Accidental Restoration
- Zeppy
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Accidental Restoration
So I purchased the case below only for the dataplate. I no intentions to do anything with the case. But........
- Zeppy
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Re: Accidental Restoration
SO this was never intended to be a serious restoration. I picked up the case for dataplate, but one day got bored and started playing with some extra shellac I had mixed up....then someone on this board was selling the corner columns...so I figured, I'd just grab them....then there was a motor and ebay that I got relatively cheap....and I had the funky homemade tone arm support made out of wood....and the horn was just lying around, and next thing I know, I have this on my hands. I still might clean things up a little bit, but I suppose this is my covid boredom project.
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- Victor II
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Re: Accidental Restoration
Are you kidding ?-That's Spectacular !! There is no doubt you did the correct thing !! Congratulations On a Job Well Done !
- Phono-Phan
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Re: Accidental Restoration
Great job. The wooden tone arm support looks awesome. Can you post more pictures of it? It had to be pretty difficult to make out of wood.
Ken
Ken
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Re: Accidental Restoration
That looks great... If you want to age the record hold down, just get some Birchwood Casey Super Blue liquid cold gun bluing and wipe it on with a clean cloth or paper towel, followed by oiling it when it gets to the color you like... It will darken the metal to a nice aged appearance.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/BIRCHWOOD-CA ... Z/23237765
Great looking project and accomplishment to bring it back from miscellaneous parts.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/BIRCHWOOD-CA ... Z/23237765
Great looking project and accomplishment to bring it back from miscellaneous parts.
"The phonograph is not of any commercial value."
Thomas Alva Edison - Comment to his assistant, Samuel Insull.
"No one needs a Victrola XX, a Perfected Graphophone Type G, or whatever you call those noisy things."
My Wife
Thomas Alva Edison - Comment to his assistant, Samuel Insull.
"No one needs a Victrola XX, a Perfected Graphophone Type G, or whatever you call those noisy things."
My Wife
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- Victor IV
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Re: Accidental Restoration
Great looking and a lot of work put into it. I am waiting for your next I had no intentions project. Tom
- oliver
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Re: Accidental Restoration
Magnificent! Congratulations on your superb accomplishment!
- fmblizz
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Re: Accidental Restoration
great save.. and super job, congrats.
blizz
blizz
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Re: Accidental Restoration
Really impressive!
The shape of the horn support is so good that at first you would assume it was a brown rusted steel original.
The shape of the horn support is so good that at first you would assume it was a brown rusted steel original.
- Zeppy
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Re: Accidental Restoration
Thanks all for the kind words.....I just have problems parting machines out (happened before with a Victor P-3 I picked up only for the brake). I'll post some more pictures of the tone arm support....I can't remember where I picked it up, and the person who sold it didn't know it provenance. It's actually nicely constructed....and this restoration gave me an excuse to use it.