The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Of course, the easiest thing to do would be to get hold of an actual Soundscriber and play the discs back on that. Mark ding ding ding ding ding! What is the rpm of a soundscriber? I haven't ruled out going the original machine route but I'm trying other options along the way. Soundscribers play at...

13yo wrote:have you checked to see if the disc is cut inside out

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I did...it isn't.

I've already tried the coins on the tonearm trick but it didn't help. It makes it too heavy and actually makes the tracking and skating problems worse!

Yes, I have tried to adjust the counterweight, but even with it all the way forward on the end of the tonearm shaft, it's just a hair too light. The turntable I use is an older Acoustic Research that has been modified to accommodate 16 inch transcription discs and has no anti-skate adjustment option...

Thank you for the response, Mark. I recalled seeing an advisory against using 3 mil stylus tips on Soundscriber discs because of the potential to damage the grooves because the original groove was so much smaller. Are there conular tipped 1 mil styluses available? At your suggestion I tried using th...

Hello All! I'm a newbie here, so I hope I'm in the right place to ask what I'm about to ask. I have recently acquired a collection of Soundscriber dictation discs. The discs are all vintage radio broadcasts. The first few I've pulled out are all dated 1947. They are marked with grease pencil with sh...