I would think nylon would make a strong and quiet gear, rather than cutting replacements from metals.
> Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2010 08:51:23 -0700 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Amberola A-VI help > > I understand that the early brass gear was noisy and this aluminum > replacement wore out. Why didn't they make it of steel? Aluminum seems a > stupid choice. There must be a way to remedy this.....Maybe I need to go find > an old fashioned machine shop or a clock gear maker! > John > > --- On Sat, 3/27/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Amberola A-VI help > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, March 27, 2010, 7:03 AM > > I have the same problem with mine. Did anybody make a reproduction? > > > In a message dated 3/27/2010 9:59:23 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Hello all > I have a beautiful Amberola A-VI with that loud aluminum gear - anyone > suggest any fixes or methods of quieting it? With the lid down it is ok, but > I > am thinking of having a new gear made. > Anyone got a junker with a gear that's not too badly worn? This is a > beautiful and interesting machine, too bad it was such a failure. > Thanks > John Robles > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
