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Gipsy phonos
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Gipsy phonos
I got this beat up gramophone off eBay for 30$ how would I go about repairing it? ![Image]()
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Roaring20s
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Re: Gipsy phonos
This what it should look like ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F445hWyHKWQ
I would keep it for parts and find a complete one. 
James.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F445hWyHKWQ
I would keep it for parts and find a complete one.
James.
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Re: Gipsy phonos
If the motor runs, you can try and make the missing parts like the man in the Youtube. 
James.
James.
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Re: Gipsy phonos
sadly the motor is broken. the govenor is in peicesRoaring20s wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 8:24 pm If the motor runs, you can try and make the missing parts like the man in the Youtube.
James.
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Re: Gipsy phonos
The governor on these machines are the weakest link and are often found broken. Because it is oriented vertically, it is very short and they used very thin springs. Quickly stopping the motor causes the weights to twist the springs and they eventually break. Otherwise it is a really interesting machine, capable of playing both horizontal and vertical cut records.