Half a croissant, on a plate, with a sign in front of it saying '50c'

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Sword-and-Sorcery Pocket Rockers
Embossed grooved endless tape plays music without electricity.
 
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A wind up phonograph that uses tape instead of a disc or cylinder like the Goodale Celluloid Tape Phonograph, except that it is small scaled and the tape is endless like an 8 track tape. There would be a spring motor that moves the tape at 8 inches per second. The record would be recorded at 270 apparent grooves per inch and there would be 2 grooves (that loop around many times) so there could be 2 three minute and twenty two second songs on a 4 foot by 1/4 inch tape. I am guessing that the plastic/celluloid tape needs to be 1/20 of a millimeter thick to record sound. Package this with popular songs and make the phonograph look like it would be something a Wizard or Knight would wear.

Amishman35, Feb 17 2004

Pocket Rockers http://x-entertainm....com/articles/0862/
[Fisher Price] Circa 1988 [Letsbuildafort, Oct 17 2004]

Drawing http://www.geocitie...hfan/tapephono.html
Very crummy rushed drawing of what it may look like. [Amishman35, Oct 17 2004]



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       Must have sketch please.   

       It sounds complicated and lo-fi. What advantage does it have over, say, a CD player with a crank to charge the battery? (...made to look like something a wizard or knight would wear, of course)

ConsultingDetective, Feb 18 2004
  

       For an [Amishman] with no electricity you sure frequent the HalfBakery a lot... what's that about then?

k_sra, Feb 18 2004
  

       Halfbaking via candle light and postcard.

Letsbuildafort, Feb 18 2004
  

       Old School.   

       Hardcore oldschool.

Letsbuildafort, Feb 18 2004
  

       Ultra hardcore oldschool.

k_sra, Feb 18 2004
  

       Super-delux ultra hardcore oldschool?

ato_de, Feb 18 2004
  

       Megawatt super-delux ultra hardcore oldschool

k_sra, Feb 19 2004
  

       School's out.   

       <pouts>

k_sra, Feb 19 2004
  


 
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