destroy them.

This man is clearly beyond great at what he does. In my opinion Mark, you are an extremely gifted person in countless disciplines. The extremely high level of your attention to all of the fine, little details is what sets you apart from all of the "others". Thank very much fine sir for sharing your super-high level skill with us. You truly are AMAZING Mark! Fred

@fredcommandeur8809

Жыл бұрын

Yes Fred, you have absolutely right and it was a plasure to see this video how he fixt the old grammophon player! Fred

@BPantherPink

Жыл бұрын

My sentiments exactly Fred...a true Labour of Love for the craft !!

@drewwade9640

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree with your assessment of Mark's approach to his craft.

Anyone else? I think that playing the whole song at the end, on the newly-refurbished pickup, was pure editing genius & a perfect ending to the video.

@hermesserranoaudio

2 ай бұрын

Absoloutely clever !

Just stumbled into this. I'm sitting in a small farm shop in Eastern Canada in January with a woodstove and a barn cat. Got rather involved with you rewinding the coil. Looked up to see my barn cat sitting at my shoulder watching the video. I think she liked your voice. Anyway, we enjoyed the visit.

Wonderfull. Thank you for allowing the record to fully play out into the exit groove. Lovely to hear a time gone by... It would have been incredible to hear it for the first time with an 'electronic' speaker.

Hi Mark, What memories you have brought back to me. As a child of 10 in the early 50's and lots of odds and sods from the 20's and 30's I had many of the old magnetic pick-up heads to play with. My father made a radio-gram using a wind up gramophone with a magnetic head and a table top radio complete with 2.0 volt accumulator and 9v grid bias battery and 120v HT battery. That was all high tech in those days. Many thanks for an enjoyable trip down memory lane. MoK

These episodes of yours, Mark, are outstanding; with all the various disciplins that you are so skillful at. A real joy to watch.😊

Your commitment to keeping things as authentic as possibly is a joy to behold!

You know, Mark, as much as you enjoy the work you do, just imagine the joy and warm hearts of the people whose "things" you fix must feel. You restore their hearts.

This is one of my favorite episodes yet. Re-winding the coils and custom-dyed cable fabric are just over the top excellence. Brilliant work, Mark.

I will never have a workshop like yours, nor the skills you are demonstrating in your videos. But this is the next best thing, enjoying your adventures into repairs and rebuilds. And everything is done with a smile. Thanks Mark.

Amazing.....was very therapeutic. Didn't want it to end. You are truly an engineer at heart. Bless you.

@HansDelbruck53

Жыл бұрын

An engineer indeed.

Brilliant to watch a chap working like a true PRO and having a bit of banter as well. Keep her lit Mark x

wow, i'm amazed at the sound it was producing. nice job.

@stevenlagoe7808

Жыл бұрын

I was just going to say the same. Amazing sound!

Ladies and gentlemen the last tune at this afternoons tea dance is Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra and Meet Mister Callaghan from the 1954 film of the same name....catchy ain't it! That Mark was the most entertaining thirty five minutes I have spent watching a restoration. Excellent.

@yanfishtwig2356

9 ай бұрын

thank you i hoped someone would mention the title i love the tune

This is way beyond a simple repair. Mark, you're a legend! Thank you for sharing!

As they used to say ,yow cor beat it our kid, super videos Mark showing superb skills and application !

I know you have serious kills, but when you compared the original cloth wire to your repro wire, my jaw hit the floor. HOLY Biscuits! That was amazing.

I love the old stuff it reminds me of when i was a kid i liked taking things to bits to see how they worked cutting a long story short we had an old record player a stacker .11 year old me when decided to mess with it plugged in got an electric shock lessons learned

I love the engineering aspect of your job. I'm getting quite jealous of some of the kit you have and the knowledge you have on the mechanical side. Another superb job.

I didn't know the probe yet, it's simply brilliant. It's unbelievable how you managed to wind these delicate wires onto the roll. Your work is more exciting than a crime novel. Great, I'm really excited. Thanks for the video, it means a lot of work and takes a few hours.

