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Great! As I said, I had a couple of Nocturnes, and I really like Sonoras. The serial numbers don’t usually include the model.

Well...

I finally got the Sonora fixed and it's working great. The clunking that I mentioned in my original post turned out to be 2 badly ground down gears.

It was fixed by the Dyslexic Genius Hurt aka Mr. Brett Hurt.

As some of you may know, when Mr. Hurt does repairs he makes videos.

Below are the videos of him fixing my Sonora.

This is Mr. Hurt fixing the Tone Arm…of the Phonograph. (Soundbox)

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wWkAySDmAs

 

How to remove the platter to get to the motor

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAL-4VPWfkY


 

Showing the motor repaired along with the broken gears

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGsCd27h4YA

 
 
Repaired and playing a record for a few seconds

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F55cgs1GbYc

 

If you're in need of a repair of your old phonograph give him a call. He and his wife Cheryl are super nice people and Mr. Hurt knows what he's doing!

It's really exciting to see more people come into the hobby. I own a Sonora and they are wonderful machines. I would encourage you to research removing the paint and restoring the finish. The effort might not be so daunting after the paint is removed. There are several forum members with expert skills at restoring finishes.

audiophile102 wrote:It's really exciting to see more people come into the hobby. I own a Sonora and they are wonderful machines. I would encourage you to research removing the paint and restoring the finish. The effort might not be so daunting after the paint is removed. There are several forum members with expert skills at restoring finishes.

I know that I probably should and maybe one day I will, but right now I'm just happy that it finally works. It's a great machine...I cannot wait for the rest of my family to swiing thru and get to see history work.

Thanks!

That’s wonderful! Congratulations!