I used to have a Transcriptors skeleton turntable and it had a similar platter to that of the gyrodeck with all the bob weights. I found it to be absolutely hopeless with singles, as they were only propped on the spindle and three rods nearer the the centre. It sounded like tape hiss was mixed in with the sound. John Mitchell had by this time left Transcriptors and my hifi dealer agreed to pay half towards a Mitchell's platter to replace the one on the skeleton. The hiss disappeared inmmediately. I wonder what the gyrodeck sounds like with a 45.
Love the props... I sold all my 1976 Star Wars props/drawings to Stephen Lane for a handsome profit! (Unfortunately lost my working script, and the only Light Saber outside George Lucas's hands in a flood many years ago... Gary Kurtz (may he rest in peace), who I became better friends with much later, said that George knew about it, and after all those years was prepared to let me keep it... it was going to be be my pension fund! ). But I still have quite a few SF props in my Man Cave... these days I am careful to get the Producers to sign something! I too have a Transcriptors Hydraulic turntable in regular use... brilliant... once you go through all the detail set up, and, although I also worked with Stanley Kubrick... like yours, mine is not actually from "A Clockwork Orange"!
Yes, Michell (not Mitchell! And pronounced the French way!) Engineering designed and built some of the techy looking stuff for the Kubrick sets - and was in Borehamwood where Kubrick lived.....and incidentally where David Gammon had the Transcriptor Turntable factory - it was he who made the Transcriptor Hydraulic Reference turntable seen in A Clockwork Orange and not John Michell.
Hi there, just come across you vlogs , and thought I would contact you as I found a transcriptor hydraulic reference turntable in a skip at work today, I run a Recyling centre, I am wondering do you know anybody that maybe could look at it for me, cheers
Several things: the turntable used in A Clockwork Orange was NOT a J A Michell Engineering model but an original Transcriptor's Hydraulic Reference Turntable made by David Gammon. Gammon comissioned John Michell to make the Transcriptor's later in the 70s for three years or so, while Gammon set up an operation in Ireland and the US. Michell made several changes to the turntable including changing the arm (Hydraulic Reference) to the SME 3009 2 fixed headshell (yours has a Shure V15 III installed, a natural fit for the SME). The design by Gammon is, in my opinion, poor...but is beautifully engineered! Its main weaknesses are: the variable speed control by the hydraulic bath with its vane and control knob - this allows one to play a record at the wrong speed!! The gold 'support' weights for the record do nothing of the sort (Michell later turned them upside down so as to give at least some support to the record - but it's still bad design!), the hydraulic point bearing arm ( mine never worked properly, and the stylus lift was clunky). Things in its favour?....oh yes, it looked 'good'! I had mine for about six weeks in 1975 and swapped it for a Thorens TD160 BC mk2 with the SME arm - I still have it!
Dare I say that Top Gun OST was my first piece of vinyl...beautiful piece of engineering and a cool piece of film prop paraphernalia...love the Eagles and Galactica gubbins, and thought my brother was the only one to have a Battlestar vinyl. Love this Rob and thanks for sharing 👌
Good to see you still playing vinyl. Love your enthusiasm for the deck
Fantastic Parts you got there....and your bits & bobs are also most impressive. Love your Eagle collection. Keep up the great work.
I still have the one I bought after seeing Clockwork Orange! Love it still works perfectly! Need squirrel hair on the stylist brush!!
Forgot about the Cone Knobs used on X-Wing & Tie Chest boxes as well as Lukes V2 Lightsaber
I used to have a Transcriptors skeleton turntable and it had a similar platter to that of the gyrodeck with all the bob weights. I found it to be absolutely hopeless with singles, as they were only propped on the spindle and three rods nearer the the centre. It sounded like tape hiss was mixed in with the sound. John Mitchell had by this time left Transcriptors and my hifi dealer agreed to pay half towards a Mitchell's platter to replace the one on the skeleton. The hiss disappeared inmmediately. I wonder what the gyrodeck sounds like with a 45.
The one in the movie was not a Michell, John Michell didn't get the license to produce Transcriptors until the 1970's.
