Paillard Hot Air Engine Phonograph or Gramophone

This phonograph is powered by a small Stirling or hot air engine and was manufactured by the Swiss company Paillard around 1912. Sold under Paillard's Maestrophone brand, this example was the fireproof Model 207 with an all-steel cabinet. All other hot air engine-powered models had wooden cabinets.

[@Xynudu]

Amazing. Never seen one of those before. Works very well.

[@DarrenGunderson]

Wow, I am impressed. Very nice machine. I am very into old phonographs and have never seen one of these operate. Thanks for sharing it.

[@Qeswara]

شكرًا جزيلًا، لنشرك هذه التحفة التقنية!
أنا معجب جدًّا بمحرك استرلنق يبدو كالسحر في عمله!
أتمنىٰ أن يعاد إنتاج مثل هذه الآلة المذهلة.
🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@riderericsson]

Thank you.

[@steveparker8723]

Love the Knight reading lamp too.
Im guessing this machine is incredibly rare.

[@riderericsson]

Thanks. The lamp is a Gloria pressure lamp made in Chicago.

[@steveparker8723]

@@riderericsson Gloria made some appliances for Knight. I could only see the fount well in the video.
Knight used that same fount on several lamps they made.
I have a collection of pressure lamps myself.

[@WillSmithHitandMiss]

You always find the most interesting items and antiques, Thank you for sharing !!!

[@steamenginefan8062]

You never cease to amaze me with what's in your collection. Thanks for sharing this!

[@riderericsson]

Thank you. It helps if you've been looking for something for over 30 years and can do your own restoration work.

[@atver1961]

WOW!!!!! that is very nice..

[@dorelglomnicu1207]

Extraordinary! Very spectacular. Thanks for such presentations. I am passionate about gramophones and other musical devices and I was very impressed by this video.
Thank you.

[@riderericsson]

Thank you Dorel.

[@SteamDreamDE]

Simply fantastic! Congratulations! 🥳🥳🥳

[@ericstefko4852]

amazing device, thanks for sharing!

[@vogtland-hobbybeikonbach9057]

Unglaublich so ein Gerät zu Bekommen, wo gibt es so etwas?

[@riderericsson]

Mexico

[@-HustleUnion-]

i'm amazed that its actually spinning at the correct speed to play it.

[@riderericsson]

Its speed is regulated by a lever-actuated brake that's applied to the flyball governor. The lever is in the back of the cabinet and can't be seen in the video.

[@Tadfafty]

This is amazing, what a machine! I can see why these didn't take off, hard to prepare.
I just want to warn you that record is much too new, 1940s American records were not meant to take the weight of acoustic tone-arms. Nor would a 1912 reproducer be made to take the fine details of electrically recorded grooves.

[@riderericsson]

Thanks. It's more likely they are very rare now because they were expensive to manufacture, if that's what you mean. Some of the wooden-cased models may have caught fire as well. They were also never sold in the US. I'm aware of the issues with newer recordings but that's all I have for now.

[@dodo2082]

Simply amazing!! 😍😍😍😫

[@marcopruscini1603]

That needs to be a strong stirling for a grammophone.

[@udflyer98]

Fantastic piece! Approximately how much play time on a full burner?

[@riderericsson]

Thanks. Not sure but at least a few hours.

[@choppergirl]

That larger gear must be for the speed govenor in the box?

[@riderericsson]

The larger gear slows the motor speed. The governor is driven by a small "worm gear".