Bird Records?

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• FO

  @footrotdog · 2 years ago

  The reason the first player was playing slow is because it's American.  You needed to use 60hz AA batteries.

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• MI

  @michael_b_anon · 2 years ago

  At the very least playing those records shouldn't get you a content match

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• AL

  @alexdbird · 2 years ago

  The reason they look 'a bit Victorian' is that Audubon died in 1851. His work is really worthy of a viewing. To quote Wikipedia: His major work, a color-plate book titled The Birds of America (1827–1839), is considered one of the finest ornithological works ever completed.

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• DA

  @danieltobey · 2 years ago

  For the first device, do you think the spindle is meant to engage in the center of the disk while the card is pressed down into the spring? That way, when Eject is hit, the spindle retracts and the spring pushes the card up. That might also explain the wobbly audio, as the read head would be swinging up and down if the disc was offset.

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• AB

  @AB-Prince · 2 years ago (edited)

  if I had to guess, the extreme wow and flutter is probably coming from the record being off centre from the mechanism, as well as the skipping.

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• TH

  @TheVintageApplianceEmporium · 2 years ago

  So if you wanted to listen to birds and summon Satan at the same time - this machine is all you need!

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• DA

  @dand5593 · 2 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm6FnjL3STw&amp;t=425">7:05</a> i think you shoud press down the card, release the stop button and the card will be centered and play ok.

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• ES

  @esalehtismaki · 2 years ago

  You didn&apos;t figure it out? There is a hole in the middle of the disk and the tap goes into it. You push the card all the way in, obviously you don&apos;t leave it sitting loosely on the spring. You played the disk about 1 cm off center, hence the wow.

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• FL

  @flyingmoose · 2 years ago (edited)

  You can see the cartridge moving in and out as it spins. &nbsp;It looks like you need to push the card in all the way against the spring before releasing the “eject” button. &nbsp;It also looks like there’s a v-shaped slot in the center designed to align it left-to-right with the center pin.

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• DE

  @der.Schtefan · 2 years ago

  My parents paid so much money for this EXACT encyclopedia, hoping it would benefit my education. Those books provided me with an alternative to messy human friends, I was so happy to be alone and read about the world. Graduated as an engineer in 2002, never had to speak with a human again. Thanks mom and dad!

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• AT

  @Atzanteol1 · 2 years ago

  I actually think that &quot;bird songs&quot; is a pretty brilliant use for a device like that. Knowing what birds sound like is very helpful for recognizing birds you hear but don&apos;t see. And being able to double-check the song &quot;in the field&quot; would be pretty great - especially in 1970.

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• DA

  @daveayerstdavies · 2 years ago

  Look up John James Audubon to see why they used those old fashioned bird paintings

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