The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Oh yes, this article has been delivered to AES October, 13 , 1948, and published in Audio Engineering, September of 1949.

Hey people, I have found this interesting article about lateral feedback disc recorders.

Here the link :

http://www.6a5g.com/WEstuff/YenzerDocs/YenzerMonograph.pdf

Good reading !

Hello, this is a good example of cutting amplifier :

http://cgi.ebay.com/Presto-Model-87-A-2A3-Amplifier_W0QQitemZ160284254303QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item160284254303&_trkparms=72%3A570%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Greetings.

I have discovered in this lathe, that the support that mount the cutter head, has a measure max of 3.8 cm. So, I have seen which the cutterheads that came with this value are the Astatic, crystal and magnetics too. This lenght is a standard for all cutterheads, or are there only the Astatic ? Thanks.

Horizontal cutters, yes, for example I have seen on the book of Robert Morrison, that there were many cutter heads with horizontal mounting; for example the Astatic M-41 8 ohm, then the same too with 500 ohm; the Grampian B1-B; the famous RCA 11850C, the Fairchild with crystal elements; others Astat...

Oh yes, it is very particulary, but unfortunately there is no brand....
The uniques thing that I know of it is that there is a lead screw of 224 lpi, and can mount horizontal cuttingheads like Astatic, or others.

Hey people, there is anyone that can do a scan of the NEUMANN VG66 amp ?

Thanks.

Hello, you can try to see from mastercut.eu.
Andreas Bauer sent me months ago a pdf document with all prices of the discs and too diamond needles.
Send me your email adress, so I can send to you the document.[/url]

Which cutterheads with horizontal mounting are the better ?
Which brands ?

Thanks.

There is anyone that sell a Grampian B1-B horizontal mounting cutterhead perhaps ?

Thanks.

Hello people, there is anyone that know this lathe ? Here the images: http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq319/revox_photo/HPIM6946.jpg http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq319/revox_photo/HPIM6947.jpg http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq319/revox_photo/HPIM6948.jpg http://i459.photobucket.com/albu...

Hey people, there is anyone that know if a Presto 1-C can be mounted on the lathe too in horizontal mode, or it is possible only verticallly ?

Thanks.

For me you can use a simple but good Lenco 75 tonearm.
In 70 years it was considered a transcription arm with the famous Lenco 75 turntable.

Hey people, I have a question about the power of the lathe motor : an idler motor of 1800 rpm is strong enough to tollerate the cutting of vinyl ?
Thanks.

You can try to mount on your Presto amp the 2A3 tubes.
This tubes works to 2.5 V voltage as 85.

Oh yes, is the same thing.

See here :

http://www.protape.co.uk/products/cutting-houses/mdc.html

Oh yes, there is the MDC brand in Japan...

ok, so this fact remember me a system that was used in the cassette tape decks of 70-80 years that mounted 3 head built in permalloy material. When I hear the sound just recorded a moment before, I can play a sound more clear than the input sound, this because permalloy load on the tape an extended ...

you're probably listening the sound with reverse riaa and this is the cause because your sound is more clear compared to the original input sound.

Ok, so I could utilize a piezo bender or film ....