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MALOS
Joined: 22 Feb 2008
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Location: Toronto, On. Canada
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 Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 11:37 am Post subject: G.E. PLAY TALK RECORDER DISCS |
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“Playtalk” electronic toy for children uses a grooveless paper disk coated with “powdered” iron to record and reproduce magnetically music or voice. Records hold about two minutes of recording; can be “erased” and reused often
THIS IS WHAT i'M LOOKING FOR I need extra discs to release music on this dead piece of media and to use in a live performance setting. if anyone out there has some of these kicking around please let me know..
or if anyone know where I would be able to buy a can of spray-on powdered iron? (Does this type of product exsist??)
please email me at wintagerecords@gmail.com
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blacknwhite
Joined: 24 Apr 2008
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Have you tried just using old magnetic computer so-called "floppy discs", pulling them out of their protective jackets? ("floppy discs" were individual removable magnetic data-storage discs for home computers - the forerunner of data CD's)
I don't know what diameter the records are supposed to be, but there are still tons of factory-sealed 5-1/4 inch floppy discs out there on ebay cheap.
Worth a try...
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tape
Joined: 25 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 4:04 pm Post subject: |
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that media would be standard magnetic tape:-), just circleshaped.
I have an old dicthaphone that uses this priciple.
You would be releasing on a medium that nobody will be able to play back...but good luck! |
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FStephenMasek
Joined: 21 May 2008
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Location: south orange County, CA
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| Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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Did you ever find discs?
I have found one of the Playtalk units, and see that GE made 5,000 of them in 1949.
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alienmanstk
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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| hey guys , check on ebay, there is one that just went up, starting at $150, but its in great shape, only problem......no disks! well, i bet those can be reproduced anyway, with all these great minds on here!!!! good luck! |
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motorino
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