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> From: Paul Charosh <[log in to unmask]> > > A friend has acquired a GE radio/phonograph, ca. 1931, with two arms: one > for playback, one apparently for home recording. We would like to learn > more about it. > > It needs much repair and we wonder whether anyone in the NYC/Long Island > area would be interested in contacting the owner. > > Paul Charosh > > > Roger Kulp wrote: > I have a table model version somewhere.I thought it was later than 1931. > > Roger If your friend provided a model number we would be able to get exact information. But I was going to question the two arm aspect, because in 1931 this would have been a version of something like an RCA RAE 45 which recorded on the RCA pre-grooved plastic discs with a single arm. A horseshoe shaped weight was placed over the reproducer and a rotary switch under the arm would be set to put the output of the amp into the arm to vibrate the needle which widened the pre-groove. In the LATE 30s there were many brands of two-armed recording machines that almost all were just like the Wilcox-Gay Recordio. I suppose GE made one also. Most of these were table models, but there were some floor models. These are so common in perfect condition it is probably not worth fixing if it is one of these. If it IS from the early 30s, it probably is worth restoring but I am doubtful it is from the early 30s if it has two arms. Provide us with a model number or a photo. Mike Biel [log in to unmask]