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Post by michaelengel on Jun 14, 2015 17:16:52 GMT -5
Newbie question: Am I right that volume control consists of the lever in front of the turntable that is wired to pull a rod that pushes the "muffler" (for lack of a better word) in and out of the speaker horn? If so, the rod is missing, apparently torn out of the front of that "muffler". Should I bother to find a replacement? Or should I leave things be and pull that "muffler" out a bit manually to make the volume louder, as I just did? Also, the speaker rotates left/right--should it?
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Post by lucius1958 on Jun 15, 2015 1:29:27 GMT -5
The Edison 'Sound Modifiers' consisted of a slide in front of the bedplate, which pushed a flexible cable connected to the mute ball. Which part exactly are you missing?
As for the 'speaker': are you referring to the horn, or the reproducer itself? The reproducer should be secured firmly in place by the locking ring on the neck: the horn itself travels along with the reproducer (This was Edison's solution to the Victor "tone arm" patents: the arm is simply part of the horn).
BillS
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Post by michaelengel on Jun 15, 2015 12:21:39 GMT -5
I appreciate your helpful reply. Actually, I think I've answered my own question. I'm talking about the mute ball in the horn, not the reproducer. The cable attached to it is missing. It was torn off the ball, so there's a hole where it was attached. And the cable itself is missing and probably broke off. But it's really not essential to replace it. If I want to change the volume, I'll just move the mute ball slightly.
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