And it's things like this that cause us 78 collectors to never be able to sleep at night. The majority of these records are 80-90y/o some older. And between Wars, estates hauled to the landfill,old stores burned, ect..there numbers have depleted by at least 80% so the records that sold a million copies leaves only 200,000 which isn't that much considering this guy isn't the only one doing things like this. If I have a cracked or broke record in my collection I usually put them in a separate place and catalog them. Because who knows with things like this happening you might one day have the last one. This literally turned my stomach.
You are definitely right. I live in Italy, and 78s on average cost € 2 or € 3, but that doesn't justify breaking them.The broken records I have, I also keep them aside and do not throw them, even the unlistenable ones.
And when you can buy new shellac flakes or in a can for next to nothing! Furniture finishers everywhere cringe as well! This is horribly impure shellac.
It hurt me deeply to watch this.78RPM records are rare and expensive in China while they are worthless in the western country.I’m looking for 78 but it's hard to find them inChina.Watching you destroy these 78 is hard for me...
We are very spoiled in the western world. I can find 78s for like $2.00 USD at a thrift store! If it makes you feel better, these records looked cracked anyway
Hard in the United States too😢 History can never be replaced once destroyed no matter where or how it happens. To do it intentionally to artifacts that are still capable of performing what they eere intended to do is a crime against humanity
It's called ignorance. A lot of the post war children in the western world grew up privileged & as a result take things for granted. Consumerism basically..
I just tried this. I used Methylated Spirits. It broke the record down into liquid in a few hours. . . and WOW! It is the most amazing black stain. I am going to try building up the layers and see how the finish looks. And to all those people complaining about the sacrilege of destroying old 78s, I suggest they go to ANY charity shop and volunteer to take them off their hands - they will thank you. The charity shop I work in are gifted mountains of these things, and nobody purchases them. There is not enough room in a shop to store them forever, so they get discarded and end up in landfill - now THERE is a tragedy. At least this is another purpose for them, and for them not to abuse the planet by ending as landfill.
that is a good way to re use the bad records but only the bad and cracked and brocken ones . the rest you can listen to . it is a great idea to return the back to what they were before records
Truth is, I would still keep even broken 78 rpm records (only if all the peices are there) so I can glue it back together. If you have a 78 rpm thats split in half, try glueing it first before you throw it away. Usually, it works!
idc if people do this as long as they aren't messing up usable records but if they r broken like mentioned then it's ok cus u can't use them as records if they r broken. I do like how you made a record player with the shellac from the old records as a staining agent. very cool
I cannot condone vandalism - even if it is enacted on a broken record. Vandals do not need any excuse and what they certainly do not need is fresh ideas.
if you add more solvent the carbon settles out and you can syphon off plain golden brown shellac. if you add less solvent you might end up with a paste that could be used to repair bakelite, though i haven't tried it yet.
Interesting emotional journey through this video, but by the end I was enthusiastically congratulating you! Worth noting though that cracked records can still be played and in some cases repaired either physically with superglue or using software tools to remove the click-click-click
I’ve done this many times. I have stacks of old shellac and only use broken ones(Bing Crosby, Perry Como). But, you’re best bet is to use denatured alcohol and not rubbing alcohol. Also, I make mine thinner and I strain out most of the black coloring. It takes several coats, but you do get a nice glossy finish.
I have also done this many times and only use broken records. I discovered that lacquer thinner works better than alcohol. I don't use it as a stain but as an opaque finish; Black Lacquer.
The skilled articifer is able to turn his work back into the raw material! I love this :D Never thought about using the shellac in the 78s as... Y'know, shellac? lol
this is a really great idea, idk why i didnt think of this already. i'll be sure to recycle my old cracked records this way from now on. thankfully i dont have hardly any new vinyl ones.
Looking at the center piece (label from a 78) made me think you'll know a way (if not more than one) to nicely cut a shellac record into a shape of one's choice? help? really nice work overall!
Shellac is a crappy finish because it's not waterproof like polyurethane, but it's very good at covering pine knots before painting. Give them to a painter and say it's shellac, he's use it as a primer and save money
Victor Ola, you are a Phillistine and should be ashamed of yourself. Please do not encourage these venerable pieces of modern history to be destroyed just to make a wood stain which, when completed, doesn't even look particularly nice. You silly man.
There are less and less of these every year, they WILL eventually disappear and not all have been digitized or conserved because it is tedious. Please discontinue doing this idiotic DIY and buy raw shellac.
