I am looking for information on how to tell a Brass Victor Orthophonic reproducer from one that is made of pot metal. I have heard a few things from other collectors, but am still not clear how the distinction and be made when looking at one. Is there a "for sure" tell tale sign on them?
Thanks Dan From john9...@pacbell.net Mon Apr 20 09:41:16 2009 From: john9...@pacbell.net (john robles) Date: Mon Apr 20 09:41:38 2009 Subject: [Phono-L] Orthophonic Reproducer Question In-Reply-To: <d14f697b0904200936y6f58f264m33134c5668a33...@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <417288.90118...@web83007.mail.mud.yahoo.com> On all the brass ones I have ever seen/owned,?the?lettering on the back is engraved into the surface, and does not stand out in relief (meaning projecting out from the surface). Also the surface of the back will be very smooth as opposed to somewhat rough as the pot metal ones usually are. John Robles --- On Mon, 4/20/09, Daniel Melvin <d...@old-phonographs.com> wrote: From: Daniel Melvin <d...@old-phonographs.com> Subject: [Phono-L] Orthophonic Reproducer Question To: "Phono-L@oldcrank.org" <phono-l@oldcrank.org> Date: Monday, April 20, 2009, 9:36 AM I am looking for information on how to tell a Brass Victor Orthophonic reproducer from one that is made of pot metal. I have heard a few things from other collectors, but am still not clear how the distinction and be made when looking at one. Is there a "for sure" tell tale sign on them? Thanks Dan _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org From smst...@gmail.com Mon Apr 20 09:46:05 2009 From: smst...@gmail.com (Mike Stitt) Date: Mon Apr 20 09:46:10 2009 Subject: [Phono-L] Orthophonic Reproducer Question In-Reply-To: <417288.90118...@web83007.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <d14f697b0904200936y6f58f264m33134c5668a33...@mail.gmail.com> <417288.90118...@web83007.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <7e8e90ff0904200946x5fdba026ybc4fb7de9aac1...@mail.gmail.com> I'll share in the mystery. Wasn't the number of "cut out teardrops" cut in the reproducers faceplate one way. Seven vs five or something like that? Mike oldcranky On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 9:41 AM, john robles <john9...@pacbell.net> wrote: > On all the brass ones I have ever seen/owned, the lettering on the back is > engraved into the surface, and does not stand out in relief (meaning > projecting out from the surface). Also the surface of the back will be very > smooth as opposed to somewhat rough as the pot metal ones usually are. > John Robles > > --- On Mon, 4/20/09, Daniel Melvin <d...@old-phonographs.com> wrote: > > From: Daniel Melvin <d...@old-phonographs.com> > Subject: [Phono-L] Orthophonic Reproducer Question > To: "Phono-L@oldcrank.org" <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > Date: Monday, April 20, 2009, 9:36 AM > > I am looking for information on how to tell a Brass Victor Orthophonic > reproducer from one that is made of pot metal. I have heard a few things > from other collectors, but am still not clear how the distinction and be > made when looking at one. Is there a "for sure" tell tale sign on > them? > > Thanks > > Dan > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > From victr...@triton.net Mon Apr 20 11:03:42 2009 From: victr...@triton.net (George) Date: Mon Apr 20 11:04:05 2009 Subject: [Phono-L] Orthophonic Reproducer Question References: <d14f697b0904200936y6f58f264m33134c5668a33...@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <7098e927df034512b31b27403491c...@valuedcb7d4c82> Till you see them side by side it might be tough. The brass always have a steel needle bar body painted black where as the potmetal is all cast as one piece. also the number of tear drop holes differ and the design where the needle bar comes though is different between the 2. The back side of the potmetal versions have raised lettering while the brass version have imprinted lettering. If looking to buy be careful of brass versions with potmetal screw in rings. These are almost always stuck tight and can only be disassembled by grinding out the ring. You then have to hunt for another. George ----- Original Message ----- From: Daniel Melvin To: Phono-L@oldcrank.org Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 12:36 PM Subject: [Phono-L] Orthophonic Reproducer Question I am looking for information on how to tell a Brass Victor Orthophonic reproducer from one that is made of pot metal. I have heard a few things from other collectors, but am still not clear how the distinction and be made when looking at one. Is there a "for sure" tell tale sign on them? Thanks Dan _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
