Record Player That Records Music

Posted By Jake Easton on March 03, 2010

Record And Play Your Own Records With Gakken's Gramophone Kit
Record Player That Records Music

Gakken's Gramophone kit can play records of any size, using a bamboo needle to belch crackling analog goodness out of its nickel-plated iron horn. Playback speed and tone are adjustable, and the player is powered by a hand crank.

But the most fun part of the Gramophone kit is the ability to record your own music directly to vinyl.

Record Player That Records Voice

To record your own records, sing into the horn and the bamboo needle cuts the grooves into a new piece of vinyl.

$145 from Japan Trend Shop and some assembly is required. (Instructions in Japanese, but fortunately they provide good illustrations).

* Plays 33/45/78rpm records
* Includes bamboo needle and cutter; can also be used with standard steel needles
* Speed governor
* Power: hand crank
* Size: 200 x 380 x 320mm (8 x 150 x 126")
* Metal parts: nickel-plated iron
* Package contents: gramophone body, bamboo needle, metal needle, bamboo needle cutter, recording sheet, philips and flathead screwdrivers