Need picture of a Zonophone Parlor motor...

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Need picture of a Zonophone Parlor motor...

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I have a chance to purchase a Zonophone at a decent price but the seller stated it was not working.
He has sent me a picture of the motor but it appears that a part might be missing and I was hoping one of the forum members could help me out. The area in question is the little gear that drives the govenor. Seems as though there should be something holding it down in place..

This is a single spring motor..

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Blizz
notice top point of small gear that drives the govenor.
notice top point of small gear that drives the govenor.

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Re: Need picture of a Zonophone Parlor motor...

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Wow- aside from the missing gear, looks like a really nice clean motor !


Please share pics of the rest of the machine when you can !

:)
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Re: Need picture of a Zonophone Parlor motor...

Post by ChuckA »

Blizz,

Here's a Parlor motor, similar to the Home motor

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Chuck

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To my eye, the motor appears to be all there! The gear that turns the governor is below the center gear and cannot be seen at this angle. My guess is that it has a broken or detached spring, (easy fix). Good Luck, Bob S.

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This one got away but it might have been a good thing for me. I noticed in one of the pictures that there were a couple missing teeth on two of the gears. It's beyond my expertise to repair them.

Thanks everyone for you input and help.

Blizz

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Post by gemering »

I had a chance to buy the Zonophone on Sunday (I do not currently own one), but had multiple questions about what was modified on it (based on the Craigslist photos) prior to taking the almost ninety minute ride to see it in person.
It wasn't until late Sunday evening that I was able to view the photos sent by the seller of the original motor and bedplate.
I spoke to the seller on Monday morning and found out that the case had not been modified to fit the electric motor. By then the he had already made arraingements for someone to look at it.
By Monday afternoon it was sold.
I still am unsure if it was a good buy, or if the machine had more isssues than pluses.
I guess we may never know, unless it was purchased by another forum member who's willing to share the details.
Happy hunting to all!
Hopefully there's something great coming right around the corner.
-Gene

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