George is at [email protected] I'd use Dupont car polish, white on the nickel and aluminum. Be sure to remove the excess before it dries.
Ron L -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Antique Phonograph List Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2014 8:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Columbia BI Sterling Thanks! What would you use to polish the metal parts? And how does one get in touch with George? It's been a long time; I don't think I have his contact information anymore. > To: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2014 19:51:53 -0400 > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Columbia BI Sterling > > I would think George Vollema would have the escutcheon and crank. I > think you're right about the latch part. Does it line up in any way > with a metal part on the motorboard/lid? > Arm was always raw aluminum I think. It will polish up. The other nickel > bits may polish up pretty well too. I'd try that first. The probably > did look pretty shiny/bright when new. The felt was probably a muted > green. I think the speed knob is a twist to set speed, push pull for on/off. > I use mechanic's waterless hand cleaner for cases. Apply, rub and wipe off. > I have not seen any reaction with decals but don't rub hard/long there > just in case. > > Nice that it has the trim ring on the TT. These are often missing and > impossible to find. > > Ron L > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Antique Phonograph > List > Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2014 6:40 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Phono-L] Columbia BI Sterling > > I'm not typically a fan of external-horn machines (strange, I know), > but I came upon this one last weekend and liked it, so I picked it up. > It's a Columbia BI Sterling, unrestored and pretty complete. As far > as I can tell, all it's missing is the escutcheon for the crank slot, > and the original crank. It's a nice machine, and I'd like to restore > it. Some > questions: > > 1. Should that crank-slot escutcheon be fairly easy to find? Were > they standard on several machines? > > 2. What style crank would be correct? Are they easy to find? > > 3. What is that little hole over the handle (photo #8) for? Is > something missing there? I think it might be the lid-latch, but I'm not sure. > > 4. > The hardware -- horn, tone arm, reproducer -- were clearly > nickel-plated, but have faded a and tarnished a lot. I'd like to try > cleaning them up first to see how far that will get me. How should I > go about this? And if that doesn't work, has anyone here had a > positive experience with nickel re-plating? > > 5. If I decide to go ahead and electroplate them all, how can I avoid > them looking shiny like chrome? My objective is to make them look as > they did originally. And any idea how much that would cost? > > 6. Any idea what color it the turntable felt would have been when new? > (It's all gone now.) > > 7. How does that on/off/speed regulator knob work? > > 8. What would be the best way to clean up the case without refinishing > it or damaging that beautiful decal? > > Thanks! > > 7. Does anything else appear wrong/missing? 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