New as in repro?? My crane is original...
________________________________ From: Barry Kasindorf <[email protected]> To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 6, 2011 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Cygnet suspension spring question I have a new crane here that is too tall, maybe we can trade. -Barry On 8/6/2011 11:48 AM, john robles wrote: > Hello all > I recently purchased an original cygnet suspension spring. All of my Cygnet > hardware was original with the exception of the spring, so it seemed like a > golden opportunity. What I didn't consider was the strength (or lack thereof) > of an original spring. It seems this one is weak enough that I have to crank > the susension bolt all the way to the bottom in order to have the horn hang > correctly, and even then it is putting a little too much pressure on the > carriage to the point that records repeat grooves. I use a tizit to help the > carriage move freely but even this doesn't help, and shortening the rubber > connector wouldn't do much. Here's my question: Would it be blaspemy to cut a > few coils off the original spring in order to alleviate the problem? I hate > to have spent the money only to have a spring I can't use. > The other solution is to get a different crane. I have a number 10 crane, and > I read that there were different sized cranes for different options. I am > going to be installing a top mount carriage and a model O reproducer, and I > understaned there was a Model O crane that was taller than the number 10. > Anyone seen one of these? Anyone got a longer lower portion they would trade?? > Thanks! > John Robles. > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
