It looks like the brackets are flat plates with holes in them for the rods. If that is the case, can't you just make them? You would know the diameter of the rods. You probably know the size of the plates from outlines of the originals and you can probably map out the mounting holes from the wood as well.
Ron L From: Antique Phonograph List [mailto:phono-l@oldcrank.org] Sent: Friday, October 16, 2015 7:40 PM To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Sonora bombe and record folders I posted this query last month about restoring the record filing system in a Sonora Elite phonograph. Since then, I have learned that Sonora actually called it an "envelope filing system," and that I have everything I need, EXCEPT for some sort of little metal brackets (a pair, to be precise) that secure the rods to the outside of the wooden framework for the filing system. If you click on this link, scroll down to the third picture and look closely, you can sort of see what I'm talking about: http://www.justanswer.com/antiques/5nb93-glenda-i-question-sonora-phonograph -recently.html#re.v/149/ <http://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30365713/www.justanswer.com?p=eyJzIjoibE 1neVJ4a3JuQVJCSmRJLVBXWU9jNWtTY2RRIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDM2NTcxMyxcIn ZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvd3d3Lmp1c3RhbnN3ZXIuY29tXFxcL2FudGlxdW VzXFxcLzVuYjkzLWdsZW5kYS1pLXF1ZXN0aW9uLXNvbm9yYS1waG9ub2dyYXBoLXJlY2VudGx5Lm h0bWwjcmUudlxcXC8xNDlcXFwvXCIsXCJpZFwiOlwiMGJjMGRlZjE1OWY3NDNiMDkwOGZjNGNjNm NjMWViODVcIixcInVybF9pZHNcIjpbXCI2YjQ4YzUzMjBkNGE3OWJiYmVjYTFlZWJhZDk0ODY4Y2 U0ZmIyZGY2XCJdfSJ9> Does anyone happen to have a pair of these they'd be willing to sell me, or at the very least a clearer photo of them? I'd appreciate any help. Thanks again, Ric uws...@gmail.com _____ From: phono-l@oldcrank.org Subject: [Phono-L] Sonora bombe and record folders To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2015 18:02:54 +0000 I am in the process of restoring a nice Sonora phonograph in a mahogany bombe cabinet; I found it years ago at an estate sale, and it's taken me a while to get around to it. Like many Sonoras, the paper record folders down below had been removed, presumably because they had disintegrated, as they typically do. Miraculously, some years later I found another Sonora -- the same model -- with a trashed cabinet (no grille, broken legs, etc.) but a full set of record folders in excellent condition. Unfortunately, so much time has passed that I can no longer remember how to install the folders in the cabinet. I found the attached photo online of the identical phonograph, and it seems like the rods (there are four of them, each half the width of the wooden bracket with the vertical slats) might slide into some holes in the bottom of the bracket, but I can't tell for sure. Has anybody dealt with this before? If so, could you possibly offer me some instructions? Also, I'm not sure which model this is; it came with a booklet identifying it as an Elite, but all the photos online of Sonora Elites show a different, smaller model. (The one with what looks like a capital "H" in the center of the grille.) I have checked the paper label on the underside of the drawer, and it doesn't say -- it's just a list of patents. Finally, if by some chance anyone out there has a parts machine, please let me know. Thanks! Image removed by sender. Image removed by sender.
