Hornographic Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 I'm not a vinyl newbie. (Don't get me started on how little I miss vinyl. 🙂) But I am a shellac kind o' guy. I pulled out a set of 78 discs -- 70 or 80 of 'em -- that I'd collected 20-25 years ago and I'd like to digitize them. I used to play them on my antique gramophone, before I gave that away. My old Yamaha YP-D6 is a two-speed turntable (33.3 & 45) with a Shure V15 Type 3 cartridge. I can get a 78 stylus for the cartridge. And I know that I can playback at a lower speed and then use Audigy's "Change speed" feature to step up to 78 RPM. But I'd prefer to avoid that extra step in the sound-editing process. I'm not looking for anything fancy -- just a three-speed table (33/45/78) that I can mount my Shure cartridge on. Or one of those that already has with a decent cartridge with a 78 stylus. Direct drive preferred -- but hardly a necessity. Anyone have something like this gathering dust somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fan4fan14evr Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 I bought this table a couple years back. Inexpensive and an obvious knock off of the famous Technics 1200 series. Unlike the Technics, it will play 78 rpm and is very easy to swap out cartridges for the 78 only stylus you'll need. Been very pleased with it for what I bought it for. It is a manual table though. https://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-AT-LP120-USB-Direct-Drive-Professional-USB/dp/B002S1CJ2Q/ref=sr_1_4?crid=J27H68XBYXYV&keywords=audiotechnica+record+player&qid=1554589382&s=gateway&sprefix=Audiobtechnica%2Caps%2C250&sr=8-4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornographic Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 Thanks for the suggestion and your comments on your experience with that Audio Technica. Manual is no problem -- so's my Yamaha. And it's a direct drive platter. 👍 I've seen several reviews of that turntable and they've been pretty uniformly positive. Good for its price, I read.. I was hoping to find something cheap in somebody's closet... but that hasn't happened yet. So I may end up with that AT or something like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatrack1971 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 (edited) Where are you located? I have a Dual 1219. It's an idler not DD though. Edited April 7, 2019 by hatrack1971 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 i have these... Indian scout and princess 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornographic Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 @hatrack1971, I'm near St. Louis -- nowhere close to Helena. Idler drive is no problem, direct was just a preference. It looks like shipping 15 pounds would run $50 (USPS) to $70 (UPS). If you have a way to pack it, that might be tolerable. DM me if you want to talk price. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codewritinfool Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Hey @Hornographic I have a bunch of 78's if you want 'em. My oldest sister got the stand-up Victrola, my youngest sister got the desktop Victrola, and I got the Graphanola in pieces. I built a cabinet for it and now don't know what to do with it. Anyway, give me a yell if you're interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornographic Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 Thanks, @codewritinfool. I'll get back to you after I work my way through cleaning & digitizing mine. Shellac to Shinyl, right? 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatrack1971 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 I'll see if I can even get the packing to ship before we get started but here are a couple pics. It's not perfect but for sure nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 On 4/7/2019 at 5:41 AM, dirtmudd said: i have these... Indian scout and princess Those bikes really look like similar Raleighs. Maybe Indian bought them from Raleigh, added Indian stickers, and sold them as their house brand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MookieStl Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 On 4/6/2019 at 11:45 AM, Hornographic said: I'm not a vinyl newbie. (Don't get me started on how little I miss vinyl. 🙂) But I am a shellac kind o' guy. I pulled out a set of 78 discs -- 70 or 80 of 'em -- that I'd collected 20-25 years ago and I'd like to digitize them. I used to play them on my antique gramophone, before I gave that away. My old Yamaha YP-D6 is a two-speed turntable (33.3 & 45) with a Shure V15 Type 3 cartridge. I can get a 78 stylus for the cartridge. And I know that I can playback at a lower speed and then use Audigy's "Change speed" feature to step up to 78 RPM. But I'd prefer to avoid that extra step in the sound-editing process. I'm not looking for anything fancy -- just a three-speed table (33/45/78) that I can mount my Shure cartridge on. Or one of those that already has with a decent cartridge with a 78 stylus. Direct drive preferred -- but hardly a necessity. Anyone have something like this gathering dust somewhere? I have a 3 speed Stanton that you can borrow (we're both in StL). It has digital output, so you can digitize your collection . You can mount your cartridge if you prefer as I never attempted 78 rpm to know how it sounds. It's a T.92 if you want to look up the specs. It ain't nothing fancy but works well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 1 hour ago, Islander said: Those bikes really look like similar Raleighs. Maybe Indian bought them from Raleigh, added Indian stickers, and sold them as their house brand. I think it was Westfield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornographic Posted April 9, 2019 Author Share Posted April 9, 2019 48 minutes ago, MookieStl said: I have a 3 speed Stanton that you can borrow (we're both in StL). It has digital output, so you can digitize your collection . You can mount your cartridge if you prefer as I never attempted 78 rpm to know how it sounds. It's a T.92 if you want to look up the specs. It ain't nothing fancy but works well. Hey @mookiestl, that looks like just what the doctor ordered. Not looking for fancy. All I need is 78 RPM and putting my cartridge in the headshell. (Or swapping headshells maybe.) Is a month's loan too long? I can meet you at your place in V.P. or wherever you like. I'm close to 44 & 109 -- and I'm free any day of the week. Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MookieStl Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 7 minutes ago, Hornographic said: Hey @mookiestl, that looks like just what the doctor ordered. Not looking for fancy. All I need is 78 RPM and putting my cartridge in the headshell. (Or swapping headshells maybe.) Is a month's loan too long? I can meet you at your place in V.P. or wherever you like. I'm close to 44 & 109 -- and I'm free any day of the week. Thanks! Month works for me. I probably haven't had it hooked up in a year. Send me a pm and we can set something up. You're 10 minutes away. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornographic Posted April 9, 2019 Author Share Posted April 9, 2019 10 hours ago, hatrack1971 said: I'll see if I can even get the packing to ship before we get started but here are a couple pics. It's not perfect but for sure nice. Yeah, that's a nice looking table, @hatrack1971. Your dust cover is clearer than my Yamaha's. It looks like I've found a table locally, tho, so don't worry about the shipping. I appreciate the messages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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