RCA Victor record find. What exactly have I got here?

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Another note about playback on acoustic phonos -- very often the reproducers have rubber gaskets and other parts that have dried and hardened with age. Not only will this compromise the sound, it'll put a lot more resistance on the needle as it travels thru the groove -- the result being drastic wear on the records.

There are specialists who rebuild reproducers with new, live rubber parts -- and this makes a tremendous difference in both the sound quality and record wear. If you use an acoustic phonograph -- a Victrola or a suitcase portable -- it's a good idea to look one of these specialists up.

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You also have to watch some reproducers that have metal failure due to impure casting material as well.
The Victor Orthophonic reproducers can be a real pain sometimes to rebuild.

Although if one gets a chance to hear a properly tuned Victor Orthophonic Credenza, the sound quality can be quite astonishing for an acoustic machine.