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Get the Best Results from Your Victor!
It seems almost unnecessary to say to Victor owners “Use only good needles” or “don’t use any needle more than once,” and “don’t play records at various speeds,” yet many people are careless in this respect.
Victor Records are made with the greatest care, and if properly played will last indefinitely. It is the desire of the Victor Company that its customers shall keep their records in the finest possible condition. To aid in this result a set of rules have been compiled which every owner is urged to read and follow.
1. All Records Should Be Played at a Speed of 78.
Every Victor record is recorded at this speed and therefore requires a speed of seventy-eight to reproduce it properly.
Set the regulator so that the turntable of your Victor revolves seventyeight times per minute, and never change it. And don’t depend entirely on the regulator, but test the speed occasionally by placing a slip of paper under the edge of the record, and while it is playing, count the number of times the paper revolves in one minute.
You will, of course, meet the man who insists on turning the regulator of his Victor up and down, thus changing the speed with each record he plays. Don’t imitate him—he is wrong. Only at a speed of seventy-eight can you hear the actual tones of the singer just as they were recorded.
2. Use Only Needles That You Know to Be Good.
There are very many bad needles sold throughout the country—some cheap in price, others which are sold for the price of good needles. The point frequently breaks off with the first few revolutions, leaving a jagged and rough tip, which cuts into the lines and damages the record. The safest plan is to use only Victor needles, which are made of the finest material.
3. Never Use a Needle More Than Once.
Now many of you will say “why, everybody knows that!’” Well, nearly everybody does and yet needles are used more than once, and the record is damaged. There are several ways that this mistake can be made—one of which is to forget whether the needle has been changed or not and “guess” that it has! To avoid this always change the needle first, before taking off the record. Then sometimes used and unused needles are kept in boxes which look much alike, and a needle is absent-mindedly picked up from the wrong box! Always put used needles ina holder from which they cannot be removed ; such as the compartment for used needles in the regular Victor needle box, or an oldfashioned safety glass ink well.
4. Don’t Drop the Sound Box on the Surface of the Record.
If you do, it is sure to make a hole, and you will hear a little “tick” when the needle passes over the spot. Start the instrument and in two or three seconds, when it is running at full speed, carefully lower the box so that the needle rests on the smooth outside rim of the disc; then push it gently toward the center and it will glide into the first line of the record.
5. If the Reproduction Sounds Indistinct and Blurred, Stop!
Occasionally a needle will-be found which wears off too quickly (a fault extremely rare with Victor Needles) and the record will sound indistinct when only partially played. Don’t let it finish playing. Such a reproduction is unpleasant to hear, and the worn needle damages the record. Put on a new needle—it takes but a second.