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It was actually running at 44.3 rpm you have very good hearing These RCA 45 players from 1956 had very simple and low cost motors and each one had a speed range from 43 to 46 rpm and no adjustment for speed. I flush the old oil from the motors and lube. Some motors run slow when cold and increase speed as they warm up within the first 2 records.

Technology moves on but many people want to still play their old 45s

Agreed. But reading as a young guy in late 1970s, before digital cds, in another magazine Gram iPhone experts recommending turntables with stylus cartridges connected to receivers. I have one myself with a Sony dvd player for cds. Also download from internet. But don't deny my nostalgia for these record players.

That's Gramophone magazine, British still published.

Classical music fanatic but don't mind Henry Mancini, Rick or Jazz. Good music, too.

And then the 33 LP over took the 45s

@@ed45rpm48 And then the 3-speed phonograph became the commonplace thing without there being any more single-speed phonographs.

Yes the multi speed players took over and then stereo

Thank you -- I'm bringing these old forgotten players back to life one at a time along with the memories of the good old days.

Thank you -- yes I restore the tube amplifier and motor but sorry I don't have video

Thank you and much appreciated

Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving to you too!

Thank you John

Congratulations These 7HF players have great sounds

This was top of the line for RCA 45 players with 4 tube push push pull amp and an 8 inch speaker. Yes many 45 players were "one tube wonders" to reduce the cost but there were also 3 tube players with very good sound

Sorry the 7HF has a 4 tube push pull amp with 2 speakers -- a 3 inch teeter and 6 inch mid range/bass with a simple crossover.

tweeter :)

Thank you John - I've been working over time these days :)

Thank you and rare color black bakelite with gray grill

Thank you my friend

These RCA players from the 1950s had low cost motors and they used two or three different suppliers. The speed can vary by plus or minus 2 rpm with some very close to 45 rpm. Many of the motors that have not been cleaned or lubed start slow when cold and speed up when they warm up. I tear down the motor and flush the old oil from the bushings and then oil. Even then some run fast or slow. There is no speed adjustment so you have to enjoy the player as it was hear in 1956. After all they are over 60 years old and now have a new life.

@@ed45rpm48 I prefer the slower versions, to be honest. They sound more accurate for the time. 😀

Yes only two speed 45 and 33 rpm RCAs last chance in 1957 / 1958 so they were not popular and also the terra cotta color was not popular and that is what makes this player very rare.

@@ed45rpm48 Also, it was not until mid-1958 that any record company discontinued 78 RPM records.

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Thank you for the observation-- these players were made in 1956 and the technology was rude by comparison to todays turn tables. The idler wheel is rubber and the turn table is plastic and the motors were simple and low cost. I've restored it and brought it back to life after more than 60 years. The motors tend to run slow until they arm up and some never get over 43 - 44 rpm. The good thing is you are listening to the record the way is was recorded and played in 1956 and not 2024!

Yes i realize all that as u've owned several of them. ​@@ed45rpm48

The King is in the house and on the 7EP2

Thank you once again -

The 4 speed was a low cost design and not made to be restored. It has a "one tube wonder" amp tat relied on a high output cartridge which is not made today. It was a challenge to restore.

Thank you - back to life after all these years

Hi 45junkie Great that you have the pink/gray and the green/cream 9ED1 players. They are all hard to find in any color! The 9ED2 have a tree tube amp and came in Turquoise/white and the sandalwood/terra-cotta which I think is the rarest of them all since most collectors have never had one or seen one. I restored this player for a good friend in NH. He has the turquoise 9ED2. Enjoy the hunt !! Ed

@@ed45rpm48 HI Ed....These 2 speed players are just about impossible anymore....they rarely come up and considering the sales on these players were basically next to none when U can have all 4 speeds why settle for just one or two at the same time the 45 only players were on decline....That terra-cotta is a beautiful one and the first time I actually have seen one...thanx for posting....John

Yes the two speeds are rare and the terra cotta is very rare. RCA only sold them for less then a year and everyone wanted the 4 speed players. I have never seen a terra cotta on the internet except the the one I restored. Let me know if you have seen any others

@@ed45rpm48 I have seen pix of a few but the one U posted is the first time I have seen that one...I've seen the suitcase type but I wasn't interested in that one but the 2 I mentioned the other day are the only ones I have and it's very rare for any of these 2 speed players to come up for sale....

Did you see the RCA 9ES-5H two tone green 4 speed that I restored. An interesting player and hard to find

Thank you -- these 1954 EY2s do have a great sound

Thank you -- it does have a great sound the lid looks a little faded but it's only the light

Mr Lucky Henry Mancini

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Thank you these are hard to find sounds pretty good for a one tube amplifier after I restored it

@@ed45rpm48 Excellent work, well done

Maybe you could find a power supply converter 240 to 120 locally to run the player. Do you have 50 or 60 HZ power

@@ed45rpm48 We have 50Hz.

That's another problem since these old RCA motors require 60 hz

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Frances Wayne

Thank you very much my friend

Thank you I spend many hours to fully bring these players back to life

Thank you

Thank you - enjoy

Thank you -- take a lot of elbow grease :)

Thank you --I try

These two speed players repeat the record on both 45 and 33 The Terra cotter color is so rare that most collectors have never seen this color

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Hi David I restore RCA 45 rpm record players from the 50s and have restored 9EY36 players before. Normally I only fully restore the players and sell them on ebay. Reply with your email and I'll contact you. Ed

Thank you - much appreciated

Sounds excellent Ed Fine work from the 45 Restoration Master My favorite color of these !

Thank you my friend

Thank you -- these are very interesting little machines and only made by RCA for 1 year. This is the third one I have restored.

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