Most 78s can be bought for a few dollars. They were super mass produced because everyone wanted to have their music. It wasn't much of a loss. I'm sure if it's a rare record he would keep it, but 78s aren't rare and valuable in most cases
My god, I had no idea there are as many people emotionally attached to old 78 rpm records as this comment section seems to lead me to believe. If you like the music fine, more power to you. But unless that 78 is of any monetary value, they are worthless to most. I know a guy who owns a vintage store less than a mile from where I live and of all the vinyl he collects and sales, something like these 78's are worthless to him and he just throws them away. Because nobody buys them ... ever. I do find it a shame that he trashcans as much as he does, but I really can't blame him in a way because those records simply do not sell. And if the 78's are cracked or broken, what is being done here looks like a helluva good and green way to put them to use. I know we have some old chip and broken 78's laying around our house and I aim to put them to good use like what is being shown here. I think I will put the stain on a bit thinner than what was shown here, but I was impressed with the instant "old age" look the stain gave the wood he used.
yes i agree ,they have no financial value in Britain unless they have r'n'r or maybe jazz on them because for better or worse people just don't listen to marching bands any more
It’s weird to see records being repurposed for a record player. It’s like making a hat out of hair. But still cool way of repurposing old unplayable records
...or you love youre overplayed shellac plate and BUY some shellac in store ;) ...sad about thay very old records! Never do this if you have other way to mafe tham, ...if every one destroy historical stuff, nobody can turn the time back, it's lost forever... :'(
I would like to try this but exclusively using the red/brownish shellac from labels like vocalion, etc. would look absolutely stunning. Anyway, finally something to do with the mountains of junk 78s!
I mean...I guess you could do that...but why? This is a classic Jurassic Park moment. You were so preoccupied with whether or not you could, you didn't stop to think if you should. The end result looks like piece of abandoned junk that needs to be cleaned and restored on another TH-cam video. This is like the ending of Alien Resurrection. You know you can make a very pleasant Marshmallow Roasting Campfire by ripping the wooden studs out of the walls of a house and spending a few hours cleaning them up and pulling the nails out of them.
There's something slightly morbid, yet appropriate about using broken records to finish a gramophone casing. :-)
its like making a car out of dead human bodys
You forgot that the humans where crushed by the way
It's like sewing up a clothing made of human flesh to wear...
watching this physically hurt me
nah not me ...when they got to go they got to go...
Thanks for giving me nightmares about my 78s breaking.
LOL I dreamed of my favorite 78s breaking all the time.
My heart breaks seeing them be broken
I got a cracked one but I'm still keeping it!
Me Neither, i'm always trying to glue them together when they aren't horribly broken.
Heartaches
@@banjogyro while loving you there's only heartaches, your kiss was such a sacred thing to me. I can't believe it's just a burning memory
My first thougt :'(
And it's things like this that cause us 78 collectors to never be able to sleep at night. The majority of these records are 80-90y/o some older. And between Wars, estates hauled to the landfill,old stores burned, ect..there numbers have depleted by at least 80% so the records that sold a million copies leaves only 200,000 which isn't that much considering this guy isn't the only one doing things like this. If I have a cracked or broke record in my collection I usually put them in a separate place and catalog them. Because who knows with things like this happening you might one day have the last one. This literally turned my stomach.
You are definitely right. I live in Italy, and 78s on average cost € 2 or € 3, but that doesn't justify breaking them.The broken records I have, I also keep them aside and do not throw them, even the unlistenable ones.
The difference between collectors and normal people I guess ...
That black Patti! Yikes!
And when you can buy new shellac flakes or in a can for next to nothing! Furniture finishers everywhere cringe as well! This is horribly impure shellac.
It hurt me deeply to watch this.78RPM records are rare and expensive in China while they are worthless in the western country.I’m looking for 78 but it's hard to find them inChina.Watching you destroy these 78 is hard for me...
Wow! I actually didn’t know they were rare in China!
@KING VICTROLA that's true but neither was India and you still hear of plenty of 78s there.
We are very spoiled in the western world. I can find 78s for like $2.00 USD at a thrift store!
If it makes you feel better, these records looked cracked anyway
Hard in the United States too😢
History can never be replaced once destroyed no matter where or how it happens. To do it intentionally to artifacts that are still capable of performing what they eere intended to do is a crime against humanity
It's called ignorance. A lot of the post war children in the western world grew up privileged & as a result take things for granted. Consumerism basically..
