WANTED: 'Vicsonia' (or similar) adapter

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TinfoilPhono
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WANTED: 'Vicsonia' (or similar) adapter

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I'm looking for an adapter, preferably Vicsonia, made to play Diamond Disks on a Victor machine.

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Re: WANTED: 'Vicsonia' (or similar) adapter

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I would not mind owning one as well...Are these hard to find?

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Re: WANTED: 'Vicsonia' (or similar) adapter

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I couldn't ever find one, at least in my price range. Due to that I made one from a copper street elbow, ½ inch if I remember right. It didn't do any damage to the records, no black dust or marks in the run off area. You will have to cut out an area for the pin on the Exhibition reproducer to fit into. One end will slip into the gooseneck, the other end needs to be bent inward slightly, then it will fit into the back of the exhibition reproducer. I tried this on a beat up DD with a steel needle to test the rig. Sound was good, no visible damage to the record, later switched to a diamond tipped stylus after the test and that is what I use now. I take no responsibility for any possible record or machine damage caused by this modification. I just posted it to try to help. I'll post pictures when I come home from college in a few weeks.

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Re: WANTED: 'Vicsonia' (or similar) adapter

Post by estott »

You can use a Cheney vertical reproducer on a Victor gooseneck if yiu wrap some rubber around the tube to fit

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