The brake, turntable, speed control dial, crank escutcheon, lid support, and taper tube and support would all be usable on a VI or XVI as the case may be. Not that it's any of my business and it's a free country, but I would discourage stripping it to harvest parts. Best,John
> From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:11:45 -0600 > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Victor 12 question > > John: > > Yes, it would be restorable as most of the problem is the rear hinge has > broke away from the lid. > the front lid knobs are missing. > I had bought it as I thought the parts were similar to the VI as the book > indicated. > It is to big for me as I am getting limited in "flat space" around the > house. *grin* > > later > > Bob > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of John Maeder > Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 9:12 AM > To: Antique Phonograph List > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Victor 12 question > > The XII has a completely different motor from a Victor VI motor of any > production period. The XII motor is proprietary to the XII. The XII is a > very scarce machine in its own right, much more so than a Vic VI . . . is > your example not restorable? > > Sent from my iPad > > On Oct 19, 2012, at 4:30 AM, "Bob Maffit" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > phono listers: > > > > > > > > First I would like to thank all of those on the list who have responded to > > my various requests for information & parts. I get a little lost in all of > > the E-mails and do miss some of them in terms of replying with a "thanks". > > So here is my "blanket one for the recent past". *smile* > > > > > > > > Moving on: > > > > > > > > I obtained a Victor 12 which in the book, Looking For The Dog, it explains > > the 12 was made in 1909 and was a blend of the Victor VI & the Victor > VV-XVI > > at the time. > > > > > > > > I bought it for the parts, in the event I ran across a Vic VI cabinet etc. > > > > > > > > I noticed the "crank" on the Victor 12 is a "male" type and it has been my > > experience the ones from the Victor VI & VV-Xvi I have are "female". The > > LFTD book doesn't address this question, so I am floating this out to > > phono-list land. > > > > > > > > thanks in advance > > > > > > > > later > > > > > > > > Bob > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
