I was wondering about that too, I have an orthophonic reproducer that I bought for my 4-40, and it is undamaged and easy to rebuild. When I opened it, I noticed that the gaskets were very thin and paperlike. John Robles
--- On Mon, 3/22/10, Steven Medved <[email protected]> wrote: From: Steven Medved <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Orthophonic Reproducer Gaskets question... To: "Phono-l" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, March 22, 2010, 8:34 AM Hello Al, The original looks like paper coated with shellac to me. I have spoken to people who rebuild them and they tell me you get better sound from neoprene. I would assume Ron Sitko is selling them. Steve > From: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:26:27 -0400 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Orthophonic Reproducer Gaskets question... > > Does anyone on this learned list know what material was used as gaskets on > the Victor Orthophonic reproducer? I have been asked to make a punch and > die to cut them out but if someone is already making them I don't intend on > reinventing the wheel. > > Thanks and best wishes to all on the list, > > Al > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
