Replace the felt pads that bear against the governor disk and skip the
oil. Use real felt, F-1 or F-2 grade.
Ron L'Herault wrote:
OK, gang, it is time to tap into the lists' wisdom. I'm working on an
Amberola 30. The hook came unsoldered and the reproducer needed a rebuild.
Those two easy
Hi Ron ~
Is the slowing - resuming interval regular or random? Random
indicates a change that can't be predicted such as turns of the
mainspring coil binding or slipping, and of course regular slowing -
resuming (as you've already cited) indicates that it's related to the
rotation of a
I'd check for rust, corrosion, or damage to the feedscrew.
- Original Message -
From: Ron L'Herault lhera...@bu.edu
To: 'Antique Phonograph List' phono-l at oldcrank.org;
phonolist at yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 11:50 AM
Subject: [Phono-L] Amberola 30 erratic speed
Your problem is in the mainspring. It needs to be pulled and ALL the old
lubrication removed. 40 steel wool and wd40 will do that. Relube and put
the spring back in. That will get rid of the problem. DON'T soak it in
kerosene or some other short cut to cleaning. The old stuff has got to come
I have just been contacted by a lady in Massachusetts who has what appears to
be a very large and elaborate Period Style Cabinet Victrola. It has Victor
Victrola Style parts, and #2 Reproducer, but inside the elaborate cabinet are
the words Gramophone Co. This is an internal horn style
One thing that will funnel us into the era of the Victrola's manufacture is
the electric pickup, if nothing else. With Victor, it couldn't have been
before 1925. Also, the induction disc motor appeared with the introduction
of the Orthophonic phonographs. That seems to track with Bob Baumbach.
$3801 for a B-60 in metal cabinet. When the bidding got over $1200 or so, the
seller was so pleased, free shipping was offered!
The Cygnet-type crane bracket on the rear puzzles me. Any thoughts on that ?
Ok here is some clarification on this beast!!
Here is the photo of the Cabinet. I will warn you
though this is starting to look like a Frankenphone to me. The lady just
sent me some addtional information. She told me initially that the word
stamped on the Cabinet said Gramophone, but upon closer
Make sure the governor slides easily on it's shaft. You could loosen
the screw holding the assembly in position to see if it easily slides
back and forth. Of course, the governor would have to be removed from
the motor to be able to remove the shaft for proper cleaning.
Aaron
The Cygnet horn bracket was added much later by someone who had some crazy
idea about attaching an external horn to the machine.
Tim Fabrizio
phonophan
PO Box 747
Henrietta, NY 14467
TEL 585 582 1586
FAX 585 582 2624
Web site: www.phonophan.com
In a message dated 9/1/2008 9:01:58 P.M.
Last thought -- listen to a cylinder you know well and wait for the speed to
drop. Back the reproducer up about 20 or 30 grooves and see if it does it
in the same spot, within about 3 or 4 grooves. If so, it's not the
mainspring, or anything other than something the carriage encounters near
OK, gang, it is time to tap into the lists' wisdom. I'm working on an
Amberola 30. The hook came unsoldered and the reproducer needed a rebuild.
Those two easy repairs (the spring was in the case)completed, I tested the
phonograph and found that the speed is a bit erratic. It will sound nice,
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