Get in touch with George Vollema, Great Lakes Antique Phonographs.  He's
great to do business with and has a huge stock of parts.  Having said that,
if George can't help, I once made a Pathe stylus out of a bit of Dental
technology, a "Pindex Pin" (ask your local dentist).  I drilled a very small
hole in the end and glued in a sapphire cylinder stylus such as used on
Columbia machines. It was ball shaped.   And I'll bet Steve Medved could
make something with one of the new Edison DD styli he is having made here in
the states.  George would be the easier way to go first though.

 

Ron L

 

From: Antique Phonograph List [mailto:phono-l@oldcrank.org] 
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2015 10:39 PM
To: Antique Phonograph List
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Sonora bombe and record folders

 

Thanks, Ron. Any idea where I might find one? I'd like to pick up a Pathe
ball stylus, too -- I've never has any luck finding either on ebay.

 

Ric



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From: Antique Phonograph List <phono-l@oldcrank.org> 
Date: 10/16/2015 10:18 PM (GMT-05:00) 
To: 'Antique Phonograph List' <phono-l@oldcrank.org> 
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Sonora bombe and record folders 

You would need an Edison style diamond which Sonora probably sold.

 

Ron L

 

From: Antique Phonograph List [mailto:phono-l@oldcrank.org] 
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2015 8:55 PM
To: phono-l@oldcrank.org
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Sonora bombe and record folders

 

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?

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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

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=eyJzIjoiNk
N6a19MRXhUdURtZGtES0pOM2N1OElOb21RIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDM2NTcxMyxcIn
ZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvd3d3Lmp1c3RhbnN3ZXIuY29tXFxcL2FudGlxdW
VzXFxcLzVuYjkzLWdsZW5kYS1pLXF1ZXN0aW9uLXNvbm9yYS1waG9ub2dyYXBoLXJlY2VudGx5Lm
h0bWwjcmUudlxcXC8xNDlcXFwvXCIsXCJpZFwiOlwiNTk0Y2FkMDVkYTJmNDkxN2FiZjVmMmIwMW
IwYTg5NDVcIixcInVybF9pZHNcIjpbXCI2YjQ4YzUzMjBkNGE3OWJiYmVjYTFlZWJhZDk0ODY4Y2
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





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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!  

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