Marts wrote:
>> David Bromage wrote...
>>
>>> I'm looking for some sound effects for a radio play. Does anybody have
>>> or know where I can find good quality recordings of an old PMG/Telecom
>>> 802 rotary dial being dialled and ringing? All I can find is recordings
>>> of US style phones which sound very different.
>>
>> I have an old bakelite rotary dial phone that my wife got off Ebay. It's
>> complete with the original socket/plug fittings. We'll be connecting it to the
>> phone line and it will sit on a table in the hallway, as a part of the rennos
of
> this old joint that we bought. I can connect it up, ring home and record the
>> phone ring for you if you wish. That is if you're unsuccessful in getting the
>> ring tone from elsewhere.
>>
>How old ?
> you may need to exchange the line mech , remember the old phones have
>very high line loads compared to the modern units but simply removing
>the ring coil and replaceing it with an electronic unit should suffice .
But that's not the point of having and using a perfectly functional old telephone. 8-)
Some years ago Jaycar and perhaps even Sheridan's (when they used to exist in Redfern) had bulk stocks of old electro-mechanical telephone ringers that were brand new old-stock. Dunno if I've still got any around now.