I second PB Blaster enthusiastically. It helps with this greatly. Just beware the scent (which the manufacturers themselves warn you about, ha ha).
Arvin in MA On 8/29/13 7:13 PM, "Andrew Baron" <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> >> To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> >> 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 <[email protected]> >> To: Phono-l <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" >><[email protected]> >> 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/DSC0970 >>1.jpg.html >> >> >> >>http://s81.photobucket.com/user/musicalpets/media/Mystery%20Phono/DSC0970 >>2.jpg.html >> >> >> >>http://s81.photobucket.com/user/musicalpets/media/Mystery%20Phono/DSC0970 >>3.jpg.html >> >> >> >>http://s81.photobucket.com/user/musicalpets/media/Mystery%20Phono/DSC0970 >>4.jpg.html >> >> >> >>http://s81.photobucket.com/user/musicalpets/media/Mystery%20Phono/DSC0970 >>5.jpg.html >> >> >> >>http://s81.photobucket.com/user/musicalpets/media/Mystery%20Phono/DSC0970 >>6.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
