Play-Talk recorder discs needed or spray-on Ions???

[MALOS]

Hey Guys

Was talking about to Brian Ruryk last night about this, and he's relly encoureged me to continue this quest for dead media..

I have recently purchased an old General Electric Play-Talk record player here's the scoop;
“Playtalk” electronic toy for children uses a grooveless paper disk coated with “powdered” iron to record and reproduce magnetically music or voice. Records hold about two minutes of recording; can be “erased” and reused often

My question does anyone out there have more of these discs or is there anyway to find spray-on powderd Iron??? This way I can make my own discs and put out some killer jams on them....

please help email Crump at wintagerecords@gmail.com

[cuttercollector]

I do have a package of discs. I don't have a playtalk but do have a Brush mail-a-voice which works on the same principle and uses similar but not identical discs. The ones for the GE are paper and the one wrinkled one for the Brush I have is plastic not unlike a flexi but a bit larger.
What about those old huge floppy drive discs?
Not the 5" ones but the 8(?)". Could they be adapted?

[Syl]

Hey Guys

Was talking about to Brian Ruryk last night about this, and he's relly encoureged me to continue this quest for dead media..

I have recently purchased an old General Electric Play-Talk record player here's the scoop;
“Playtalk” electronic toy for children uses a grooveless paper disk coated with “powdered” iron to record and reproduce magnetically music or voice. Records hold about two minutes of recording; can be “erased” and reused often

My question does anyone out there have more of these discs or is there anyway to find spray-on powderd Iron??? This way I can make my own discs and put out some killer jams on them....

please help email Crump at wintagerecords@gmail.com

Good day,

I found this forum while searching for info (old ads, etc) on the GE Play-Talk. Seems information is scarce.

I just finished restoring a GE Play-Talk phono that was on the back burner for years as the groove disk was missing. I had to have the groove disk made by a friend on a lathe and used blank CDs. I also replace the original defective magnetic head with an old 8 track head and use 8" floppies as a recording medium. It works, for what it is though I will have to adjust the DC bias level for the substitute head to get the best out of it.

I suggest gluing the floppy disk to a harder medium to avoid wow/flutter. Other than that it works.

Syl

[cementimental]

glue a load of audio tape (or maybe VHS tape would be good, wider!) on a piece of card?

[motorino]

http://www.pyral.fr/englishversion/magnetic%20inks.html

[Donzie]

Found this Play Talk on EBay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-General-Electric-Play-Talk-Recorder-GE-Toy-/251867252482?ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:US:1123