I just tried this. I used Methylated Spirits. It broke the record down into liquid in a few hours. . . and WOW! It is the most amazing black stain. I am going to try building up the layers and see how the finish looks. And to all those people complaining about the sacrilege of destroying old 78s, I suggest they go to ANY charity shop and volunteer to take them off their hands - they will thank you. The charity shop I work in are gifted mountains of these things, and nobody purchases them. There is not enough room in a shop to store them forever, so they get discarded and end up in landfill - now THERE is a tragedy. At least this is another purpose for them, and for them not to abuse the planet by ending as landfill.
R.I.P 78's
😭
that is a good way to re use the bad records but only the bad and cracked and brocken ones . the rest you can listen to . it is a great idea to return the back to what they were before records
Truth is, I would still keep even broken 78 rpm records (only if all the peices are there) so I can glue it back together. If you have a 78 rpm thats split in half, try glueing it first before you throw it away. Usually, it works!
This just hurts to watch RIP records😭😭
did you seriously smash a black patti? please for the love of god say no,
You must have missed the end ...
Yes , i had missed it, thank god...Do you own a black patti?
Not many people do.
This guy just broke history
Has no consideration for history, one day when all old records are lost, his grand kids will get sh**t. that's what man dose, destroys!
idc if people do this as long as they aren't messing up usable records but if they r broken like mentioned then it's ok cus u can't use them as records if they r broken. I do like how you made a record player with the shellac from the old records as a staining agent. very cool
No
I cannot condone vandalism - even if it is enacted on a broken record. Vandals do not need any excuse and what they certainly do not need is fresh ideas.
if you add more solvent the carbon settles out and you can syphon off plain golden brown shellac. if you add less solvent you might end up with a paste that could be used to repair bakelite, though i haven't tried it yet.
Interesting emotional journey through this video, but by the end I was enthusiastically congratulating you! Worth noting though that cracked records can still be played and in some cases repaired either physically with superglue or using software tools to remove the click-click-click
Note: that was not a real Black Patti that was destroyed. Even the damaged ones are worth a fortune.
It's like some demented form of cannibalism.
OMG, I honestly got very sad by watching part of history be destroyed like that. Isn’t there another way to get those beautiful results?
It hurts me deep just watching this
Spoiling the good old 78 rpm record is a devilish approach
found a entire wine box full of these guys for free on the side of the road.
Please tell me you didint pulverize them
For god sake man please tell me you didn’t destroy them
All of these comments. Where are you in the dozens of 78 groups out there? There's plenty of Dinah Washington and Gene Autry records for you to buy!
I’ve done this many times. I have stacks of old shellac and only use broken ones(Bing Crosby, Perry Como).
But, you’re best bet is to use denatured alcohol and not rubbing alcohol. Also, I make mine thinner and I strain out most of the black coloring. It takes several coats, but you do get a nice glossy finish.
I have also done this many times and only use broken records. I discovered that lacquer thinner works better than alcohol. I don't use it as a stain but as an opaque finish; Black Lacquer.
You know you can BUY shellac right? And it will be much higher quality. Sheesh.
The skilled articifer is able to turn his work back into the raw material!
I love this :D Never thought about using the shellac in the 78s as... Y'know, shellac? lol
CAN YOU UPLOAD THE MUSICS ON THIS VIDEO?
Even if they were unplayable I wouldn't break them.
this is a really great idea, idk why i didnt think of this already. i'll be sure to recycle my old cracked records this way from now on. thankfully i dont have hardly any new vinyl ones.
THOSE Poor POOR RECORDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😫😰😭
Yes😔😔
Looking at the center piece (label from a 78) made me think you'll know a way (if not more than one) to nicely cut a shellac record into a shape of one's choice? help? really nice work overall!
One of those records is worth $15,000 now.
this is sacrilege to destroy the record. I have 30 and counting shellac records.
What did you use for varnish, oil based or water based?
I’m not 100% against this...I hear Ken Griffin organ solos and certain polka records make good wood stain... 😈
What's the name of the song in the background ??
Great way to recycle old records. I love how u used them to finish a “new” gramophone haha
Dont ruin records!
well, that's one way to cut down the 78 rpm circulation/population...prices probably went up because of this lol
Yeah now they are worth 0.00 instead of 0.00
Good for us, maybe goodwill will take them now!
You are GENIUS (!)
Absolutly savage !
Why?
Im dead right now... JUST CLEAN THE RECORDS IF THEY ARE DIRTY!
You did see the part where he said cracked, right?
