How great are you guys? Thanks to everyone for your help.
I believe I'll go back to the shop this week and make 'em an offer. Whatever I pay, it'll be worth the learning experience.
Pathé help
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Re: Pathé help
Just to be accurate- on a closer look the photo I found is not of the exact style of your machine. That said, you really don't need to do a museum-quality rebuild on this machine. Getting it into clean workable conndition would help, and any sort of grille would improve it.
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Re: Pathé help
I don't think I saw mention if there is a set screw that has to be loosened in order to turn the head? I know on my brunswick portable it has a set screw that must be loosened in order to reposition it? I think we also discussed here one day that perhaps if you want to play Pathé records a better choice sound wise might be using a Brunswick Ultona machine?
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Re: Pathé help
It does have a set screw - I removed it completely and the head still wouldn't turn. I suspect it's just gunked up with dried grease or oil, and I didn't want to force it. I'm pretty sure it can be made to work. Thanks for the tip about the Brunswick machine. I don't have many Pathé records yet, but the "universal" soundbox on this one appeals to me since I don't have anything like it. (Still a novice.)larryh wrote:. . . if there is a set screw that has to be loosened in order to turn the head? I know on my brunswick portable it has a set screw that must be loosened in order to reposition it?
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Re: Pathé help
As already has been mentioned, it could be your dealing with a type of pot metal and if so, they may not respond except by breaking. I had a run of tone arms that fell to pieces when I tried to adjust them in a way they used to, but would no longer move. Both looked like other metals, one brass and one Nickel, but both were not what they appeared and under a bit of pressure gave way.. I was not happy with that out come. In fact if that is the case I don't really know what can be done to save it?