I think when he said he oiled the gears he meant the pivots. I know the buyer and he is a long time collector and well versed in phonograph repair and maintenance ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Stitt" <[email protected]> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l at oldcrank.org> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 2:42 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] AB's and gear oiling
> Agreed, other than pivots, which require very little oil the verge and > escapement may be oiled. Whale oil anyone? > > On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 11:29 AM, Rich <rich-mail at octoxol.com> wrote: > >> You do not oil gears except in special cases. Many people are not >> swayed by sound engineering practices and proceed to ruin good >> phonographs. Clocks have brass meshed with steel and so do most >> phonographs. IF you find similar materials meshed with each other then >> an extremely light coat is beneficial. Use a synthetic oil or a clock >> oil. The 3 in 1 oil is crap. >> >> Mike Stitt wrote: >> > The recent thread about the AB MacDonald brings up a good question. >> > Among >> > the many things I collect includes clocks. Now in the world of clocks >> > you >> > never oil gears, no and no. Should you oil gears in phonographs? Would >> the >> > higher rate of speed of the governor be a rationale? Would the presumed >> > higher loads from a larger spring dictate oiling? I do and have oiled >> > phonograph gears. Should we? And break the clock rule? >> > Mike >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Phono-L mailing list >> > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >> > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.4.11/1553 - Release Date: 7/15/2008 > 5:48 AM > > >