Just a super job and your modern version of an old cable is flawless

Inspiring to us all to take pride in all we do and to not to let our past go so easily!

Another great video! Makes you realise how labour intensive the production of electronics was back in the day. The materials used were so different as well, rubber, leather, cotton, bakelite etc. The horse shoe magnet was excellent!

35 mins of pure satisfaction! Thank you for your time and effort and keep on the good work!

Mark, you are truly a craftsman! love your work, thank you :)

Since I found Mark's channel yesterday, I just cant get over his smile and loving face !! Every vdo of his is a treat to watch !! This, ofcourse is a pure Labour of Love for his craft ❤

@rayofcreation3996

10 ай бұрын

Absolutely!

I really admire your patience and persistance.

It is so refreshing to see someone so intelligent and skilled who is modest and not arrogant.

one of my favourite watches, so authentic to detail. what a satisfying project from start to finish

Well done that man! And thanks for letting that nice bit of music play out Mark, nice finishing touch.👍👍

Crikey Mark - that is out of this world, what a genius I am truly impressed

You are brilliant at what you do, Mark.

A most talented and likeable chap.Well done Mark!

We could be best friends. I just discovered your channel a couple days ago and your tech work is the level I strive for. You work on a lot of stuff I would LOVE to work on. Every time there comes a moment where I’m like “he should do this or that,” you do. Every time. You have a wonderful sense of pride and passion and as another tech geek I really appreciate it a lot.

@rayofcreation3996

10 ай бұрын

Absolutely! Well said.

perfect video :) *more turns make for a hotter pick-up (larger electrical signal) but as the inductance increases the high freq are being attenuated.

mark you had a challenge winding those coils with very fine wire and dye the cable sleeving well done

90 years ago a whole factory of workers put those pickups together and you did all by yourself! well done sir! now the scratchie records are louder!

Beautiful HMV record player

The more I hear of this gear (as charming as it is) the more I appreciate the micro-groove LP and a half-decent hifi setup.

I love how you have all the tools and equipment to do all of these projects.

@rayofcreation3996

10 ай бұрын

@Maveric exactly.

VERY VERY satisfying - my evening's viewing - instead of Traitor Brill Thank You - old git, UK

Your videos always put a smile of joy on my face. Thank you Mark !

I can guarantee that sounds better than the original, even when it was new.

Gotta say, the resulting pickup sounds REALLY good. Bravo to you and to the original engineers!

Many thanks, Mark, for another totally enjoyable video. What amazed me was how good the sound was from that damaged 78. Extraordinary!

@rayofcreation3996

10 ай бұрын

Ain't it?😅

Mark, your workmanship and attention to detail is just superb. I am very impressed with what you do and how you do it!

'kin 'ell, is there anything you can't turn your hand to Mark, that was beautiful workmanship, well done mate.

Your the best mark you inspire me and many others to be better than we are....

Hello, great work, you are very very clever. You would make even a 300-year-old nuclear power plant a dream, beautiful videos

What a patient bl0ke this man is. Great w0rk, real skill.... I was kind 0f thinking "what's the p0int" but then I realised that he's enabling every0ne t0 appreciate these hist0rical artefacts in as genuine a way as p0ssible.

Mark, That was a great, just great. I hope they end up in a museum. Thank you for going to that trouble - from me and future generations.

Ok Mark i loved all what you repair, you its a genius for that, thank you.

Great patience Mark . Great job

Mark, you do some amazing repairs! I’ve never seen anyone repair the way you do, truly fascinating!

One word 'BRILLIANT' I even sat and ejoyed listening to the music.

The end result was fantastic! The sound quality was amazingly far better than the standard needle affair. Great job!👏👏👍👍

It’s a joy to watch your handiwork, attention to detail and level of expertise in what you’re doing, Mark. This video was especially fun, since I brought down my record player from the attic during easter where its been sitting for the last 15 years to play some LP’s for my son of 8 (or ‘music thingies’ as he calls them), and I now could show him a proper 78 RPM record player also, not just 33 and 45. Thanks again, love your work!

