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Originally Posted by radiotvnut
This one was made to play talking books for the blind and runs at 33 and 78 RPM.
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I thought talking books were always recorded at 16 2/3 RPM. All four-speed record players/changers (and Zenith's Cobra-Matic changer with its variable speed control, from about 15 to 85 RPM) had 16 RPM just for that purpose. I was not aware that talking books were ever recorded at any other speed than 16 RPM. Hmmm.
The glass dial scale on your unit looks good to me; I only noticed a great deal of dust on it. Doesn't look to me like it needs replacing yet, unless it is cracked or the painted-on scales are flaking off. I've never seen the paint flake on one of these old glass scales; I have seen old sets on eBay with glass dials that still had both scales on them, perfectly readable and usable.