Ah, yes. The pins were in the Home. I was working from memory. I don't actually own an E Home or Standard. I did work on a Home last year and that stuck in my mind.
Ron L -----Original Message----- From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of clockworkh...@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 5:50 AM To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Subject: [Phono-L] Edison Standard E 2 minute conversion... anotherthought... In a message dated 12/22/2009 12:06:37 AM Pacific Standard Time, lhera...@bu.edu writes: I think the "block off consisted in removing the two pins that would allow a direct connection between the drive pulley and the feed screw. RonL That would be for the HOME? You lost me there. The Standard E with only the 4 minute gears means that only one set of gear teeth is on the mandrel shaft gear and that the 2 minute gear is missing from the shifter. Conversion will consist of changing the mandrel carriage drive gear to start with. It would be easier to take a Model D or F and put on a large carriage arm for an O Reproducer since they have all the gearing as original. Removing the mandrel gear on an E with only the 4 minute teeth is likely more than the average collector wants to tackle. It is not hard but does require some specialized tools. If the point was to have a Diamond B for 4 minute Blue Amberols and then use an adapter for a Model C for the 2 minute black wax records, then I would say to just buy a Model D on eBay missing the reproducers and wait for a large diameter carriage conversion to pop up. Best wishes, Al _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
