Hi Andrew, Thank you for the advice! We have been in this position before with a Victor II turntable that was just terrible to remove! What a chore! We managed to get it off with our hands and the hammer trick but we felt the liquide wrench did very little to help even after soaking overnight twice. I am excited to try the product you suggest so maybe this time will be better. Thanks so much! Melissa
------------------------------ On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 7:13 PM EDT Andrew Baron wrote: >Regarding the turntable liberation, I've found that the product PB Blaster >works much more effectively than Liquid Wrench or WD40. Any will stain the >felt but might be cleaned with a solvent afterward. > >A soak over night can work wonders, and then the turntable should be leveraged >upward by placing the fingers of each hand under the rim at 9 and 3 o'clock >and exerting upward force. Based on the rust I see in the photos, this still >might need more help, so WHILE exerting a firm and steady upward force with >both hands (good thing there's two of you), give the top of the spindle a >sharp tap with a hammer. It may take a few tries, but be sure that the >penetrating oil has had a chance to do its job, and it's best to use a hard >plastic mallet to avoid deforming the spindle top, or taking other precautions. > >Wedges can also be used in lieu of fingers, if applied simultaneously and >exactly opposite each other -- beware that you can bend the spindle if you're >not careful, even if using only your hands. > >Good luck. > >Andrew Baron >Santa Fe > >On Aug 29, 2013, at 4:40 PM, Melissa Ricci wrote: > >> Hi Harvey, >> >> Thanks for your insight! Nick is trying to get the turntable off as we speak >> to check for those extra holes. It is rusted on tight and it has been a long >> day today so we may wait til the weekend to actually get it off. He says he >> can see under the turntable and that there do not appear to be any extra >> holes just the three screws holding the motor on. >> >> Thanks again, >> Melissa >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: harvey kravitz <harveykrav...@yahoo.com> >> To: Antique Phonograph List <phono-l@oldcrank.org> >> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2013 6:12 PM >> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Mystery Phono! Vic 3 or Frankenphone? >> >> >> From what I can see the parts are from a later Victor III. The cabinet looks >> old and original, but not to a Victor III. Did you take off the turn table >> to see if there were multiple holes in the motor board? If so, that would >> mean a swapped motor. If not, the cabinet can be new old stock that was >> modified by the original owner, a dealer, or a handyman. If there are no >> extra holes in the cabinet, I would strip and refinish it. It would be a >> very unique machine. >> Harvey Kravitz >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Melissa Ricci <riccib...@yahoo.com> >> To: Phono-l <phono-l@oldcrank.org>; "phonol...@yahoogroups.com" >> <phonol...@yahoogroups.com> >> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2013 2:34 PM >> Subject: [Phono-L] Mystery Phono! Vic 3 or Frankenphone? >> >> >> Hello Everyone, >> >> Last night, Nick an I won an interesting phonograph at a local junk auction. >> Someone has spray painted the entire cabinet gold...inside and out! The >> double spring motor looks to be from a Victor III, the turntable and the >> upper works appear to be from a Victor III and it came with a ID plate >> (tacked inside the cabinet) that indicates it is indeed a Victor III. It >> also came with a nice original wood horn. >> >> The problem is, we have never seen a Victor cabinet with this design before. >> After quite a bit of research, we found that the Vic III came in two cabinet >> types and neither of them match this one, not even close! We own a late >> style Victor III to compare it to and it is definitely not the same. >> Strange. The wood under the terrible gold paint looks old and the back >> bracket looks to be correct. So we need to find out, is this a Frankenphone >> made up of Victor III parts with a handmade cabinet or a cabinet from a >> different machine? I was unable to find any cabinets with the kind of >> moldings this one has. Here are a few links to pictures we just took. >> >> Any ideas are greatly appreciated! >> >> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/musicalpets/media/Mystery%20Phono/DSC09701.jpg.html >> >> >> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/musicalpets/media/Mystery%20Phono/DSC09702.jpg.html >> >> >> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/musicalpets/media/Mystery%20Phono/DSC09703.jpg.html >> >> >> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/musicalpets/media/Mystery%20Phono/DSC09704.jpg.html >> >> >> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/musicalpets/media/Mystery%20Phono/DSC09705.jpg.html >> >> >> http://s81.photobucket.com/user/musicalpets/media/Mystery%20Phono/DSC09706.jpg.html >> >> >> Thanks, >> Melissa >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org