Expert moving coil Microgroove Gramophone pickup Circa 1953.

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  • @vwestlife
    @vwestlife Рік тому +40

    Looks like it doesn't have much clearance to tolerate warped records.

    • @martinh3904
      @martinh3904  Рік тому +13

      I managed to play a couple that were badly warped which was surprising. for something that resembles a dentist's drill the EXPERT is by far the best of the 2nd Generation British moving coil pickups in my opinion.

  • @pcallas66
    @pcallas66 4 місяці тому +3

    The harmonies are phenomenal. They definitely don't sing like that anymore. Sounds great!!!

  • @yogibear2k220
    @yogibear2k220 10 місяців тому +9

    Aww you are playing my signature tune and it sounds amazing!

  • @sondrayork6317
    @sondrayork6317 4 місяці тому +3

    I remember that song! I used to love his one video tape that came with 3D viewers. Wore that poor tape out playing it so much lol.

  • @LordOfTheThreeWorlds
    @LordOfTheThreeWorlds Рік тому +15

    Yea that's a first for me - 78RPM microgroove? Pretty cool setup there. Sounds great. Would love to see more info on this unusual cart and tonearm

    • @martinh3904
      @martinh3904  Рік тому +5

      www.gramophonemuseum.com/expert-soundboxes.html this is a great page for these expert pickups

    • @lowlightpiano7110
      @lowlightpiano7110 Рік тому +1

      Repent and trust in Jesus. Hes the only way. We deserve Hell because weve sinned. Lied, lusted stolen, etc. But God sent his son to die on the cross and rise out of the grave. We can receive forgiveness from Jesus. Repent and put your trust in him.
      John 3:16
      Romans 3:23❤😊❤❤❤

    • @soundguydon
      @soundguydon Рік тому +7

      @@lowlightpiano7110 I am a Christian as well.. But what does that have to do with the comment, the discussion, the question, or the content of the video? It's great to try and spread the Word, but be logical about it. You have your own channel -- was it to try and get more people to view your vids? Just don't do it like this.

    • @robfriedrich2822
      @robfriedrich2822 10 місяців тому

      ​@@lowlightpiano7110 Your statement is true, but offtopic. They doesn't play a gospel music record.

    • @glennriquito381
      @glennriquito381 7 місяців тому

      I never understood why they did that. I have seen microgroove records for children designed to play at 78 rpm like this one, and 45 rpm records with the wide groove of the 78 type. Maybe the engineers just weren't paying attention.

  • @zinckensteel
    @zinckensteel 10 місяців тому +3

    The clarity of the sound is incredible! My impressions of vinyl were formed from a well-worn collection of LPs and jukebox discard 45s, so that may have had something to do with it ;-)

  • @alexkokh1501
    @alexkokh1501 4 місяці тому +1

    Good music, those two were geniuses

  • @GuiOpsDev
    @GuiOpsDev 10 місяців тому +2

    Love this! Like others have posted, I didn't even know there was a 78-microgroove!!

  • @spottedtauren
    @spottedtauren Рік тому +2

    Stunning clarity. Thanks for sharing.

  • @spacemissing
    @spacemissing Рік тому +7

    7-inch 78 RPM microgroove kiddie records were a big part of my childhood.
    The "big name" label for them was Cricket's "Bonus Play" series.

    • @verkehrsteilnehmer-berlin
      @verkehrsteilnehmer-berlin 7 місяців тому

      Could it be that they used 78 rpm to avoid patent issues? Because 7" records with 78 rpm existed long before and the microgroove alone cannot be protected under patent right.

  • @alphabeets
    @alphabeets 7 місяців тому +1

    That sounds GREAT!

  • @daseda2008
    @daseda2008 7 місяців тому

    Wow! It makes today's records sound like those from the 1950s!

  • @billdang3953
    @billdang3953 10 місяців тому +1

    I can only wonder and fantasise about how this would sound playing back original Blue Note mono LP's and 78's.

