I had thought about that actually. That's what they do with garage door springs for safety in case they break..
________________________________ From: Steve Andersen <[email protected]> To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 6, 2011 11:10 AM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Cygnet suspension spring question It's my belief that the original springs were stronger than the reproduction ones. I would keep the original spring but tie a enough loops together with some thread or fine wire until it suspends the horn at the correct level. Take the Tiz-It off and just use a rubber hose as original. It will free up some space between the horn and reproducer. On Aug 6, 2011, at 12:04 PM, Peter Fraser wrote: > Don't cut the spring. I've seen these go for crazy money, so it would be > unwise. > > Are you sure it's original? > > Springs don't go bad on their own, without many cycles of tension and > relaxation, and it's highly doubtful this could have happened here. My bet us > that this is a configuration issue, perhaps the wrong size crane for your > cygnet. > > -- Peter > [email protected] > > On Aug 6, 2011, at 11:48 AM, john robles <[email protected]> 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 _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
