My Sonora Invincible Motor Examined
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My Sonora Invincible Motor Examined
I play records on my Sonora every day. The motor springs are over due for service so I pulled the motor out today to see what I'm up against. After careful examination, it became clear that I was WAY over my head. I will be asking Roger Merenkov for help. I decided to post some pictures of the motor, because it's a thing of beauty. Click on the pictures for a larger size. See any issues I need to have addressed? The initials WR is scratched into the frame. Interesting.
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Re: My Sonora Invincible Motor Examined
That's very interesting, it is a Swiss Paillard motor, one of the largest ever made. I have a variant of this model, installed on an English Bassanophone. Quite intimidating to tackle, you took the wise decision to assign it to a professional technician!
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Re: My Sonora Invincible Motor Examined
Is this same motor installed on the Grand and/or Supreme models?
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Re: My Sonora Invincible Motor Examined
Just curious, why do you feel, "The motor springs are over due for service..."?
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Re: My Sonora Invincible Motor Examined
The springs were popping pretty hard. The record didn't skip, but I flinched each time. It may be the same motor across different Sonora models, but I don't know.JerryVan wrote:Just curious, why do you feel, "The motor springs are over due for service..."?
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