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CONTENTS
Contents and Precautions ………2
Berliner and the Disk Record ……3
Parts in this Kit ……………………4
Recording and Playback…………12
How to Adjust the Angle of the
Needle and How to Use Different
Kinds of Disks ……………………15

Berliner and
Let's Assemble the Pickup! 6
Let's Assemble the Body! 9

CAUTION!★Please read the following instructions before using this kit.

●Use caution when handling the needles contained in this kit. Improper
use may cause injury.
the "Disk Record"
●Use caution when handling any metallic parts that are thin and sharp.
Improper use may cause injury.
●To avoid the risk of suffocation, do not swallow small parts. Keep away from small
children.
●To avoid the risk of electric shock, do not insert the lead wires into an electric socket.
●Remove the batteries after using the kit and keep them away from small children.

★* Two size C dry batteries are required. Improper use of batteries may
cause the generation of heat, explosions or leaks. The following
precautions should be taken:
●Do not use rechargeable batteries, such as nickel cadmium batteries. (A
rechargeable battery may not be able to maintain a sufficient electric supply.)
● Ensure that the positive and negative terminals on the batteries are facing the right
way.
● If any acid from the batteries leaks and comes in contact with an eye, wash the eye
in water immediately and consult a doctor. If any battery acid comes in contact with In the 20th
skin or clothes, wash with water immediately. century, the
●Remove the batteries after using this kit. dominant medium for
★Read the assembly instructions and cautions in this booklet carefully before using recording and playing sound
the kit. was the 'disk record'. It was invented in 1887 by the great
German-American scientist Emile Berliner. After distinguishing
★*For your safety, the assembly instructions and cautions in this booklet should be
himself as an engineer at the Bell Telephone Company, Berliner
followed. Do not use any materials that have become damaged or deformed while in
was to become Thomas Edison's greatest rival in creating a
use.
commercially successful 'talking machine'. It was Berliner's
●The plastic materials used in this kit gramophone that was to triumph, largely because it used a flat
・body (green): ABS resin ・slider and turntable (black): ABS resin
disk that was much cheaper to mass-produce. That 'disk record'
・ small bags: polyethylene ・battery box (black), motor unit (black): polypropylene
・needle cover (black) : foamed polyethylene ・cone A and B : polystyrene went on to become the leading way of playing music until the
・switch (black) : urea resin ・ gear and the like (white) : POM arrival of the CD. This gramophone kit applies the principles of
・CD-ROM for recording: polycarbonate disk for recording (white): polystyrene Berliner's 'disk record' to replicate sound. With it, you can enjoy
※ Vinyl chloride resin is used for the covers of the lead wires.
↑ Emile Berliner
experimenting with different materials to create Emile Berliner (1851 ∼ 1929)
※When disposing of the kit, please follow the recycling regulations in your area.
2 your 'disk record'. But which material will sound best...?
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right panel
Parts in this Kit
pickup pivot pickup pivot motor unit
plate A plate B

left panel

top panel
cup holder
back panel needle holder
front panel

needle
cover
pickup arm battery box
needle (2)
paper cup cone A

switch ※ One is a spare.

weight arm

needle pipe
swivel
cone B sticker
slider
disk for recording (5) Screws and Nuts to be used
weight (2) A: Three B: Two 2.6-by-8
※Both
2.6-by-8 mm mm screws with
sides can
round screws collars Twelve nuts
slider holder be used.
C: One 2.6-by-10 D: Six 2.6-by-12
mm screws with mm flat screws Three
CD-ROM for recording a collar washers

(Note: the swivel, slider and slide holder come attached in the same bag. Take them ※Both E: Six 2.6-by-6 mm self- F: Six 2.6-by-8 mm
apart into three pieces (as illustrated) before assembly.) sides can tapping screws with self-tapping screws
arm holder A be used. collars
pulley The screw D and the nut in the same small bag with the pushpin are spares.

