A friend has an old phonograph reproducer to sell. Is there an easy way to tell if it works without hooking it to a player?

Describe the "reproducer".Acoustic or electrical?

Thanks
Lou

:A friend has an old phonograph reproducer to sell. Is there an easy way to tell if it works without hooking it to a player?
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It's an old Silvertone acoustic reproducer that goes on the end of a tone arm.
Thanks,
John

:Describe the "reproducer".Acoustic or electrical?
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:Thanks
:Lou
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::A friend has an old phonograph reproducer to sell. Is there an easy way to tell if it works without hooking it to a player?
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John:

Here is the method that I use.

I take my finger and rub the end of the needle with it while listening to the output of the reproducer (put in against your ear). You should hear a loud scratching noise, which is the sound of the diaphram responding to your touch.

Lou

:It's an old Silvertone acoustic reproducer that goes on the end of a tone arm.
:Thanks,
:John
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::Describe the "reproducer".Acoustic or electrical?
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::Thanks
::Lou
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:::A friend has an old phonograph reproducer to sell. Is there an easy way to tell if it works without hooking it to a player?
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That sounds like a great idea for a quick test.
Thanks very much.
John

:John:
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:Here is the method that I use.
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:I take my finger and rub the end of the needle with it while listening to the output of the reproducer (put in against your ear). You should hear a loud scratching noise, which is the sound of the diaphram responding to your touch.
:
:Lou
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::It's an old Silvertone acoustic reproducer that goes on the end of a tone arm.
::Thanks,
::John
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:::Describe the "reproducer".Acoustic or electrical?
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:::Thanks
:::Lou
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::::A friend has an old phonograph reproducer to sell. Is there an easy way to tell if it works without hooking it to a player?
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