Columbia Lyric Reproducers

[zapper]

Hi
I am currently rebuilding a #12 reproducer(as shown in Howard Hazelcorns book) and would like some help in finding who makes the best gaskets for these reproducers. I also have another Lyric which has a different stylus fitted and another which looks like the #11 reproducer but has the spring assembly mounting as the #12. HH book shows this missing. Is this an intermediate case using up the #12 parts? There are no numbers stamped arond the body.The stylus is very small and maybe for indestructable cylinders.
Any information regarding these reproducers would be great.
Thanks Brian

[Phonofreak]

Brian, Ron Sitko has these gaskets and they are excellent quality. The Lyric on the left is for a 2 min. record. You can tell by the angle and the door knob shaped stylus. The Lyric on the right, is a 2/4 min. stylus. On this one, you can tell by the pointed shaped stylus, and the almost perpendicular angle. These reproducers are spring loaded. I would not play a wax cylinder on these machines, because they will wear out. I would recommend playing Indestructible cylinders on these machines.
Harvey Kravitz

[zapper]

Thanks Harvey for your reply. I will try to contact Ron but as I am in the UK it is not always easy.
Regards Brian

[Phonofreak]

Glad to help a fellow collector.
Harvey Kravitz

[Wagnerian]

The two-minute Lyric has the same internal diameter as an Edison "C", "H" or "K", so getting gaskets, even in the UK is not too difficult. I'm afraid I don't know the dimensions of the 4-minute one but I suspect it will be similar to the 2-minute one

For the gaskets, try Ken Priestley, who trades as "Holmfirth Antiques" is based in West Yorkshire and is on the internet. He normally has a good stock of these type of things.

Good luck!

Tim W-W

[Phonofreak]

The 2/4 min Lyric used the same gaskets as the regular 2 min. one.
Harvey Kravitz