Edison Standard A - All fixed up
Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2018 7:23 am
I have put a couple of posts up regarding this machine, but it's now all fixed up and playing.
The reproducer was on the verge of being scrapped, with the original hinge block being destroyed and pin firmly jammed in the body, I managed to get the pin out and made a new threaded pin and now it works, need some better glue for attaching the pin to the block but it's working for now.
I've oiled it up, it was incredibly dry, made a new belt and glued the loose case back together, it plays steady and makes it through JUST short of two cylinders on a full wind, so the spring still has enough strength in it.
It's serial number S153436, don't quite know where that places it date wise.
Fitted it with a 30" brass horn, and a very cool thing is a decal on the lid from presumably the original dealer
The reproducer was on the verge of being scrapped, with the original hinge block being destroyed and pin firmly jammed in the body, I managed to get the pin out and made a new threaded pin and now it works, need some better glue for attaching the pin to the block but it's working for now.
I've oiled it up, it was incredibly dry, made a new belt and glued the loose case back together, it plays steady and makes it through JUST short of two cylinders on a full wind, so the spring still has enough strength in it.
It's serial number S153436, don't quite know where that places it date wise.
Fitted it with a 30" brass horn, and a very cool thing is a decal on the lid from presumably the original dealer