Hello Bill, What is the serial number of the Standard? The early ones do not
have a gear cover. Did it have a reproducer? Steve
> Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:56:46 -0500
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> Subject: [Phono-L] Interesting or Uninteresting Suitcase standard
> observation.
>
> I picked up a suitcase standard very inexpensively today (of the 2 clip
> variety). I got it and started to look at it and realized that it's
> mechanism is different than the banner model A standard. The spring barrel
> is smaller and appears to use a different spring and the turn off
> mechanism appears different and just presses on the governor yolk instead
> of having a felt brake of it's own. In addition, it appears no gear cover
> ever existed for this machine as there are no holes and no way to affix
> the model A 2 minute gear cover without drilling a hole. I thought the
> mechanisms were identical, so I guess it was just a bit of education.
> Bill
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