Mine is aluminum as well with the cover "grill" in the same pattern as I've seen on restored Viva-T's.
How does one ID Columbia reproducers? I know the older No 6 has it stamped on back, but what about the others, mica and aluminum? (Another newbie question - please bear with me until I get "the book!") On 1/9/13 9:24 PM, "Ron L'Herault" <lhera...@bu.edu> wrote: >Both of mine have the aluminum diaphragm reproducer introduced in '26. I >have not spotted a number designation on them. > >Ron L > >-----Original Message----- >From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] >On >Behalf Of Steven Medved >Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 4:51 PM >To: phono-l@oldcrank.org >Subject: Re: [Phono-L] 1927/ Viva Tonal Columbia Reproducers and >Silvertone >machines > > >Hello Columbia Viva Tonal owners, What reproducer is found on your >machines? >Is it the Columbia 15A type? Any Silvertone owners of orthophonic machines >out there? Does anyone have the Silvertone machines sold by Sears in 1927 >that look like Victors with different names including the Kenmore? For >those who want so see what I am talking about I can send a huge file off >list. This huge file was made by someone else who made copies from the >original catalog. I believe Wayne made it, what a wonderful catalog for >those who cannot remember 1927 Sears phonographs. Steve > Date: Wed, 9 >Jan >2013 16:27:25 -0500 >> From: aca...@spamcop.net >> To: phono-l@oldcrank.org >> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] 1927/ Viva Tonal Columbia Felt Colors >> >> Based on what I see in mine (and its cruder ancestor in my Grafonola >> 75, 1915), the auto stop is a mechanism that works in conjunction with >> the motor via levers - a la the brake/stop/start underneath or above >> the motor board. It is completely outside the sound reproducing >> system. It should not have any connection to / intrusion upon >> anything from the horn all the way to the sound box, so it shouldn't >contribute to leaks. >> >> Very odd. What model is yours Jim? (btw There's a nice 2-page ad on >> eBay right now that has photos of the 1927 models, mine is the lowest >> end and is only mentioned parenthetically, haha.) I agree that for >> Columbia to omit this in the higher end models (especially if they >> went to the effort of using velveteen) is surprising. Do you see >> anything under the platter that might suggest there might once have been >an auto stop? >> >> >> >> On 1/9/13 1:13 AM, "Jim Cartwright" <jim...@earthlink.net> wrote: >> >> >My large Viva-tonal (cabinet larger than Orthophonic "Credenza," >> >partially because doors slide into sides of cabinet)has green velveteen >on the >> >turntable. After the local repairman sealed the horn & rebuilt the >> >soundbox it sounds splendid even on late 1930s recordings such as >> >Beecham conducting Mozart's "Symphony in E-flat" with the London >Philharmonic. >> >My >> >only regret is that it lacks the marvelous non-set automatic stop >> >that would >> >cut off at the end of any record. A surprising lack in this next to >>top >> >of >> >the line model. Might this have been because it would introduce air >> >leaks? >> > >> > >> > >> >-----Original Message----- >> >From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org >> >[mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] >> >On >> >Behalf Of Arvin Casas >> >Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 9:03 PM >> >To: Antique Phonograph List >> >Subject: Re: [Phono-L] 1927/ Viva Tonal Columbia Felt Colors >> > >> > >> > >> >Thanks for the helpful info everyone! (Apologies for the late reply >> >but I >> > >> >only subscribe to the digest.) >> > >> > >> > >> >I contacted the youtube poster of the videos that DanKj linked to and >> > >> >posted on the phonoland board where I'm also a member. >> > >> > >> > >> >Based on the responses from all three sources, it's Green-land for >> >me! :) >> > >> >I found one tiny oil stained mini-bumper in the cabinet late last >> >night, >> > >> >once green, so that confirms everyone's input. >> > >> > >> > >> >I ordered a Victor sized green felt replacement from Walt @ >> >Gettysburg and >> > >> >will trim it down to size. I have leftovers from a botched turntable >> >job >> > >> >on a Grafonola I restored a few months ago which I'll use for bumpers. >> > >> > >> > >> >Ron - Interesting about the velvet. Apparently they used felt early >> >on, >> > >> >as in my case, but by the 700 & 800 series Columbia had models with >> >velvet >> > >> >(I learned this via phonoland.) >> > >> > >> > >> >Does the velvet help make the records sound smoother? (Just kidding, >> > >> >though perhaps there's an audiophile who might ardently argue that.) >> > >> > >> > >> >Thanks again all. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >On 1/7/13 9:52 PM, "Ron L'Herault" <lhera...@bu.edu> wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> >>My Vivatonals both have what looks like green velvet on the >>turntables. >> > >> >>Bumpers look like green felt. >> > >> >> >> > >> >>Ron L >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >On 1/8/13 2:51 AM, "DanKj" <ediso...@verizon.net> wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> >> There's a 602 on YooToob, TT & felt visible: >> > >> >>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL4n1HyTfq4 >> > >> > >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> > >> >Phono-L mailing list >> > >> >http://phono-l.org >> > >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.org > >_______________________________________________ >Phono-L mailing list >http://phono-l.org > _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
