Bush & Lane Upright - Cool Machine!

[Pathe Logical]

Hi Cliff,

Congratulations on finding a beautiful example of this phonograph in oak --- simply stunning!!!

If you don't mind, I would like to point out examples of this model in several other woods. Previously here on the Forum, two mahogany examples were mentioned (02/05/2010 http://forum.talkingmachine.info/viewto ... h+%26+Lane, and 09/15/2010 http://forum.talkingmachine.info/viewto ... ne&start=0). These both had DuoVox reproducer assemblies.

Attached are pics of my Bush & Lane Style 4 (see the first advertisements below for model designation) which I found at a local thrift shop. In the pictures below, the motorboard screws have been removed, and the lid support has been disconnected. The case is American walnut (highly figured) and is really of the highest-quality construction. These cabinets are rather "quirky pieces of art" with unusual domed lids, cylindrical columns and conical legs. As you demonstrated beautifully in your video, the movable center of the record spindle has a square cross section and is spring-loaded --- it can be moved up and down within the round spindle sheath/sleeve. A record is placed over the spindle, as usual, and then the automatic brake trip "clock hands" are placed over the record and adjusted to contact the reproducer at the end of the selection. The rest of the automatic brake mechanism is under the motorboard. The movable center of the spindle can be lifted and rotated slightly to start the motor.

In my limited experience with these automatic stop mechanisms, they are purely mechanical (not electric) on these models, although electric examples may exist on other phonographs.

Other than the wood grain being fantastic on these machines, and the start/stop mech being kind of unusual, these are big pieces of talking furniture --- 24 x 25 ½ x 51!

Thanks for sharing your new acquisition with us,
Bob

[CDBPDX]

Thanks for all the cool info on this machine! Cliff

[Victrolacollector]

I am curious, is this a pot metal tone arm or is this some other type of metal?

[De Soto Frank]

In the photos that PatheLogical shared, I think I see some "pebbling" or "blistering" of the surface of the black part of the tone-arm that suggest it is pot-metal. Not anything horrible, I have seen similar "texture" on the back-plates of otherwise sound Victor Orthophonic Sound Boxes.


The veneer selection for the cabinets is stunning !




Frank

[estott]

I am curious, is this a pot metal tone arm or is this some other type of metal?

That Heineman arm is half and half: the front half of the arm is brass, the back is pot metal, generally of very good quality.