Do Grafonola reproducer rings shrink?
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 11:20 pm
Quick question for our COlumbia fans:
I'm restoring an Oxford BZ Phonograph. The machine is in nice shape overall, though quite unloved--but the tonearm came off a very much abused "junker," owned by an old guy who I suspect was a parts swapper with very little skill. (Cool guy though, good at fixing finishes on wood.)
Well I found the ring that holds the mica in the reproducer laying on the bottom of the case with a rotten envelope with Victor fiber needles.
I went to rebuild the Graf reproducer and the ring won't fit. Also, it acts like the rubber tubing is a little too big for it to fit comfortably. I am using Sitko's Grafonola rubber.
And how do I get that thing off the tonearm?
I'm restoring an Oxford BZ Phonograph. The machine is in nice shape overall, though quite unloved--but the tonearm came off a very much abused "junker," owned by an old guy who I suspect was a parts swapper with very little skill. (Cool guy though, good at fixing finishes on wood.)
Well I found the ring that holds the mica in the reproducer laying on the bottom of the case with a rotten envelope with Victor fiber needles.
I went to rebuild the Graf reproducer and the ring won't fit. Also, it acts like the rubber tubing is a little too big for it to fit comfortably. I am using Sitko's Grafonola rubber.
And how do I get that thing off the tonearm?