you might also try Dwain Wyatt who also does spring repair, his prices are very reasonable 707 263-5013 http://www.wyattsmusical.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sean Miller" <[email protected]> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 10:32 AM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Main Spring breakage
> Tom, > > George Vollema is the best around. Fast turn-around and very reasonable > prices. He has a website: www.victroladoctor.com and his email is > [email protected] > > Hope this helps! > Sean > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Thomas Jordan" <[email protected]> > To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 10:26 AM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Main Spring breakage > > > Steve, > This is my VV-X. My work horse. > > I pulled the motor board this morning to look at the motor assembly. > Nothing looks broken or stripped. When I turn the crank to wind it, only > one of the two spring barrels turns and there is the sound of something > slipping loose sort of like a dull click. I am guessing that the spring has > either broken or slipped off of the post. > > The springs on this machine have been grabbing a bit lately. It was due for > a rebuild or at the least a good cleaning. > > Who would you all recommend that I send this to for repair? I've decided to > let a professional do the rebuild. > Tom > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Steven Medved<mailto:[email protected]> > To: Antique Phonograph List<mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 12:17 AM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Main Spring breakage > > > Hi Tom, > > On my Vic VI when you wound it up so far the spring barrels would flex and > the round gear would come off of the worm gear and it would unwind very > fast. I solved this by putting felt between the barrels. Please let us > know what you find and what Victrola was it? > > Steve > > > > > > I had something happen tonight that was a first for me. While playing a > record on one of my Victrola's I had the main spring break! > > It was so violent that the record came off of the center post. Luckily, > the > record wasn't damaged. > > It looks like I am going to get my first shot at totally replacing a main > spring. > > Tom > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-l mailing list > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > http://mail.oldcrank.com/mailman/listinfo/phono-l_oldcrank.com<http://mail.o ldcrank.com/mailman/listinfo/phono-l_oldcrank.com> > _______________________________________________ > Phono-l mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.oldcrank.com/mailman/listinfo/phono-l_oldcrank.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-l mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.oldcrank.com/mailman/listinfo/phono-l_oldcrank.com
