johnh wrote:During and after the war, we had a gramophone with a 'wind-up' handle. No electricity required. Can't remember any of the records my parents had.
Worth a fortune now in good nick
Bakelite discs, weren't they ??
Used to have loads knocking about as my old man had a few. Wish I'd kept them, though you need a dedicated 78rpm mono stylus to hear them at their best.
I remember dropping one and it shattered
Had no idea what the 78's were made of, Bakelite didn't ring a bell so I just Googled it. The material used was 'Shellac'. You live and learn (even at 81)
johnh wrote:During and after the war, we had a gramophone with a 'wind-up' handle. No electricity required. Can't remember any of the records my parents had.
Have just emailed my brother (who has a better memory of these things than me) to see if he can remember what record 'classics' we were listening to. I think one may have been the Inkspots.
johnh wrote:During and after the war, we had a gramophone with a 'wind-up' handle. No electricity required. Can't remember any of the records my parents had.
Have just emailed my brother (who has a better memory of these things than me) to see if he can remember what record 'classics' we were listening to. I think one may have been the Inkspots.
johnh wrote:Thanks Sniffer. You won't believe what emotive memories that stirred.
It's a pleasure, John.
I probably wouldn't have known about the Ink Spots if it hadn't been for Don Estelle and Windsor Davies' version of Whispering Grass in the mid-70s.
"Sing up, Lofty boy".