Poul's Radio presents:
Themed exhibition on the history of the record player
7 - 8 September
14 - 15 September
21 - 22 September
Turntables and records have been a part of everyday life in Denmark for more than a hundred years, and vinyl records and turntables are now increasingly popular again after decades of being displaced by first the CD and then download and streaming services. More and more people are digging out their old record collections and buying the latest music releases on vinyl again.
But how have turntables and records evolved over time? How does a turntable actually work?
And how do you even ‘cut’ a record?
You can find answers to these questions and much more during three weekends in September when the experts at Den Gamle By's Radio Guild invite you inside.
A gramophone cavalcade
There's guaranteed to be plenty of nostalgia and treats for turntable enthusiasts when the radio guild presents a cavalcade of turntables and records from around 1900 to the present day, selected from their own collections.
You can see the forerunner of the record player, a phonograph, or a classic gramophone with a funnel speaker. Or radiogram furniture, travel gramophones, design icons from the 1970s and some of the first CD players from the 1980s. We've also managed to find an old homemade record cutting machine for making records and some of the latest turntables from the HiFi Club to bring you right up to date.
Lacquer or vinyl? 100 years of records
The exhibition will also provide ample opportunity to look at the evolution of the records that have been played on turntables over the years - 78s, EPs, LPs, singles and CDs. A record is not just a record. But the name for the physical medium has stuck around despite today's non-physical forms of playback through streaming apps.
It's also possible to get up close and personal with different types of pick-ups and talk to the experts about the technology behind them.
