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- What are gramophone records called?
- Can you play normal records on a gramophone?
- What are lock grooves?
- What are 10-inch records called?
What are gramophone records called?
A phonograph disc record (also known as a gramophone disc record, especially in British English), or simply a phonograph record, gramophone record, disc record or record, is an analog sound storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove.
Can you play normal records on a gramophone?
CAN YOU PLAY VINYL RECORDS (45's, LP's, 33.3) on a Wind-up Gramophone? The Answer is "NO". ... Even with modification to the motor speed Governor inside the Gramophone, a speed of 33 or 45 rpm required for vinyl records is not possible. Turntable speed is not the main problem.
What are lock grooves?
Noun. locked groove (plural locked grooves) The inner groove on a vinyl record in the form of a closed loop, which traps the tonearm and needle, preventing it from entering the label area.
What are 10-inch records called?
The LP (from "long playing" or "long play") is an analog sound storage medium, a phonograph record format characterized by: a speed of 331⁄3 rpm; a 12- or 10-inch (30- or 25-cm) diameter; use of the "microgroove" groove specification; and a vinyl (a copolymer of vinyl chloride acetate) composition disk.
