Bush & Lane Upright - Cool Machine!

[CDBPDX]

Just brought home a very nice Bush & Lane upright phonograph today. The springs, all 4 of them, were toast. Fortunately, I had another similar motor and I switched out the spring barrel assembly and now it works great!

This has a lot of interesting features - consistent with other Bush & Lane phonographs I've seen, like an interesting auto-stop, a spring loaded lid support, 5 wooden needle cups, an unusual (I've never seen one) reproducer configuration, and a very attractive cabinet. The reproducer could sound better, I'll get to that in a day or so, but for now, at least it runs! YeeHaa!

You can see and hear it on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/S8aHAfp9oJE

Cliff

[Victrolacollector]

I believe from research that Magnola Talking Machine Co. merged into Bush and Lane Co. around 1927. I am curious of the motor type in this beautiful machine.

[Uncle Vanya]

That is an early Otto Heinemann reproducer and tone arm. I suspect that the motor would be a large Heinemann unit of 1917 vintage.

That electric auto stop has turned up (rarely) on other machines with the largest Heinemann motor.

That Bush & Lane is a real beauty, by the way. Congratulations!

[CDBPDX]

The motor is a fairly typical Heineman/Meisselbach type only this one has 4 springs. The arm that supports the 'outer' end of the spring barrels is extended to accommodate the extra 2 spring barrels. Here is a video of a similar motor, the one I took the spring barrel assembly from:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjgpFNPklVU

The auto stop activates a brake pad that connects to the governor flywheel, not present on this donor motor. Cliff

[Victrolacollector]

That looks like a nice motor there, I do question how strong that arm would be connecting the barrels.
That is a beautiful machine you have there.

[FloridaClay]

A beautiful and very interesting machine. First time I've seen one of these. I like the auto-stop and wooden needle cups and he veneer is drop-dead gorgeous!

Clay

[audiophile102]

A beautiful and very interesting machine. First time I've seen one of these. I like the auto-stop and wooden needle cups and he veneer is drop-dead gorgeous!

Clay

I couldn't say it better. The inside of the lid looks quite distinctive. Congratulations!

[barnettrp21122]

How lucky you were to find the autostop piece still with the machine!
Thanks for the very nice demo video!
Bob

[estott]

It resembles the case style used for Bush and Lane pianos- the same round columns and sinuous curves

[Jerry B.]

What a great looking machine. The oak graining on the inside of the lid is a real show stopper. Jerry B.