Victor E Restored

[Lucius1958]

Well: I finally got the spring barrels and reproducer back, so my E is complete (except for a record hold down).

Had to have the mainsprings replaced, as the previous ones were the wrong gauge; got a repro front bracket bolt from Ron Sitko, an original crank from Tim Fabrizio, and a motor board stay arm from Larry Crandell.

I reglued a crack on the motor board, replaced a bit of trim on one column, touched up the finish with some shellac, patched up some holes in the felt. and replaced the brake leather.

The motor runs fairly quietly for a Victor of this vintage…

A 'Before' photo

The missing trim

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Turntable - "Before"

After...

Bill

[Dave D]

Looks great! I always enjoy seeing a job well-done!
Dave

[ambrola]

Do you need a record hold down? I have a repro I would give you. Someone asked for one a while back, and I lost their info. Was that you?

[Jerry B.]

Doesn't it make you feel good to clean up the little fellow. Well done! Jerry

[gramophone78]

Very nice restore. I always liked the "Gibson" arm. It just adds that extra touch to the machine. Well done.

[Bruce]

Nice restoration. Thanks for sharing, you now have a machine worth inviting guests over to view.

Bruce

[Lucius1958]

Do you need a record hold down? I have a repro I would give you. Someone asked for one a while back, and I lost their info. Was that you?

Yes, I suppose so.

[Lucius1958]

Here are a couple of videos:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2OmKsqFPtc[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpKcfE5AyR8[/youtube]

Bill