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Post by neophone on Sept 30, 2006 4:23:01 GMT -5
Gents, How do I remove the tapertube from my Granada? (Without disconnecting the horn  ) Is it the three horizontal screws on the side of the base? I want to polish the nickel and check the grease. It looks like it'll be a pain to loosen them, if those are the deal. Regards, J. |
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Post by Matt Brown on Sept 30, 2006 20:38:24 GMT -5
If you just want to take the tonearm out, then you can loosen the screw at the top of the support that holds the pin in place. Lift the pin up and the tonearm will pop right out.
Watch out for the ball bearings though, as they are easy to lose.
Matt
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Post by neophone on Oct 1, 2006 3:41:15 GMT -5
If you just want to take the tonearm out, then you can loosen the screw at the top of the support that holds the pin in place. Lift the pin up and the tonearm will pop right out. Watch out for the ball bearings though, as they are easy to lose. Matt Matt, AH, if it were that easy. I'm practically na old hand at the old uprights, but this babay has the newer style taper without the top pin. There are three horizontal screws that look like set screws in the side of the black-painted mount. I'm guessing those are the ticket. I know the three large screws in the flange at the base connect the whole she-bang to the horn and framework. Regards, J. |
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Post by orthophonic on Apr 19, 2007 11:12:52 GMT -5
Actually it is not hard. Take out the three large screws in the perimeter of the tonearm (tapertube) mount and simply lift it away. It may be stuck from age but generally they do not stick very bad. There will be either a thick felt gasket or a thick rubber one under the mount in the neck of the horn. Surprisingly enough the rubber gaskets are usually still soft and pliable! According to the design of the machine the tonearm may or may not have an overhead back bracket. If not, there are three small screws along the edge of the mount that are in slanted slots. These can be loosened slightly to slide the inner assembly sideways to loosen or tighten the tonearm joint as it might be needed. Unless you want to disassemble the tonearm assembly, do not take these small screws all the way out. If there is an overhead back bracket, these screws will not be present and hopefully the bracket will still be in good condition. The overhead backmount brackets suffered from pot metal cracking and corrosion problems and it is not easy to find them in very good condition although reproductions can be bought. Ron Sitko makes a very nice one, by the way. . .Hope this helps!!!
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Post by neophone on Apr 19, 2007 14:34:52 GMT -5
Ortho...., I did find out all about it...the hard way!  Those little bearings are nasty little so and sos! Regards, J. |
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Post by maroongem on Apr 20, 2007 7:54:21 GMT -5
Ortho...., I did find out all about it...the hard way! Those little bearings are nasty little so and sos! Regards, J. John, I hope you bought a magnet too when you were at Home Depot!!! Makes picking the little buggers out of the carpet much easier.............  Bill |
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Post by neophone on Apr 21, 2007 3:31:38 GMT -5
Bill, Fortunately, I didn't lose any of the little suckers! But I won't open one of those tapers again!!!! Regards, J. |
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Post by orthophonic on Apr 23, 2007 6:10:47 GMT -5
Probably not bad that they came apart so that they could be cleaned and regreased. There is often the silver lining. . . .
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) Is it the three horizontal screws on the side of the base? I want to polish the nickel and check the grease. It looks like it'll be a pain to loosen them, if those are the deal.
