Es sind viele Jahre vergangen, Adalbert Lutter, HMV Mod. 102 Voce del Padrone

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"Happy new year to everyone! May these 20's be "ROARING""

Info:
Italian HMV Mod. 102 (equipped with the universal brake, recently restored), HMV No. 5B soundbox (rebuilt and tuned), Burmese Colour needle. Interestingly the machine is n.10201113 (1113).

Recorded with recently upgraded equipment - iPhone XR and Shure mv88 condenser microphone (flat equalisation, stereo 75°, limiter). This is the closest recording I have been able to get to the live sound.

A note about the soundbox: the HMV No. 5B I am using for this video has been bought some times ago and It is in pristine condition (the original rubber collar is incredibly soft for its age). I recently improved in rebuilding and tuning this type of soundbox - the stylus bar is held in place by two pivots each one set in place by a small nut and tightened/locked by an end screw.

Please consider the following:

1 - Diaphragm must be perfectly centred (adjust the internal nuts in accordance)
2 - Pivots should exercise the less friction possible thus avoid limitation to the diaphragm movement
2 - Pivots should held the stylus bar in place while avoiding any lateral movement of the diaphragm

I am really impressed about the performance obtained after my last tuning - stunning clarity and increased presence of bass and volume. Probably I will do a comparison test between the HMV No. 5B and a Meltrope No. 2 soundbox considering that the first in this case outperformed the second.

Es sind viele Jahre vergangen (Many years have passed)
Foxtrot - Jupp Schmitz
Großes Tanzorchester Adalbert Lutter
Refraingesang: Schuricke - Terzett

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