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I'm holding in my hand a Dixie Troubadours Madison # 1615 - "In A Spanish Little Town" . The flip side is a tune by The Maryland Ramblers.

Amazing piece of audio history. Hearing it sounding so good makes it easy to imagine how people reacted back in the day. I am very grateful you took the trouble to produce this.

Sounds great! Did you clean up this machine or did you get it in this. good of condition? I recently purchased one and it has a loud 60 hz hum. Any tips are appreciated!! Good work, amberola1b!

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I shot mag-striped film in the late 1970s always hoping to eventually put sound on it, but I never did... however, I recently discovered a mag-striped roll from 1982 that I shot in a CP-16 with live sound recorded in-camera - that was a treat!

Wow! This is the first time I have seen a wire recorder in action. Can't believe how good it sounds.

I'm a little late to this party 9 years since the OP. My dad was a clergyman and in 1950, a wealthy parishioner gave him a Brush "Sound Mirror", BK401 on which to record his sermons. By the late 50s it was in my room, my friends and I having a great time recording our own "radio" shows. The 1/4" tape was paper, not polyester and very much prone to breaking, especially when re-winding. One had to be very careful when splicing that no tape glue residue was present or the splice would stick and cause a rats nest next rewind.

The radio has great sound. Beautiful job.

I couldn’t imagine just the constant giggling it would drive me insane

Interesting device. I recognized the song. Clyde Mcphatter, Lover Please.

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I have this exact same unit, and was hoping you were going to follow up on the repair of the electronics portion of this unit. Do you have any on video regarding this? Thanks!

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In the 1950's a company made 33 rpm shellacs as kind of EP, the record player couldn't play this and also not home recordings that also could be in normal groove and 33 rpm.

Sounds good. Did you do anything with the can capacitors ? I cut and mounted new electrolytics under them in the units I rebuilt. I wish I could record on mine. My mics are bad. Will try and rebuild them with new crystal or ceramic mic’s sometime.

hi are wire recorder more around the usa i have seen taperecorder with paper tape on reels yes i saw one at a car bootsale full track mono deck dark red deck sound mirror deck it was in a bad way 40's i was told buy the seller

Thanks so much for this info! What kind of bulb does this projector take? I'm thinking about picking one of these up from a local vendors mall. The colors on that old film (looked to be mid to late 50s) were wonderful! Also, did you check out ball bearing grease, like they use on trailer tires? It's really thick. Thanks again!

My Father Alan, passed away in 1979, at 33 years old. To find in on this video, Speechless. . First time I have ever seen in video (23.20 On right hand side.) , Truly thank you for sharing.

Hello amborela 1b, I need your Peirce 55B wire recorder, if you still have it I would like to buy it from you for whatever price you want. Best regards.

That sounds amazing!

hope to see a 45rpm and a 33rpm record

This is fascinating to me. Thank you so much for posting it.

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Has anyone ever tried adding a bias oscillator for recording? That was apparently the key development in magnetic recording the alliies discovered during the occupation of Germany at the end of WW2.

Fantastic! I love it! I have a sizable collection of open reel tape machines (with my oldest being a 1958 AMPEX 601-2), but I don't have any wire recorders, and I've never even seen one first-hand. This is totally cool, and in gorgeous condition! Thank you for sharing!

Hi, Do you still have a Peirce and would like to sell it? I will be happy to buy it from you

I've had some wire recorders over the years. This one sounds awful. If one is playing right, they are indistinguishable from a tape recorder. You've got to fix the wow and flutter. Then figure out where the distortion comes from. Why don't you record some music from RUclips?

Hi Jim, Do you have a disc I can buy from you?

Great slice of a Norwich staple- Americana in the 70s!

Thanks for sharing this bit of history. The quality is surprisingly good!

WONDERFUL piece of nostalgic technology! Thanks for demonstrating it! I'm surprised the copyright police didn't shut it down especially with the Elvis song...They shut a BUNCH of MY 45-playing videos down and said it was "copyright infringement"

Nice job! I have an 80-1 and a 180-1, both of which need to be recapped. Do you have any advice on how to do that or are you willing and available to recap either or both of them? Thank you.

Wow! Only 11 years after you posted the video, I found it! I will say it is likely the most comprehensive video I have seen on the unit. I own one, recently refurbished on my own and it works amazingly well.

What a funky setup...I LOVE it!

I actually own one of these. I got it from my Grandparents back in the 70's. They played it a lot in the 60's. I haven't played it years and the electric cord needs to be replaced. I'm sure it will still work. It eas fun watching the video of my exact turn table!

Just wow

THis is so amazing! Until today I didn't know a record changer this advanced existed! Does still play the 45s and 33 and a 1/3 records?

Also, just wanted to say I grew up with stack technology but I've never seen anything like this! Plays both sides, all speeds, and changes needles! The ultimate in machine age electronics! Today that would be wonderful technology updated for lighter tone arm but who knows! A machine like this made today would probably cost 2000!

You are right the last record you played is featured in an MGM 1935 Technicolor short called 'Starlit Days at the Lido.' See if the link works for this clip featuring Hot Lips. This tune is sung and orchestra played! Early swing at its best! ruclips.net/video/M0SoIHyxrQM/видео.htmlsi=r2NCqMwcwnBByFWO

I want one!!!

I like how the tonearm just drops onto the record! Not like today's damped mechanisms.

Do you get better sound quality if you use the whole width of the tape for one channel? Or is it just as good if you use just half, or one quarter of the width? I'm assuming it's 1/4" tape?

Interesting that it's got a cork-covered capstan, but no pinch roller..

It's in really good condition!

Born in '46, never saw one. Pretty neat, but looks like you'd better have a degree in electronics to keep it running. Good luck and enjoy! 🐸

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America through the eyes of those who lived it, not the elites, not propagandist not the byproduct of any one with a particular political belief, an agenda to push or an axe to grind, these raw artistic compositions were created by ordinary plane folk who were simply singing songs of their lives, what they've seen and lived through, the lives of Americans throughout the nation. The legacy they left for us to enjoy and to remind us on so many levels of our American heritage. Thank you for presenting us with this gem!

Great record

You've got to give "keep your eyes on her hands" the dedicated transfer and upload it so richly deserves, that's actually a really good version of the song! Good vocal, nice cabaret backing and great hula dancing verging on the burlesque. Lush colours too, obviously not kodak film stock... By the way these projectors were known as the RCA Hollywood here in the UK, mine was optical only.