SOunds like a case of simple warpage and wood swelling then... --- On Mon, 1/10/11, William Zucca <[email protected]> wrote:
From: William Zucca <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Stuck Motor Board To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, January 10, 2011, 8:52 PM John: Yes, everything have been removed from the motor board and frame. Only the motor screws remain. I even tried tapping with rubber mallet to see if there would be any movement. But there is none. Thanks for the picture. GrnMountain Bill On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 11:35 PM, john robles <[email protected]> wrote: > Did you remove the turntable and reposition the automatic stop yoke? This > is often the culprit, because the two arms of the stop yoke overlap form the > motorboard to the motorboard frame. Check this link to a photo of what I > mean. The yoke is circled in white. > http://s197.photobucket.com/albums/aa39/john9ten/ > John Robles > > --- On Mon, 1/10/11, William Zucca <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: William Zucca <[email protected]> > Subject: [Phono-L] Stuck Motor Board > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, January 10, 2011, 8:04 PM > > Dear Phono-Lers: > > I recently acquired a Victrola VV-XVII. It is pretty nice machine but is > missing the crank, needle cup, motor board knob, and one large storage door > knob................. > > ANYWAY............... > > After removing the screws that hold down the motor board (two in the front > and perhaps a third in the rear center just in from the tonearm bracket), I > have been unable to get the board to either swivel on a pivot or come up > out > of the top of the machine! What am I doing wrong? There is no movement of > the motor board in any direction. It is stuck tight. Any suggestions > about > how to remove it? > > > On the back of the machine there is a panel that seems to be held in with > two brass screws on its bottom edge and also has two "acorn" wooden plugs > at > the top. I removed all of these and this panel too is stuck fast! What is > going on? > > Regards, > GrnMountain Bill > _______________________________________________ > 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
