Anybody have an idea what this tool is for?

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Anybody have an idea what this tool is for?

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I just purchased a needle cutter on Ebay, and included is this other tool allegedly used for phonographs. Does anyone happen to know what it is? Is it some early version of a multi-tool?

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I have never seen one before, but it looks to me like it is a tool for working on or adusting a reproducer. There is a pin spanner, hex nut wrench (2), slotted spanner and potentially a small screw driver.

if you have a columbia reproducer, see if the pin spanner mates to the holes in the locking ring for the diaphragm.

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Thanks, Brad. Nix on the Columbia reproducer, tho... at least not yet! 8-)

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I'll bet you're right, Brad. I've seen something like this before, but I can't remember where now and it was in a Columbia machine. It lined up with the front ring on a Grafonola type reproducer perfectly. The hex "wrence" part was the size as the needle bar nuts as well. That'd be a handy thing to have, as Columbia reproducers can be a pain to get apart.

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Thank you, Sean.

Guess this will be going into my ever-expanding tub of phono-fodder. :rose:

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