Tools supplied in this kit Things you will need

size C alkaline battery (2)
nut Scotch
holder tape
arm holder B disk stopper screwdriver
needle (cross-headed tip)
turntable gauge
pushpin scissors
*Please note that the illustrations are not to scale. The actual kit parts may appear slightly
4 5
different.
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Attach weights to the weight arm and the pickup arm with
Let's Assemble the pickup! 5 two screw E's (self-tapping screws with collars). (Drive the
screw in tightly.)
Parts to be used weight arm needle
needle screw E
needle cover
pickup pivot plate A holder screw E
weight (2) weight pattern →
pickup pivot needle pipe cutting line
plate B sticker
weight arm
cup holder cone B Tools to be used
cone A weight
paper cup
scissors
pushpin ◆Check that
* Scotch tape and the weight
screwdriver (cross-headed arm moves
pickup arm tip) are also needed.
smoothly.
E: Three 2.6-by- pickup arm
Screws B: Two 2.6- C: One 2.6-
A: Three 2.6- by-8 mm by-10 mm 6 mm self-
and Nuts by-8 mm six nuts tapping screws
screws with screw with a
to be used round screws collars (short) collar with collars Cut out the pattern in the upper Pierce a hole in the bottom edge of

Set a nut into each of three holes in Attach the pickup pivot plates A and
6 right corner of this page and put
it on the bottom of the paper cup.
7 the paper cup.
◆Pierce the cup from this
1 the cup holder. Then put a screw A
(a round screw) in each hole.
2 B to both sides ofthe pickup arm and
fasten with a screw C (a long screw
Then pierce the center of the
pattern with the pushpin. pushpin side too and make the hole
a little larger.
◆Pierce the cup pushpin hole hole
nut nut with a collar) and a nut. until half of the pin is
stuck.
screw A screw A pushpin
pickup arm
cup holder
◆Make the
paper hole at the
pattern
◆Set the cup same level
nut pickup pivot
nut in this as the
nut plate A
direction. bottom.
projection
screw A paper cup
◆Turn the screw A several Side View
times so that the nut will not
Pay attention to the
come off.
direction of the parts! screw C pickup pivot Thread the needle pipe through the hole at Fasten the needle pipe
Set the cup holder on the pickup
plate B
8 the bottom edge of the cup and push the L 9 firmly with a piece of
3 arm and fasten with two screw B's Attach the weight arm to the shaped part in the center hole. Scotch tape.
(short screws with collars) and
nuts.
4 pickup arm with a screw E (a self-
tapping screw with a collar).
Side View
Important nut nut
screw A screw A
Pay attention
screw E weight arm
to the position needle
cup holder pipe
of the A ねじA needle
screws the position pickup arm
of the notch pipe
attached to
the cup
holder pickup arm Scotch tape
in step 1. screw B screw B
◆Drive the screw B's in loosely so that ◆Drive the screw E in loosely so
6 the weight arm can move easily. that the weight arm can move easily. 7
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Insert the needle (so that the point of the

11 needle sticks out about 6 mm) and fasten
it by attaching the needle holder,as Let's Assemble the Body!
shown in the figure.
Parts to be used swivel turntable Tools to be used
◆Insert the needle until it stops motor unit
at the narrow part of the needle battery nut holder
10 pipe, in middle. box
pulley
front panel
* Screwdriver
(cross-headed tip)
switch is also needed.
Put the needle needle arm arm
holder on the holder A holder B back panel right panel
needle pipe. slider
◆Hook the needle
needle pipe holder over the slider holder top panel left panel
needle, so that the
needle holder can catch it. Screws D: Six 2.6-
E: Three 2.6-by-6
by-12 mm F: Six 2.6-by-8
holder Attach the needle and Nuts mm self-tapping mm self-tapping
flat screws Six nuts Three
cover on the point of screws with collars screws
needle cover to be used washer
the needle for safety.
※Be careful to select correct screws since all the screws look similar. Also separate the
◆Set the pickup (paper cup) in swivel, the slider and the slider holder before use.
Paste the cone A and the cone B
12 the cup holder, tightening the
screw A's only lightly.
13 together with stickers and fit them
in the paper cup.
Attach the motor unit to the underside of Attach the slider holder to the

