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Post by rainey on Jan 9, 2010 12:51:04 GMT -5
Thanks for all of the help everyone. I'm thinking that we'll want to get our reproducer rebuilt with the original diaphragm since the diaphragm itself seems to be in good shape (but what do I know) but perhaps in the meantime we'll just get a new one from ebay. Does anybody know of someone that can rebuild the reproducer near the Los Angeles area? I live in a suburb called Santa Clarita. I have tried using the internet to find....a phonograph repairer? hahahah idk but I have yet to find one. The reproducer looks really rough but everything seems to be in working order other than the linkage. It was working just fine in 95 but it was "lost" after we moved. What we think happened is that the movers, for some reason, unscrewed the floating weight and by doing so broke the linkage and simply dropped it into the horn compartment instead of telling us. Thus, the diamond should be fine and under a weak magnifying glass and super close up pictures it looks pristine.
Completely unrelated, but does anybody know of any christmas discs out there? We have silent night/nazareth but we haven't been able to find any others such as jingle bells. Since that song was first recorded on an edison cylinder I'm assuming there would also be a diamond disc version.
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Post by maroongem on Jan 10, 2010 0:30:01 GMT -5
Hi Rainey,
I recently rebuilt an Edison DD Reproducer for a member here on the board (and oddly enough it was also from an Adam that had a broken link) and if you are interested, you can contact me via a PM for my address if you wish to have it repaired.
Jingle Bells does not exist on a DD but there are other standard Christmas songs that are available.
Bill
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Post by maroongem on Jan 10, 2010 0:45:17 GMT -5
Hi Rainey,
You mentioned that the weight was free from the sound cup and tube (the top half of the Reproducer) but you didn't mention as to how it was removed. There are two ways to remove the weight from the upper half of the Reproducer. One is to remove the two small screws from the plate on the bottom of the spring block and the other is to remove the larger upper screw (very doubtful) from the upper section of the Reproducer. If the lower was removed and you are missing the plate and the two screws, I can also replace those.
It looks like from the pics you supplied that the limit pin is still present and doesn't need replacement. It is not uncommon for the earlier screw-in style limit pins to shear off during unsecured moves.
Bill
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Post by rainey on Jan 10, 2010 3:50:15 GMT -5
More questions: How do you guys suggest I clean the horn? I have used a slightly damp towel and cleaned it up as best I could but there simply isn't much black on it. Is there an easy way to take the horn out to clean it? And do you think it would be a good or bad idea to repaint the horn black? We want the finish and gold work left in an unrestored state but we haven't decided about the horn. Anybody know where to get the dividers to put in the slots in the drawer? And does anybody know if this cloth looks like it could be the original it is a fine black or grey screen with what looks like a twine weave with gold strands wrapped around the twine. You can see what I mean in the pic. What the picture doesn't show is all of the wear and tear and obvious age it shows in person.  What do you think the wood is sometimes it looks absolutely like oak and other times like mahogany. I am almost positive it is oak because mahogany would have been darker considering it's age. The pictures aren't very practical to accurately display the color of it, but i wanted to see what you guys thought. The motor works wonderfully but it does make a slight ticking noise, about one click per revolution. Should I be concerned about this? It has yet to be re-greased since the late 90's (remember that it has been nothing more than decorative furniture since 96) so I think that may be the problem. |
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Post by maroongem on Jan 10, 2010 4:09:44 GMT -5
Your cabinet is no doubt mahogany from the pix you supplied. The examples I've seen of the C-200 Adam had a wood grained horn and there was no grille cloth present.
The way the horn was painted did not seem to endure the ravages of time and I've seen several examples that were sprayed black due to the flaking of the original finish.
The clicking noise could be from the turn table being slightly out of flat and hitting the semi-auto brake mechanism or some other high poit as it revolves.
Bill
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Post by larryh on Jan 10, 2010 9:09:22 GMT -5
Your fabric is not remotely like the original. That is a radio grill cloth someone has installed. The original would be more like a very fine silk threaded material often in a light gold tone with pale brown detailing in it. I found a very nice replacement material at Walmart. Its a thin cloth with gold threads running randomly up and down though it, but its not that overall gaudy gold you sometime see used. I will try and get a photo of the material and put a picture up here later.
Larry
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Post by tarheeltinkerer on Jan 10, 2010 10:04:16 GMT -5
I picked up some gold silk at JoAnn's Fabric. I'm pleased with the results and I think you would be too:  |
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Post by rainey on Jan 10, 2010 21:01:17 GMT -5
The clicking noise could be from the turn table being slightly out of flat and hitting the semi-auto brake mechanism or some other high poit as it revolves. no it makes the noise when the turntable is off as well |
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Post by rainey on Jan 10, 2010 21:04:45 GMT -5
I picked up some gold silk at JoAnn's Fabric. I'm pleased with the results and I think you would be too: That does look nice is that the same sort of silk larryh was talking about? |
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