  • @fromthesidelines
    @fromthesidelines Рік тому +1

    Originally released in the U.S. on Golden Records in 1961 [R663].
    Featuring the "Golden Chorus", and orchestra under the direction of Jim Timmens.

  • @daviddisandro821
    @daviddisandro821 Рік тому +3

    so cool. i had those yellow records when i was a kid. they didnt sound that good though

  • @ReevoReevolution
    @ReevoReevolution 2 роки тому +2

    Great upload. Sounds sweet with this little one

  • @heartdaaji
    @heartdaaji Рік тому +5

    Never saw a 7 inch microgroove 78 in my life

    • @martinh3904
      @martinh3904  Рік тому +3

      Iv'e got 4 of them & this was the best of the best.
      At least I got a decent recording out of it. !

    • @heartdaaji
      @heartdaaji Рік тому

      @@martinh3904 probably it was never made in this part of the world, our indigenous first microgroove was released in 1961 and the production of 78 rpm's ceased in 1970.
      It's wonderful keep them for posterity

    • @guywalker29
      @guywalker29 6 місяців тому

      E. Berliner early 78 rpm releases on 7" format. ua-cam.com/video/WK0S3HUF7Rk/v-deo.html

  • @chrislj2890
    @chrislj2890 Рік тому +4

    Yogi and BooBoo were a fun part of being a kid in the '50s.

    • @d.a.elliottjr.367
      @d.a.elliottjr.367 3 місяці тому +1

      And the 70s because the 50s were before my time.

    • @chrislj2890
      @chrislj2890 3 місяці тому +1

      @@d.a.elliottjr.367
      We all have our time, lol. 😉

  • @neilmansfield8329
    @neilmansfield8329 10 місяців тому

    this is a great record plYer

  • @stevenkoski228
    @stevenkoski228 7 місяців тому +1

    Futuristic tonearm😳🤣.

  • @themotownboy1
    @themotownboy1 Рік тому +1

    Very nice and unique! Was the audio in the video a direct line input feed or was it recorded by a microphone from a speaker?

    • @martinh3904
      @martinh3904  Рік тому +1

      it was the latter ! thanks for the kind words.

  • @Rick78Clarke
    @Rick78Clarke Рік тому

    Stunning

  • @BongbongA99
    @BongbongA99 8 місяців тому +1

    I wasn't aware that Gala Goldentone 5" 78s were microgroove. I thought they were designed for children to play acoustically on the likes of the toy Marx Lumar gramophone with steel needless as used on gramophones. Regardless, it does sound rather impressive I have to agree.

  • @bertroost1675
    @bertroost1675 Рік тому +1

    Amazing

  • @thomasbrandtner321
    @thomasbrandtner321 9 місяців тому +1

    very interesting oddity. Just knew there were some 10" 78s pressed on vinyl in England (I think I remember some from Mercury / Freddie Bell). But about minimal wear, is the whole pickup not weighing a bit heavy on the stylus? Can't see no counter weight from the angle the film was recorded.

    • @martinh3904
      @martinh3904  9 місяців тому +1

      This version of the EXPERT has a leaf spring under the front pivot to reduce needle pressure to a tiny amount. Later versions had a screw on the top that infinitely varied the spring pressure....but cluttered the sleek lines !

  • @6643bear
    @6643bear Рік тому

    Great , and the track

  • @ZeusTheTornado
    @ZeusTheTornado Рік тому

    Wow, very cool

  • @JeHaVe
    @JeHaVe 11 місяців тому

    Great!

  • @GeneSavage
    @GeneSavage 11 місяців тому

    That sounds far better than I expected it to; truly excellent reproduction. Is it that good (or even better) with a direct line feed instead of recording with a mic to the speaker? I was shocked that sounded as good as it did.

    • @martinh3904
      @martinh3904  11 місяців тому +3

      It was found broken in the U.S & imported which cost more than the pickup it'self. A really fiddly thing to rewind the broken coil on & also difficult to get the rubber damping to work properly. there was a lot of swearing restoring this one but in the end it was worth it. Hooked up to a modern amplifier, the sound was pretty amazing, Favourite recording I made was with the Mack-the-Knife track after I had figured out that Micro-groove simply means MONO Vinyl ! Glad you like it !

