Ah, you got lucky! Mine also came from the UK, but the gasket(s) had dry rotted and hardened. The diaphragm on mine was also cracked, George Vollema came up with a perfect replacement for mine, I didn't have much choice.
I recommend the UK Number 4s over the US ones by far, only because they aren't pot metal! I think only a very limited run of US ones weren't pot metal, no? I keep mine around basically as a "player" on my XXV and III and VI, sounds much superior to an Exhibition and when I'm done, the original goes back on the machine. "Improved Concert" reproducers also sound great, but they're even harder to find! Sean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Kj" <[email protected]> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 12:31 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Rebuilding a Victor Number 4 reproducer > Yes, it's a one-piece deal, just like the No.2 gasket. I had an HMV > portable sent from > England a while ago (before the exchange rate made that a bad idea!) and > it has a No.4 > reproducer. When I took it apart, I found that the gasket was still very > soft, so I left well- > enough alone ! > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sean Miller" <[email protected]> > To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 12:20 PM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Rebuilding a Victor Number 4 reproducer > > >>I rebuilt my HMV no. 4 recently just using the white gasket material used >>on Exhibitions, et al and had wondeful results! I think the original >>gasket was one piece that fit around the entire mica. It was about the >>same thickness as the red ones used in Victrola No. 2s. As I said, the >>white gaskets worked just great on mine. > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/ >
