Courtesy, lad, courtesy - sadly lacking in the kids of
today...obviously. And he obviously doesn't know it's broken. And it
might not be - could be a ratchet gear problem. And if it is, and he
said he can lift the board, he should be able to get a pair of pliers in
to hold a shaft.
Following up on a previous post, how do you deal with a cabinet with an
alligatored finish? I'm not sure I've ever come across a mahogany crank
phonograph that DIDN'T have an alligatored finish (with the possible exception
of some tabletops, for some reason), so perhaps they're inevitable and
What does his/her name have to do with anything? And it seems he/she already
knows it's got a broken spring. I don't have any experience with these, so I
don't have any advice to offer. Wish I did. But I've got lots of advice for the
person who wrote that snarky response...
Sent from my
Can you detach the motor plate from the wood at its hinge? If you can take
the crank knob off and take off the crank escutcheon, you might be able to
remove the motor with the crank or at least get the winding shaft in
position to hold it with a pair of pliers so that you can undo the crank.
I
I have an opportunity to pick one of these up; it's a nice-looking machine, and
complete, though the spring(s) need to be replaced, and the mahogany finish is
all alligatored. Does anyone have any experience with these? Particularly,
I'd like to know a) how many springs the motor has; b) how
Anybody wanna identify themselves...then maybe someone will tell you
it's got a broken spring.
Antique Phonograph List wrote:
A friend told me about someone who found an old Brunswick 17 in their
barn, and I went out to see it, excited, but discovered it has a very
odd problem: I can't
I imagine it will need a reproducer rebuild. Does the arm move freely?
The springs are not terribly hard to replace. I've done a number of
Grafonola springs although probably not one on as early a machine. You can
estimate the number of springs by looking at the barrel(s) . They don't
work
A friend told me about someone who found an old Brunswick 17 in their barn, and
I went out to see it, excited, but discovered it has a very odd problem: I
can't remove the crank. It turns, but nothing happens with the motor; when you
crank it counterclockwise, the crank doesn't unthread from
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