Hi Jeff, I checked one of my Victor 0 machines, S/N 792A, which is about as early as they come. The only means of securing the motor board to the top of the cabinet sides is hide glue. There are no glue blocks and it does not appear there ever were (i.e. there is no residue or outline indicative of glue blocks). There is no evidence of any other type of fasteners from the underside and no evidence of brads or screws piercing the top.
If the top is not warped I'd use 220 grit sandpaper to remove old glue and open the pores in the wood along the top edges of the cabinet sides as well as the bottom surface of the motor board, and then apply new glue and lightly clamp it overnight. If the top is warped I would "unwarp" it first and then glue it. Walt Walt Sommers Gettysburg Antique Phonographs 2594 Old Route 30 Orrtanna, PA 17353 walt at victrolaguy.com 717-334-0862 -----Original Message----- From: phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jeffry Young, D.O. Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2008 11:34 AM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Victor "O" Case Qustions I have an early Victor O mahogany case that I am trying to figure out. It is the type with the bottom board screwed into the cabnet. If you needed to access the motor, you take off the bottom board, and could remove the motor this way. Here is the issue. The motor board on this cabinet is loose! There are obviously no hinges. There are no nail holes or fasteners to speak of that I can see. So..., was this simply horse hide glued to the cabinet? Is it appropriate to just glue it back on? Thanks, Jeff Wiscosnin _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.7.5/1706 - Release Date: 10/3/2008 6:17 PM
