Ron,
How do? I hope I'm doing this right. Yes the Viva-tonals had a semi auto
brake-or at least some of the portables did. I have a 163. I can send along
some photos if you like. Good luck with it.
Regards,
John B.
Hi gang,
>
> I've just become the owner of this little cutie and have a couple of
> questions for the group. Did any Columbia Viva-tonal machines have an
> auto
> or semi-auto brake? Is the 611 supposed to have one? What is the finish
> on these machines, lacquer or shellac? It looks like lacquer to me.
>
> I've already dismantled the tone arm to grease/seal joints which improved
> the sound already. I want to rebuild the reproducer. I think it is
> leaking
> and it looks like the gaskets are cracked and dry. Anything I should look
> out for?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Ron L
>
>
>
>
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From lhera...@bu.edu Sun Sep 23 17:22:39 2007
From: lhera...@bu.edu (Ron L'Herault)
Date: Sun Sep 23 17:26:58 2007
Subject: [Phono-L] Columbia 611
In-Reply-To: <3c7aed050709222210m5b746e3ep78ec7d288d54a...@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <000501c7fe41$080fc8d0$2f01a...@ronlherault>
You did just fine, John. I haven't figured out how a brake might work.
There is nothing on or under the tone arm to trigger a brake. I don't think
this little upright had one.
Ron L
-----Original Message-----
From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On
Behalf Of J.F. Bennett
Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 1:10 AM
To: phono-l@oldcrank.org
Subject: [Phono-L] Columbia 611
Ron,
How do? I hope I'm doing this right. Yes the Viva-tonals had a semi auto
brake-or at least some of the portables did. I have a 163. I can send along
some photos if you like. Good luck with it.
Regards,
John B.
Hi gang,
>
> I've just become the owner of this little cutie and have a couple of
> questions for the group. Did any Columbia Viva-tonal machines have an
> auto
> or semi-auto brake? Is the 611 supposed to have one? What is the finish
> on these machines, lacquer or shellac? It looks like lacquer to me.
>
> I've already dismantled the tone arm to grease/seal joints which improved
> the sound already. I want to rebuild the reproducer. I think it is
> leaking
> and it looks like the gaskets are cracked and dry. Anything I should look
> out for?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Ron L
>
>
>
>
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>
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>
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