Love the props... I sold all my 1976 Star Wars props/drawings to Stephen Lane for a handsome profit! (Unfortunately lost my working script, and the only Light Saber outside George Lucas's hands in a flood many years ago... Gary Kurtz (may he rest in peace), who I became better friends with much later, said that George knew about it, and after all those years was prepared to let me keep it... it was going to be be my pension fund! ).
But I still have quite a few SF props in my Man Cave... these days I am careful to get the Producers to sign something!
I too have a Transcriptors Hydraulic turntable in regular use... brilliant... once you go through all the detail set up, and, although I also worked with Stanley Kubrick... like yours, mine is not actually from "A Clockwork Orange"!
it always makes my day to see your parts
Ha Ha! That's amazing! I love to see where all the greeblies come from! Nice Space 1999 Collection btw
Best man cave ever...
the knurled knob thingie on the needle dust remover (with the squirrel hair) was used on the beltboxes of ANH Darth Vader... 6 on each box
Mitchell engineering built the eyes for c3p0
C3POs eyes are machined from the brass weights on the platter. There's a display of them on the Michell history part of their website
There’s mo “t” in Michell Engineering. It’s pronounced like the girls name.
I was just gonna say that.
Why did I find that as the coolest shit I've seen all year....i never knew all those Greeblies came from that.. Good Watch
I’m dig’n the 2000AD (maybe Rogue Trooper?) tee and Cylon in the back.
When you open the milk carton, and it’s gone bad... 2:58
your motor's shot.
There’s also 2001 a space odyssey connections.
Yes, Michell (not Mitchell! And pronounced the French way!) Engineering designed and built some of the techy looking stuff for the Kubrick sets - and was in Borehamwood where Kubrick lived.....and incidentally where David Gammon had the Transcriptor Turntable factory - it was he who made the Transcriptor Hydraulic Reference turntable seen in A Clockwork Orange and not John Michell.
Hi there, just come across you vlogs , and thought I would contact you as I found a transcriptor hydraulic reference turntable in a skip at work today, I run a Recyling centre, I am wondering do you know anybody that maybe could look at it for me, cheers
Send us an email to info@rspropmasters.com
RS Prop Masters,I noticed that the drive belt is not positioned correctly on the strobe.It should be located in the bottom grooved part of the strobe.
Depends on speed , 45 or 33 1/3 !
@@davidpackard1 You misunderstand, I`m not referring to the motor pulley but the strobe itself.
Several things: the turntable used in A Clockwork Orange was NOT a J A Michell Engineering model but an original Transcriptor's Hydraulic Reference Turntable made by David Gammon. Gammon comissioned John Michell to make the Transcriptor's later in the 70s for three years or so, while Gammon set up an operation in Ireland and the US.
Michell made several changes to the turntable including changing the arm (Hydraulic Reference) to the SME 3009 2 fixed headshell (yours has a Shure V15 III installed, a natural fit for the SME).
The design by Gammon is, in my opinion, poor...but is beautifully engineered! Its main weaknesses are: the variable speed control by the hydraulic bath with its vane and control knob - this allows one to play a record at the wrong speed!! The gold 'support' weights for the record do nothing of the sort (Michell later turned them upside down so as to give at least some support to the record - but it's still bad design!), the hydraulic point bearing arm ( mine never worked properly, and the stylus lift was clunky).
Things in its favour?....oh yes, it looked 'good'!
I had mine for about six weeks in 1975 and swapped it for a Thorens TD160 BC mk2 with the SME arm - I still have it!
Dare I say that Top Gun OST was my first piece of vinyl...beautiful piece of engineering and a cool piece of film prop paraphernalia...love the Eagles and Galactica gubbins, and thought my brother was the only one to have a Battlestar vinyl. Love this Rob and thanks for sharing 👌
Party on dude
It’s MICHELL not MITCHELL , there’s no ‘ T ‘ in the name .😢
You need to talk about the Space 1999 Eagles!
lovely looking decks, but I don`t agree with the addition of the record dusting arm, unnecessary & a source of noise
THE DEAR SPEECH, SPEECH AND SPEECH AND TO PUT A DISK TO PLAY NOR TO THINK! VERY BADLY THAT SHOULD WORK THEN! ONLY HOLED CROP!
Why is he not using a coaster for his ice cold beer?! 😭
Also, is that a bottle of Budweiser?
Yeah the porn music was appropriated :D
you have the right feet, but this is NOT the original tonearm............................