Code Number: 3E50.00
Demo Title: Phonograph - Turntable
Condition: Good
Principle: Electronic Sound Reproduction
Area of Study: Oscillations & Acoustics
Equipment:
Turntable, Amplifier, and Speaker.
Procedure:
The turntable can be used to demonstrate a variety of different principles.
References:
- John W. Jewett Jr., "Bringing (Century-Old) Technology into the Classroom, Part II: Teaching Vibrations and Waves, Electricity and Magnetism, and Optics with Antiques", TPT, Vol. 54, #1, Jan. 2016, p. 24.
- J. S. Faughn and S. W. Slade, "An Acoustics Demonstration for Students Interested in Music", TPT, Vol. 11, #3, Mar. 1973, p. 171, also A Potpourri of Physics Teaching Ideas - Sounds, p. 256.
- Jim Allen, "This Technics Turntable Powered Hip-Hop's Early Sound", Popular Mechanics, Vol. 196, #8, Nov. 2019, p. 84.
- Thom Leavy, "Build a Record Player Powered by Wind", Popular Science, Vol. 288, #6, Nov/Dec. 2016, p. 88.
- Alaina G. Levine, "A Sweet Sound: Physicists Reconstruct Primitive Recordings", APS News, Vol. 24, #3, Mar. 2015, p. 3, 7.
- Martin Gardner, "Music from Paper", Science Tricks, p. 59.
- Eleanor Cummins, James Gilleard, "Play It Again", Popular Science, Winter 2019, p. 14.