UNIVERSAL RECORDER - PROFESSIONAL

[jamesfabel]

Hi there,

I have with the help of a few friends restored a UNIVERSAL PRO RECORDER

I can't find any supporting documentation so it was quite the puzzle to get back together.

I am hoping to get the Grampian type B mono cutting head reconditioned.

I missed out on a Gotham Mono amplifier recently so im interested in finding a good match for it in future.

Any assistance or direction on finding out more about this unit - very welcome!

Cheers

[mischmerz]

Very nice.

m.

[pellegrino707]

it looks really amazing!

Do you know when it was produced?

[tragwag]

that lathe is on the cover of the Robert K Morrison book, "Disk Recording 1930-1960"
he talks, mostly anecdotally about it's use and function

[jamesfabel]

that lathe is on the cover of the Robert K Morrison book, "Disk Recording 1930-1960"
he talks, mostly anecdotally about it's use and function

Yes. however the one on the cover i note is not that same as mine... seen a few but they have different lathe bases, and the flywheel/motor config is different. i havent found any accurate images or manuals of my model yet!

[jamesfabel]

it looks really amazing!

Do you know when it was produced?

No sorry my guess is 40-50's - i know from the emi laquers preserved with the lathe that it was used for recording the horse racing back in the day - i presume they would take the discs and replay them on radio...

[jamesfabel]

it could be the same body & i haven't seen the book so... will try and source. pic attached

the motor is certainly different.

there was a similar model avail on ebay recently. again quite different. pic attached

and an advertisement showing a similar model, unlike mine. pic attached