Comments on: HOW TO MAKE A PHONOGRAPH (Jun, 1917) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/03/04/how-to-make-a-phonograph/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:12:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Toronto http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/03/04/how-to-make-a-phonograph/comment-page-1/#comment-1080502 Toronto Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:31:02 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=7346#comment-1080502 It made me think of "Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid" - there's a dialog in it about a phonograph and a record designed to destroy the phonograph. Looks like it'd be pretty easy with this one. That said, I made one using a sewing needle, a matchbox, and a lazy susan when I was young. I probably got the idea out of "Boy's Life." Fortunately, we had a selection of "scratch proof" records. It made me think of “Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid” – there’s a dialog in it about a phonograph and a record designed to destroy the phonograph. Looks like it’d be pretty easy with this one.

That said, I made one using a sewing needle, a matchbox, and a lazy susan when I was young. I probably got the idea out of “Boy’s Life.” Fortunately, we had a selection of “scratch proof” records.

]]> By: jayessell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/03/04/how-to-make-a-phonograph/comment-page-1/#comment-1080497 jayessell Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:46:49 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=7346#comment-1080497 Is this from the episode where Gilligan found 'Rock and Roll' records washed up on the beach? Did The Professor run out of coconuts? Is this from the episode where Gilligan found ‘Rock and Roll’ records washed up on the beach?

Did The Professor run out of coconuts?

]]> By: Adam http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/03/04/how-to-make-a-phonograph/comment-page-1/#comment-1080477 Adam Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:14:28 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=7346#comment-1080477 @2, I hope you are joking..... @2, I hope you are joking…..

]]> By: beagledad http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/03/04/how-to-make-a-phonograph/comment-page-1/#comment-1066669 beagledad Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:02:38 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=7346#comment-1066669 I tried following the instructions for making this, but it didn't work at all. And, it made horrible scratches all over my CDs. What gives? I tried following the instructions for making this, but it didn’t work at all. And, it made horrible scratches all over my CDs. What gives?

]]> By: fred http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/03/04/how-to-make-a-phonograph/comment-page-1/#comment-1066443 fred Sat, 07 Mar 2009 12:09:09 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=7346#comment-1066443 They had a surround sound version of this but it was like the plate spinners of old ..after five minutes you tripping over your own tounge They had a surround sound version of this but it was like the plate spinners of old ..after five minutes you tripping over your own tounge

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