  • @G6JPG
    @G6JPG 8 місяців тому

    You say (at 0:33 and in the text) that it was designed for 78 microgroove records. (No, I didn't know those existed either!) Is there anything specific about 78 microgroove, though? Surely it would play _any_ microgroove record, regardless of speed (probably best only to do mono ones, granted).
    [Presumably it would also play non-microgroove records as well, though not optimally for stylus shape reasons.]

  • @yogsothoth4005
    @yogsothoth4005 9 місяців тому

    Since there weren’t any close up shots of the cartridge I’ll assume the stylus is mounted without a cantilever, similar to a Decca cartridge.

    • @martinh3904
      @martinh3904  5 місяців тому

      no, this is pre-cantilever, the stylus is the lower end of the coil armature with a central T section pivot.

  • @gunier.j.kintgenanimations
    @gunier.j.kintgenanimations Рік тому +1

    Hypothetically, because the pickup has a microgroove stylus, Could you play a 33 or a 45 with it? How would it sound?

  • @chuckdieselkicksdisks2380
    @chuckdieselkicksdisks2380 10 місяців тому

    Very interesting player I actually have b e l l 78 RPM and the cavalcade label if you want to look any up there to make a Route 78 on vinyl

  • @BethesdaVideo
    @BethesdaVideo Рік тому +2

    I'm astonished at the lack of surface noise from this record. Did you clean up the audio with software before uploading the video?

    • @martinh3904
      @martinh3904  Рік тому +3

      Hi, it's recorded direct from a Mic without any tampering. Thanks,

    • @G6JPG
      @G6JPG 8 місяців тому

      Surface noise is not intrinsic to 78s - I'm pretty sure this was on vinyl. Even _some_ shellac 78s have minimal surface noise, if in excellent condition and not containing the abrasive component many had.

  • @Peter-pv8xx
    @Peter-pv8xx 7 місяців тому

    I have a promotional 45 of when the full length yogi bear motion picture was released, i wonder if it's worth anything.

  • @Hector_Malot
    @Hector_Malot 6 місяців тому +1

    And to think that there are some who spend thousands of dollars on tonearms.

  • @baraahamida2655
    @baraahamida2655 9 місяців тому

    What exactly is the moving coil here? Is is the pickup or part of the pickup? Or is it the record or part of the record?

    • @martinh3904
      @martinh3904  9 місяців тому +1

      Imagine the needle being connected to a piece of steel rod with wire wrapped around the upper part in a tiny coil, that's what is inside this pickup.

  • @darling_abigail_yumslurp
    @darling_abigail_yumslurp 11 місяців тому

    i like 1953 when they let me hear any word without any audio degradation

  • @miniscasaroes4317
    @miniscasaroes4317 Рік тому +1

    Musica trilha do zé colmeia

  • @charlottewhyte9804
    @charlottewhyte9804 9 місяців тому +1

    is there no stylis at all?

    • @martinh3904
      @martinh3904  9 місяців тому +1

      it's there, just very tiny =www.gramophonemuseum.com/expert-pickups.html

  • @lowlightpiano7110
    @lowlightpiano7110 Рік тому +2

    Repent and trust in Jesus. Hes the only way. We deserve Hell because weve sinned. Lied, lusted stolen, etc. But God sent his son to die on the cross and rise out of the grave. We can receive forgiveness from Jesus. Repent and put your trust in him.
    John 3:16
    Romans 3:23❤😊❤❤

  • @aliyel6770
    @aliyel6770 Місяць тому

    33 lük.. 45 lik 16 lık tan sonra bir 78 devir de dönen plak kulağa ve göze hoş geliyor..zaten hangi müzik çalar ve hangi dönemde olursa olsun bir plak in ve dualarla bir pikap in verdiği net sesler asla başka, bir programdan çıkmayacak..

  • @MrEp5
    @MrEp5 7 місяців тому

    Now im curious how it looks from the inside.