Red Columbia 100 in need of tlc I guess someone may be able to acquire this for a reasonable price its quite rare in red , wrong soundbox and tone arm ? though
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Red Columbia 100 in need of tlc
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- Victor VI
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Re: Red Columbia 100 in need of tlc
Comparing it with my black example, the tonearm looks correct but it's pot metal socket is broken and partially missing.
The soundbox is a Songster. It should be either a Columbia No.9 or a No.15 depending on the date of the machine.
There are two holes in the lid where the needle tin clip should be mounted, and the lid stay appears to be missing.
The autobrake assembly is also missing.
The missing parts will not be easy to source, but the real problem is the damaged and incomplete tonearm socket.
The soundbox is a Songster. It should be either a Columbia No.9 or a No.15 depending on the date of the machine.
There are two holes in the lid where the needle tin clip should be mounted, and the lid stay appears to be missing.
The autobrake assembly is also missing.
The missing parts will not be easy to source, but the real problem is the damaged and incomplete tonearm socket.
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Re: Red Columbia 100 in need of tlc
I've got the autobrake, soundbox, needle tin clip. and everything else to replace the missing parts, because so far, I've scrapped three 100s, all for the want of a complete arm socket, but much as I love these "biscuit tin" machines, I don't need another one to scrap, especially at that price! The lid stay is there, you can just see it laying beside the turntable in the first photo, but the arm retaining clip is also missing.
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Re: Red Columbia 100 in need of tlc
It's very tired for such a price... In our Sunday flea market I've seen them for this price in good condition.
Inigo