Well, Vince, it's not really a matter of aesthetics. This is a really, really short crank, and the danger is of scratching up the cabinet, maybe even the barrel.
>From: "Vince C." <[email protected]> >Reply-To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> >To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Victrola XII >Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 20:33:50 -0500 > >Does that crank go in too far to make it usable or unsightly as-is? If not >why not just leave it as is. > >I had a table top VV-X that had the same problem. When I screwed the crank >on it simply moved the crank in 1/4", not enough to even make a difference >in the appearance. > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Richard Rubin" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 8:24 PM >Subject: [Phono-L] Victrola XII > > > > O.K., I've checked around on this one and now I need some advice. I >have > > a > > Victrola XII which I've been restoring for some time now, and it's >coming > > along well. The motor is in fine shape, with one exception: The >winding > > shaft. At some point its its history, the tip broke off. I'm not sure > > just > > how much, but some of it's gone. The good news is that there's still > > enough > > threading on it to make it usable; the bad news is that the tip, which > > extends beyond the threaded part (I don't know exactly how much beyond >-- > > anyone out there know?) is supposed to stop the winding key from >screwing > > on > > too far. So, I have a few options: 1. I could get a winding shaft off > > another XII motor. This is my first choice, and if someone has a parts > > XII > > motor, I'd really like to hear from you. 2. I could try to modify a > > winding shaft from another motor, though I'm not sure if any others are > > even > > suitable to that purpose. 3. I could have someone make a me a new one, > > using my old one and the specs as a guide; again, if anyone out there > > knows > > the exact specs, I'd really like to hear from you. 4. I could leave >the > > shaft alone and insert something into the winding key -- a ball bearing, > > for > > instance -- to keep it from screwing on too far. > > > > So, as I said, if someone has a shaft or knows where I can get one, >please > > let me know. Likewise, if you have the exact specs for the shaft, >again, > > I'd appreciate hearing from you. But I guess I'd also like to hear >which > > course you all think I should pursue if option #1 doesn't work out. Is >it > > better to modify another one, to try and make a new one, or to slightly > > (and > > invisibly) modify the crank? Thanks in advance for your opinions. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Phono-L mailing list > > [email protected] > > > > Phono-L Archive > > http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/ > >_______________________________________________ >Phono-L mailing list >[email protected] > >Phono-L Archive >http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/