@@hakemon you can fix cracked records
@@DanteTimberwolf I don't see him breaking any valuable records. Nobody's going to cry over another copy of Japanese Sandman
@@DanteTimberwolf You can't most of the time, you risk destroying your needle.
@@digidoridvideos3672 the needles on gramophones are made to be worn down, they're replaceable.
If the records where totally trashed I can understand. Still sad to see 🙈
i love this song to bad i could not find any info on it
Hi Robin, Eddie Elkins Orchestra was quite popular in the 20's and played New York at the time. This record was one of his first from 1921. Thanks!
literally some of the records you just smashed are worth $15k now LMAO
Records were smashed left, right up and down.
Shellac is a crappy finish because it's not waterproof like polyurethane, but it's very good at covering pine knots before painting. Give them to a painter and say it's shellac, he's use it as a primer and save money
Victor Ola, you are a Phillistine and should be ashamed of yourself. Please do not encourage these venerable pieces of modern history to be destroyed just to make a wood stain which, when completed, doesn't even look particularly nice. You silly man.
Noooooo!😓😮😥
I can't believe he smashed a black patti !
he didn't
@@jamesleethebond that wasnt a black patti it was a Pack Blatti
@@raphcaswell-jones932 k
There are less and less of these every year, they WILL eventually disappear and not all have been digitized or conserved because it is tedious. Please discontinue doing this idiotic DIY and buy raw shellac.
Don't worry! they are still billions of 78s left!
here I was thinking that the records you broke were going to magically be repaired...
this is bs
Man, these are historic records with music long gone! Why would you do this?
I mean there music is probably online and they were heavily damaged anyway
Most 78s can be bought for a few dollars. They were super mass produced because everyone wanted to have their music. It wasn't much of a loss. I'm sure if it's a rare record he would keep it, but 78s aren't rare and valuable in most cases
@@Altchannel2988 That's not always true I own some records that I simply can not find online.
@@kinescope-zr8lh ur a little manbun boy
U MONSTER
why you destroy those records you should give the records to the record needy people
My god, I had no idea there are as many people emotionally attached to old 78 rpm records as this comment section seems to lead me to believe. If you like the music fine, more power to you. But unless that 78 is of any monetary value, they are worthless to most. I know a guy who owns a vintage store less than a mile from where I live and of all the vinyl he collects and sales, something like these 78's are worthless to him and he just throws them away. Because nobody buys them ... ever. I do find it a shame that he trashcans as much as he does, but I really can't blame him in a way because those records simply do not sell. And if the 78's are cracked or broken, what is being done here looks like a helluva good and green way to put them to use. I know we have some old chip and broken 78's laying around our house and I aim to put them to good use like what is being shown here. I think I will put the stain on a bit thinner than what was shown here, but I was impressed with the instant "old age" look the stain gave the wood he used.
yes i agree ,they have no financial value in Britain unless they have r'n'r or maybe jazz on them because for better or worse people just don't listen to marching bands any more
@@wrongchordsrecords I listen to them. I even have a turntable set up specifically to transcribe 78 rpm records.
Nooo stop save them records.. Omg
It’s weird to see records being repurposed for a record player. It’s like making a hat out of hair. But still cool way of repurposing old unplayable records
I have loads of scottish 78 rpm records for you to have a smashing time!
Why???
"Recover"
...or you love youre overplayed shellac plate and BUY some shellac in store ;) ...sad about thay very old records! Never do this if you have other way to mafe tham, ...if every one destroy historical stuff, nobody can turn the time back, it's lost forever...
:'(
NO NO NO!
I would like to try this but exclusively using the red/brownish shellac from labels like vocalion, etc. would look absolutely stunning. Anyway, finally something to do with the mountains of junk 78s!
I have checked many woodworking plan sites. I think the instructions from Woodprix are the best.
Its an ugly finish in my opinion. But yes, cool use of 78s!
It’s ugly, but looks very vintage and original.
Cool use?! One day these will be gone forever, and you're calling smashing rare records "Cool Use"?!
Sacrilege! Should be punishable...
Meh, I’d rather have the original records
I mean...I guess you could do that...but why? This is a classic Jurassic Park moment. You were so preoccupied with whether or not you could, you didn't stop to think if you should. The end result looks like piece of abandoned junk that needs to be cleaned and restored on another TH-cam video. This is like the ending of Alien Resurrection. You know you can make a very pleasant Marshmallow Roasting Campfire by ripping the wooden studs out of the walls of a house and spending a few hours cleaning them up and pulling the nails out of them.
This is awful