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Shane wrote:Many thanks for all the info! There actually isn't any twine around the reproducer neck... its just the knurling on the metal there.

I have the ring in position now. As it is, nothing seems to lift or lock up the reproducer. Is this lifting action activated by the lever that lifts the half-nut up and down?

Shane,

Yes, the lever does both. The foot of that collar you slid on should be under a tongue that is in the front of the trunnion assembly. When you push the lever down, this tongue pushes down on that foot and lifts the Reproducer assembly.

Bill

Bill,
Many many thanks for the pictures! I have it set up correctly now, and the reproducer lifts up and down perfectly. -Shane

Have you resolved the echo problem?

In re-reading this thread, I noticed that someone mentioned that the stylus in a reproducer of this type is conical. For the record, it isn't. Rather, the shaft is shaped like a rod with a spherical tip no larger than the diameter of the shaft. The profile fits right into the U-shaped groove of the record.

If your ball stylus still echoes, it is possible that it has worn to the point to where it is not coming in good contact with the bottom of the groove.
Here is a pic of a Amberola Diamond stylus taken with a SEM @ 200x that echoed like crazy but you couldn't see the wear with the naked eye.

Bill