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Post by gibsonj on Mar 13, 2009 12:39:59 GMT -5
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Post by gibsonj on Mar 13, 2009 12:18:09 GMT -5
Hey Bill,
No, this bed plate looks black to me, no gilt edging. It does seem to be made to tilt up from left to right.
This model is the A-200 Queen Anne, according to Frow, and was in production and distributed in 1913-14 prior to the fire. After the fire, they retrofitted all remaining stock with "improved" motors, and called them B-200's.
Looking at the service manual for the "new" disc motors, the reproducer height was adjusted by means of a horn pivot screw near the bottom of the lift shaft. The earlier model I'm working on is not designed similarly, so I assume there was a different procedure for setting the height. I can probably figure it out trial and error, but just thought someone else had already done or had a factory reference.
Thanks.
John
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Post by gibsonj on Mar 11, 2009 8:00:53 GMT -5
Hi folks,
I found a reference to the original service manual for Edison's "new disc motors" that gave an excellent, step by step, procedure for setting the reproducer height.
Does anyone have a reference to service manuals for the earlier DD motors/machines before the factory fire? I have an A-200 that I'm just starting to work on, and I already know that the reproducer lift mechanism is out of whack.
Thanks!
John
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Post by gibsonj on Mar 10, 2009 11:31:42 GMT -5
Hi folks,
Does anyone have any advice on removing a broken limit pin from a DD reproducer? It's broken flush with the reproducer body. I'm not sure they make a screw extractor that small.
Thanks for any shared experience!
John
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Post by gibsonj on Mar 2, 2009 12:28:19 GMT -5
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Post by gibsonj on Feb 27, 2009 15:23:52 GMT -5
Hi everyone,
Does anyone have a clue as to what type of fabric Edison used behind front grills on Amberolas and DDs? I checked Frow but did not see any discussion.
Thanks in advance for any knowledge on this.
John
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Post by gibsonj on Dec 11, 2008 10:31:45 GMT -5
Interesting, Bill. Where might I find some of these? Thanks.
John
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Post by gibsonj on Dec 5, 2008 13:51:49 GMT -5
Thanks, Bill and Rocky.
I bet more than one of these has ended up on the floor. When you have a full drawer with 30 cylinders, you have to pull it out almost to the edge to see the titles in the back.
Not sure how you would fabricate a stop--I'll have to look at it.
Thanks again.
John
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Post by gibsonj on Dec 4, 2008 9:44:24 GMT -5
Hi
Does anyone know if the Amberola 75 cabinets originally had drawer stops to prevent pulling the cylinder drawer completely out?
My 75 does not, but seems like that would have been desireable.
Thanks.
John
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Post by gibsonj on Nov 18, 2008 10:14:46 GMT -5
I'm interested in a C-19 or C-250 in the NC area, since these are so heavy and generally do not ship well.
Thanks.
John
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Post by gibsonj on Oct 29, 2008 9:07:25 GMT -5
Hi
I was wondering if anyone had ever tried to repair the plaster core on Blue Amberols. I have a few in my collection that are really getting in marginal shape on the ends. Never seen any discussion on this, but thought someone in this expert group must have tried it.
Any thoughts? Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
John
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Post by gibsonj on Oct 16, 2008 14:36:36 GMT -5
Tim,
You had asked what type of lubricant to use for mainsprings. Edison's original formula was a 1 for 1 volume mixture of #2 flake graphite and petroleum jelly. I think you can purchase this original formula from places like APSCO (www.antiquephono.com).
I have also read that some collectors use molybdenum grease (can be found at autoparts stores). I can't vouch for how well this works, as I usually stick with Edison's solution.
Hope this helps.
John
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Post by gibsonj on Oct 10, 2008 12:08:41 GMT -5
That's excellent, Bill. Thanks. Were any of these models preferable to the others, in terms of quality or sound, number of springs, etc? I have a couple of cylinder machines, but was thinking of adding a DD.
Thanks again!
John
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Post by gibsonj on Oct 10, 2008 10:24:41 GMT -5
Hey guys
Just learning about DD's. I wondered if someone could help me understand the general DD model line up. For example, I've read about the C-150, C-200, and C-250 models. But, what about the C-19? And, I think someone also mentioned S-19 and H-19? Did these represent different model years of the same thing? What are basic differences?
Thanks for all the sharing of knowledge.
John
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Post by gibsonj on Sept 18, 2008 10:48:48 GMT -5
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