FOUND: Pathé Coquet Reproducer/Horn Conector

[rgordon939]

I just recieved the Pathé Coquet with the "Système Vérité" rails that I won at the Donley Auction. The machine runs fine but is missing the connector that goes between the reproducer and the horn. I do not know if it's rubber or some other material. If anyone can give me information on it or help me find one I would greatly appreciate it. I was also fortunate enough to have a forum member sell me nine Pathé Salon cylinders in thier original boxes all in excellent condition.

Rich Gordon

[alang]

I don't know of anyone reproducing these rubber connectors. If anyone does I would be interested in one as well. On my Pathé modele 0 I used a piece of rubber hose like those to connect Edison horns. It fits very tight on the horn side and loose on the reproducer side. Then I fabricated a crimping hose clamp for the reproducer side. Not exactly like the original, but it works and is presentable. Loose originals are impossible to find, maybe together with a reproducer.

Good luck!
Andreas

[TinfoilPhono]

There was someone selling superb repros of that tube on eBay France a few months ago but I can't find any listed now and I failed to make a note of the seller's username.

[Raphael]

I believe Jean-Paul Agnard can supply them: [email protected]

Raphael

[rgordon939]

Thanks Raphael, I sent him an email and am awaiting his reply. He rebuilt the trunnion on the Columbia Home Grand I sold.

Rich Gordon

[rgordon939]

Jean-Paul does have to them for $50.00 minutes lus shipping.

Rich Gordon

[phonopal]

Alain Floch (eBay seller 'chataigneraie72') from France also sells exact replicas of the Pathé rubber connectors, as well as various other Pathé accessories for cylinder players: sapphires mounted on domes, floating reproducers in nice replica boxes (red or green), glass diaphragms, rubber gaskets... You can reach him by email at 'lescentrifuges(at sign)gmail(dot)com'

I know that he was selling the rubber connectors for 39.00€ (42$US) less than a year ago.

Rich: The "Système Vérité" is quite an interesting contraption. I find that it is especially important to keep all parts properly lubricated, most especially before the playback of the fragile Pathé cylinders. Somehow their larger salon/inter and concert/stentor size cylinders seem to be more prone to damage than the standard size ones... Hope you're enjoying the lovely Pathé Coquet along with its "Système Vérité"!