Check Out My First XVI

[Zeppy]

Thanks for the info. I feel better about the purchase now. I looked at the motor and it is a three spring motor, all being in separate barrels. I have been reading about Victor motors and I think this would be correct for this style of XVI. So I would only need to replace the fatter tonearm to a thin one, a needle cup and holder, and an oak motor board. Does this sound right? It came originally with an Exhibition sound box, but didn't Victor offer the No. 2 later as a replacement? If so, the No. 2 would be OK for my XVI. If that's the case, then the parts I need to find would probably cost around $150 or so. That would mean I could have a complete XVI for around $300.

Would anybody happen to have an oak needle cup holder, gold needle cup, oak motor board and thin tonearm?

Actually, it's probably not quite the right motor (a year or two off). It should have two springs in one barell, and one single. It should also take a female winding key. The good news is that it isn't the same motor as the L-door, and Vic 6, which could cost around $400 to replace. It's the motor right after, which although doesn't come up often, is exponentially cheaper (I picked up mine for under $100). Also, there are a few thin style tone arms used in the early days, so you have to be careful when shopping for one (I'll try to get pictures of everything this weekend). I think I purchased everything for my machine at least twice, invariably getting the wrong one first.

I may have the back bracket for this model, but I don't think I have the tone arm. I'll check.