VANROCK RECORD CUTTER

[studiorp]

Hey people, on youtube there is this curious japanese record cutter, the brand is Vanrock.
Never seen ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLtnbCmq480

[cymbalism]

that rocks!

[blacknwhite]

Hey people, on youtube there is this curious japanese record cutter, the brand is Vanrock.
Never seen ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLtnbCmq480

COOL, turntable transport, like the most ancient acoustic disc cutting machines of the 1910's...

Playback
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APPMm6ahXLI

[cymbalism]

i wonder what kind of blank he was using to cut on and if that thing is mono or stereo.

[Aussie0zborn]

I'm guessing it's mono. The lead-out groove is not locked.

[subkontrabob]

Nice machine! But the blank is wobbling up and down.......

[studiorp]

I have updates for this lathe, because I have spoked with the owner, and he said me that had bought it on a japanese auction for about 20000 yen - 200 $ - ; the machine is mono, it cut only on 7" at 33 or 45 rpm.
It works to 50 or 60 Hz at 100V.
No possible cut on lacquer disks.

[cymbalism]

did he tell you what kind of stylus it used?

[fraggle]

thats a good question @ cymb. hehe
maybe there is a company in japan and we are just not able to find it because of the language.....

[studiorp]

About stylus, unfortunately no, but I can always ask...

[piaptk]

No possible cut on lacquer disks.

What kind of blanks was it cutting?

[blacknwhite]

http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?doit=done&tt=url&intl=1&fr=bf-home&trurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww7.plala.or.jp%2Fkikekike%2Fvanrock%2Fvanrock.html&lp=ja_en&btnTrUrl=Translate

[studiorp]

And this is the " brother " more big of the brand Diskll FS Matsusho ...

http://albums.photoonweb.com/studiorp/

[Aussie0zborn]

Looking at the case that this thing is built into, this is not a 1930's or 1940's machine - this is modern day stuff. Are we missing something here???

[TotalSonic]

yeah - that definitely looks like late 70's / early 80's design to me as well.

Here's another unique Japanese record cutter that I've never seen before -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ8Sv-yjI5k&feature=related

Best regards,
Steve Berson

[Simon]

[studiorp]

Hey, here there is an example of an recently auction ( may 2010 ).
The item has been sold for about 100 $ complete with operation manual and other documents.

http://aucfan.com/aucview/yahoo/h142141340/

[Steve E.]

The playback video seems to indicate that there _is_ a run-out groove (whether or not it actually locks). And the translator seems to indicate that it does use acetates, though why they are gold colored here, I don't know.

Perhaps this thing was designed for making jukebox records? What else could its utility be?

I like the little brush (or vacuum?) which seems designed to take care of the swarf.

It's a Vanrock Recorder E-101. What a crazy record cutter.

[studiorp]

In each case it was sold perhaps only in Japan in 1979- 80 about.
Now is possible buy it used on Yahoo Japan Auction website .
I have senn last sold 4 days ago for about 300 euro.

[Aussie0zborn]

Simon's photo of this cutter with the guitars shows the brand name as "Atom" and not "Vanrock".