Impressive with you sence of accuracy I enjoy watching you repairs. Thank you very much for getting old stuff alive again and sharing the knowledge to do so. Per

Now all you need to do is get hold of a lot of old 78s and record them into MP3 files. Well done Bob the Builder

Brilliant sounding. You're not only a fixer, you're a restorer, lad.

Fantastic how Mark Mends. You sir are amazing. you just restored a part of history, and in this disposable world that’s truly a treasure.

Oh mine god. you are Absolutely fanrastic. Really nice job. I remember seeing that type of an electric pick-up in a small radioshop in Stockholm for many years ago. Bjorn

You make everything look easy.

just bloody marvlous watching you fix up these pieces of historic technology you colour match on the chord was spot on 10/10 mark keep these videos comming.

wow just seen this episode ..... mark you are a genius

This was a treat! Wow! Superb job all around.

Perfect reproduction. Good work 👍

Love the attention to detail, It makes all the difference

Lovely restoration, you had some patience rewinding that coil! Can't believe how great the 78 sounded through the pickup.

I love when you restore older hardware. You do such a great job. Thanks for sharing your amazing work!

Dear Mark. Fabulous work. I can't add any more superlatives to the rest of the comments. Your dedication is beyond reproach. Nice to see you have all the equipment to perform the restoration. Never thought I would see you working on such vintage equipment. Will be looking for more. Best regards Allan 😃

@15:08 Nice use of "compromised". Had a James Bond feel to it.

Good job , like the rewinding machine

That was fantastic. I have thoroughly enjoyed this vid. Thank you.

Incredible… Master of the bricolaje… Congratulations… 😃

What stunning sound Mark! Took me right back to my youth!!!

GOAT in engineering.

Mark. I love your videos and approach to problem defining and solving. Keep up the good work. Happy New Year. One burning question: What is the name of the piece of music in your intro credits? It's brilliant, cheery and unique. Ideal for your theme music; just like you.

Wonderful work! Bravo!

Excellent job Mark!

have a Victor Orthophonic with the Western Electric pickup, which looks just like this one. the rubber suspension for the stylus had turned rock hard. They also used that pickup for recording onto a blank disc as well.

The title "Gramophone Pick-up Restoration" sounded a bit dull, but the video was anything but. A brilliant piece of work; the attention to detail for the cable was amazing.

@tommeier2299

Жыл бұрын

I thought exactly the same. Binge watched his videos and this one was nearly left over - it would be a real shame. So many details and techniques he used - unbelieveable. I'll try to remember some of them for my own projects.

Hey Mark, I am enjoying so much what you are doing that even the tangy smell of colophony resin smoke returns to mind from forty years ago watching you at work. Keep it up mate! I am No. 70401! Best regards from Hamburg

Bravo! Amazing to see the process and the pains you took. Love the record - such amazing sound quality!

Loved that tiny coil winding machine. Back in the dim and distant past, one of my jobs involved winding coils for transformers. My machine was a bit larger though and powered by a big three-phase motor!

Wonderful job! 🤩🤩

Hi Mark, absolutely obsessed with your channel! Great to see someone who cares about getting things right. I've learned so much. Thank you. Keep up the great work!

Your craftmanship! Amazing. Thanks and cheers from Holland.

Magic, well done, Mark.

great work yet again Mark..excellent.

Simply brilliant!

Fantastic job. Love those old gramophones.

Ce type est absolument génial ! Son attitude perpétuellement joyeuse engendre la notre. Quel talent 👍

Well done Mark, great attention to detail and what a lovely thing that is.

Amazing work. So instructive

Loved that pickup repair you are amazing 👏 ❤️ 🙌

A man of many talents!

Great job. Meticulous work and great vintage equipment. Thanks for your videos!

Brilliant job Mark 👌