Thanks, Bob, although I have to admit that I was really hoping it was a magnetic pickup; seems to me it's much easier to restore one of those than to replace an old crystal cartridge without altering the appearance of the pickup. Bob, do you have any more information on the pickup? Does anyone know where I might have the best shot at finding a suitable replacement? I imagine NOS wouldn't be much better (if at all) than what I have now.
NYVM On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 7:05 PM, RBaumbach <[email protected]> wrote: > According to the red book, the V-205 has a crystal pickup cartridge. > > > On MondayMarch 28, 2011, at March2820112:25 PM, ny victrolaman wrote: > > > Greetings, everyone. I recently picked up an RCA Victor model V-205, a > 1941 > > radio-phonograph combination. I believe the phonograph has a magnetic > > pickup (though if anyone suspects otherwise, please let me know!). I > > haven't bought a machine with a magnetic pickup in years, and the fellow > who > > used to repair/restore them for me has since passed away. Can anyone > please > > recommend someone who works on these? I'd heard tell of such people here > > and there in the past, but it seemed they were all expensive AND very > slow; > > I'd prefer someone reasonable and quick. Call me spoiled. > > > > I'm also wondering what I would have to have and do in order to restoe > such > > a pickup on my own. Any ideas? > > > > Thanks! > > > > NYVM > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
