Bob: The back panel is still stuck fast but you can see in my earlier reply to this thread that I used suggestions of several members to get the motor board open. Next I will be giving the back panel a whack from the inside with my trustee rubber mallet by putting in the motor board hole.
Thanks for writing. GrnMountain Bill On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 9:13 PM, Bob Maffit <[email protected]> wrote: > William: > > If the cabinet has a back removable panel, Can you remove the back panel to > the upper portion of the cabinet? If so, you may be able to inspect or tap > from underneath. > > I am not familiar with the XI in terms of how it is constructed. On some > models, this is the way to remove the horn, out the rear. > > You may have already eliminated this, given this is not a design feature of > your phono. > > Later > > Bob > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On > Behalf Of William Zucca > Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 10:01 PM > 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 > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.872 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3374 - Release Date: 01/11/11 > 12:34:00 > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
