Скачать или смотреть Schlager-Parade Nr. 2, Hans Simon, Meltrope pickup

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Dummy record deck equipped with Garrard Mod. 201B/1 electric motor, Meltrope electric pickup (rebuilt and tuned), Burmese Colour needle, Davey EMG loudspeaker, Single Ended 6V6 tube amplifier.

Recorded with upgraded equipment - iPhone XR and Shure mv88 condenser microphone (flat equalisation, stereo 75°, limiter). This is the closest recording I have been able to get to the live sound.

A note about the video: the video is intended as a test of the Meltrope pickup and a recently acquired Garrard Mod. 201B/1 electric motor both mounted on a dummy wooden base. Please let me know if I should keep this wooden base and covering it with some leather cloth or design a completely new unit and commissioning it to a local craftsman specialised in making bespoke furniture maker (walnut veneer and french polish).

A note about the pickup: reviewed by The Gramophone magazine in October 1931, the Meltrope pickup represents the pinnacle in early moving iron pickup design. Developed by Percy Wilson (head of the expert committee of The Gramophone magazine) paying the utmost attention to all electromechanical aspects involved the Meltrope pickup embodied many unique features such as both mechanical and magnetic damping of the armature and the use of interchangeable aluminum collets (instead of the usual screw - they also fit into the Meltrope sharpener 1:18) to grip steel and nonferrous needles. It was sold by Amplifiers L.t.d. (manufacturer of the Meltrope sandboxes) at a price of 50/-.

A note about the motor: in the early 30's Garrad developed the Mod. 201 as top-quality superior AC motor - the very first successful induction motor according to The Gramophone magazine - suitable for heavy duty application due to its good torque, low noise and high reliability. Particularly interesting was the die-cast aluminium rotor which revolved around a stator having 32 coils and it was fixed to the turntable spindle whose speed was controlled by a mechanical governor (the whole assembly was mounted in a pressed steel chassis). Through the following years up to the 50's many modifications have been introduced among which a central oiling point in top of main spindle to lubricate all bearings and pre-configured settings to play 33 and 45rpm records.

Schlager-Parade Nr. 2
Hans Simon
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Telefunken
A11179