paper cup cone A cone B 1 the top panel with screw D's (flat screws),
washers, and nuts. (Turn the nuts with 2 outside of the top panel with
screw D's (flat screws) and
screw A screw A the nut holder.) nuts.
※Put nut holder
cone B nut nut screw D screw D
paper cup screw D
into the nut
cone A. washer washer slider
holder
◆Fasten motor unit
cones with ◆Insert the
4 stickers screw D
notch from inside. top panel top panel
first. Then
(underside) (outside)
◆Set the needle
stickers apply the
pipe in the center of screw A Important washer and nut
the notch. Pay attention the nut and nut nut
◆Be careful not to to the direction screw it
of the cup! with the ◆Turn over the top panel and set a nut in
drive the screws in
※As long as the cones do not fall off screw D screw D nut holder.) the hole. Then turn the screw D while
too tightly to avoid
the cup, the assembly is adequate. holding the nut with your hand.
cracking the pickup.
Put the arm holder A and the arm holder When you push the knob onthe
Now the pickup is complete! 3 B into the slider and then attach them to
the slider holder with a screw E (a self-
motor unit, the gear is released and
tapping screw with a collar). the slider starts to move. Check that
You've finished the pickup. (When you
arm it moves smoothly.
attach it to the body, remove the cones holder B arm holder A
from the paper cup, and replace them
slider knob
when recording.) Push
Get the following needle size
when a replacement is needed: ◆Insert the Move Move
Diameter: 0.84mm arm holders A
Length: 45.5mm and B firmly
screw E
since the slits
※ The needle can be used more than ten times to record and replay but it will need to of the slider are
8 a tight fit. 9
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Attach the battery box to the top Set the switch on the top panel. Assemble the four panels as Put the top panel on from the back
4 panel with screw F's (self-tapping
screws).
5 ◆Set it in the direction
shown in the figure.
9 shown in the figure. (Check that
the panels fit completely.)
10 and fit the grooves on the four
panels so that the panel is secure.
screw F screw F Then fasten them firmly with
Pay attention to switch back panel screw F's (self-tapping screws.)
Pay attention to the direction! screw F
the direction! screw F
front panel screw F (1)
battery box top panel

(4) screw F top panel

top panel
(underside) (3)
◆First, insert the
(2) screw F's temporarily
left panel in order from (1) to (4)
※ Turn the screw firmly.
right panel and then tighten
them up.
Push the lead wires into the
Connect the lead wires as Switch On
6 shown in the figure. Put
gaps between the protrusions.
Put the swivel on the slider and Widen the swivel and snap in the
the batteries in the
battery box as indicated
Red 11 fasten them with a screw E. 12 pickup in the right direction, as
shown in the diagram. marker
by the markers. Then Black ◆Do not screw too tightly. ◆When you set the pickup, be guide
switch on the motor and sure to keep the direction of the
Red (short) Check that the swivel turns swivel shown in the diagram.
check that it spins. easily. Otherwise, the projections of the
Red (long) Top View screw E pickup pivot plate may not fit in
How to Connect the the swivel correctly.
Lead Wires battery box swivel

Top View
Black
◆Set the
swivel
Red where the
guide
meets the
◆Twist the uncovered parts marker,
(The belt of the motor unit is not illustrated motor unit as shown
of the wires together. to clarify the wiring.) in the
diagram.
Push the turntable onto the top panel. Hang the belt of the motor unit
7 Apply the pulley from the underside
and fasten it firmly with a screw E (a
8 around the pulley. (Hang it
around the pulley at the lower
self-tapping screw with a collar). part of the motor unit as well.)
Now the gramophone
turntable
is complete!
top panel
You've finished the assembly.
Check that the pickup goes
up and down, and right and
left smoothly.
pulley
◆Fit the shaft of
the turntable into
screw E ◆Switch on the motor and check that
the hole in the
10 pulley. the pulley turns. 11
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Note: It is not necessary to make Let's Start Recording! Set the cones in the paper cup.
Recording and Playback adjustments befor each use.
Put the recording disk on the
2 Then set the point on the guide of
the swivel at the marker shown on
Let's adjust the
gramophone before use. 2
Put the hole of the needle gauge on
the shaft of the turntable and align 1 turntable, and put the disk stopper
on.
the slider.
marker of the slider
the other end with the edge of the disk stopper
Push the knob and move the slider
top panel. guide of the swivel
1 to the right end. (Turn the slider
back a little and check that the
disk for
recording
knob snaps up.)

Move right

knob

◆Move the pickup

←Hang the needle Note: When you use a CD-ROM, put the arm to set the guide.
gauge on the edge disk stopper on first.
of the top panel.
(The scale of the Check the position of the weights Bring your mouth close to the
gauge faces up)

Loosen the screw C so that the
3 pickup can move. Remove the
needle cover and set the point of
4 move the weight arm to the
the needle at the center of the scale
of the needle gauge. Then tighten
the screw C again.
screw C
screwdriver
(cross-headed tip)
needle gauge
3 (that both are to the side of the
needle) and the slider (that it is at
4 cones. Then turn on the switch and
start recording (for about a minute
the right end) and gently put the to a minute and a half).
Remove the needle gauge and needle onto the recording disk. ◆If the needle
position shown in the diagram.
slips to the outside
or remains tracing
the same groove,
push the pickup a
little bit with your
fingers.
<How to speak when recording>
Speak loud and clear (but there's no need to
shout). Avoid laughing because the needle tends to
slip with the vibration. Do not touch the speaker
with your mouth.

