If you've removed two screws in the front and there are not two screws in the back, then it should either be on those curved clips or have a rear lip that locks it in place. The missing motorboard knob is not helping. You could try a wood screw in that hole to give you something to pull on. Try lubing the joints around the motorboard with lemon oil or the like too. Then try a bit of gentle tapping all around the edges.
You could work on that stuck back panel too. Prying on its edges at least will not show much. Once it is off you can push upward on the motorboard with something. The single screw you removed in the back holds the horn up to the cabinet. If all else fails, you might be able to drop the horn completely, slide it to the left a bit and use something to push up on the motorboard from the cabinet opening for the horn. Ron L -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of William Zucca Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 12:01 AM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Stuck Motor Board If I could verify that the motor board is on a swivel then I would place a board lined with a felt strip on it across the BACK of the motor board and give a few swift blows with the mallet to see if I can loosen it. Perhaps someone who owns an XVII can verify that the motor board swivels on a pivot just to the rear of its center so I don't do any damage. GrnMountain Bill On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 11:54 PM, john robles <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
