Thanks. Any idea where I might find one? I've tried searching on ebay but no thing's coming up...maybe I'm using the wrong search terms? Ric
-------- Original message -------- From: Antique Phonograph List <phono-l@oldcrank.org> Date: 10/16/2015 10:04 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Antique Phonograph List <phono-l@oldcrank.org> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Sonora bombe and record folders Yes, They can play Diamond disks.You need a special point. The point is a conical one. The Pathe has a ball stylus.Harvey Kravitz From: Antique Phonograph List <phono-l@oldcrank.org> To: "phono-l@oldcrank.org" <phono-l@oldcrank.org> Sent: Friday, October 16, 2015 6:02 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Sonora bombe and record folders #yiv9807075353 #yiv9807075353 --.yiv9807075353hmmessage P{margin:0px;padding:0px;}#yiv9807075353 body.yiv9807075353hmmessage{font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;}#yiv9807075353 One more question: Like most wooden-arm Sonoras, this one comes with two reproducers, one for lateral-cut records, the other, it says, for vertical-cut and diamond discs. Could these really play diamond discs? If so, what kind of stylus would you need, and where would you get one? From: phono-l@oldcrank.org Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Sonora bombe and record folders To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 23:47:23 +0000 #yiv9807075353 #yiv9807075353 --.yiv9807075353ExternalClass .yiv9807075353ecxhmmessage P {padding:0px;}#yiv9807075353 .yiv9807075353ExternalClass body.yiv9807075353ecxhmmessage {font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;}#yiv9807075353 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/ 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 #yiv9807075353 #yiv9807075353 --.yiv9807075353ExternalClass .yiv9807075353ecxhmmessage P {padding:0px;}#yiv9807075353 .yiv9807075353ExternalClass body.yiv9807075353ecxhmmessage {font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;}#yiv9807075353 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!