When the slider comes to the left end, the Check the Following
5 recording is finished. Switch off the machine
and hang the pickup on one of the arm
Points before Recording.

holders. ①Is the slider at the right end?

arm holders (After recording it moves to the
left end.)
Remove the
needle gauge. left right
② Is weight arm at the front?
needle ◆ There is a small
◆Move the arm so Are the weights touching each
scale at the side of the
window of the needle that the two weights other?
gauge. Loosen the screw touch each other. As
C with a screwdriver a result, the ③Is guide on the swivel set at
←center (cross-headed tip) and pressure exerted on
the marker on the slider?
adjust the length of the the needle during
pickup arm so that the recording is
point of the needle is increased.
set at the center. *Nursery rhymes, like "Mary had a little lamb", are good for recording because they
are relatively clear when recorded and also easy to check when played back.
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Let's Play it Back!

The sound is recorded as a groove carved onto the disk. You can play it back straight after recording.
How to Adjust the Angle of the Needle and
1 Push the knob and move the slider to the right end (the position shown in the figure).
How to Use Different Kinds of Disks
2 Move the weight arm and take the weight apart from one another.
When it is impossible to record and replay,
3 Set the guide on the swivel at the marker on the slider, gently put the needle on the
disk and turn on the switch. or when there is too much distortion,
change the angle of the needle. (The
1. Push the knob and move the slider to the normal position of the screw B's are at the
right end. (Check that the knob snaps up.) marker of the slider center. Adjust the angle only when you
have difficulty when recording or
guide of the swivel replaying.) Loosen the screw B's on the
pickup arm and turn the cup holder a
little. The angle of the needle can be
changed a few degrees. screw B
The steeper the angle between the screw B
the
needle and the disk, the more deeply the shallower
groove is carved, and the gentler, the the steeper
When you hear
shallower. Search for the right angle for When you want to carve distortion.
each material, in order to record and a deeper groove.
replay with as little distortion as possible. ※After adjusting the angle of the needle,
check the position of the needle with the
needle gauge before recording.
2. Move the
weight arm and
Let's Record on Various Materials!
shift the weight to Other than the disks in the kit, it's possible to record on almost any kind of flat plate,
the position shown especially plastics. Try all sorts of things!
in the figure. (The
4.When it has needle can trace The lids on cup noodle soups Plastic files
finished playing 3. Set the guide on the swivel at the groove more The lid of a wide bowl is Draw a circle on a plastic file by drawing
back, switch it off the marker of the slider and put the easily by reducing suitable. Wash it well around a CD-ROM with a pen, then cutting it
and hang the pickup needle down gently. Turn the the pressure on it.) before use and pierce a out. Pierce a hole in the center. Both sides are
arm on an arm switch on and the gramophone will
start playing back. hole in the center (for the usable.
holder. shaft of the turntable) and
◆If the needle slips to the outside or remains tracing the same groove, push the pickup a little Magazine covers, glossy photographs,
then it's ready for use. (glossy paper, and the like)
bit with your fingers to send the needle back on the correct groove.
Both sides are usable.
Coated paper such as the covers
Check the Following Notes for recording and playback of magazines, glossy
Points before the Playback 1. Regarding the recording time: This depends on the material used for CD-ROMs or music CDs photographs and glossy paper
recording, the position where the needle is put, and the remaining can be used. However, there
①Is the slider at the right end? The reflective side
battery life. Usually it is between a minute and a minute and a half. may be a lot of distortion since
(After the playback it moves to (According to the editor's investigations, the disk rotates at
(without the print) of
the needle tends to catch on the
the left end.) approximately 80 revolutions a minute.) unwanted CD-ROMs for
paper fibres. This can be reduced by setting a
2. Regarding the needle: The needle is a consumable. When it no longer computers or music CDs
②Is weight arm at the back, functions, get a new one at a handicraft shop or equivalent, using the gentler angle for the needle.
can be used.
away from the other weight? specifications on page 8. (According to the editor's investigations each
The others
Caution: The Caution: Once
needle will make and playback at least ten records even on hard surfaces
③ls the guide on the swivel set scratched CD-ROMs scratched, CD-ROMs Cut out a circle from a packet of potato crisps
like CD-ROMs.)
may not be used for
at the marker on the slider? 3. Regarding adjustments before recording: It is not necessary to make cannot be used for their and pasting it onto a CD-ROM is just one the
original purpose. Use
adjustments every time. However, it is necessary when the angle of the disused one. original purpose. Use many ways of making a disk. What other
needle is changed, as explained on the next page.
14 unwanted ones. things can you think of? Have fun! 15