What do I need to fix?

[sawgrid]

I would reach out to Wyatt Markus @ [email protected] and ask. He does great work and turns it around quickly. He does the best work on these reproducers.

He quoted me at 225$ which is quite a bit more than I'm willing to put into this project at the moment
Although, it seems like he would do a wonderful job, if I were willing to shell out the cash

[JohnM]

An Orthophonic reproducer is best restored by someone experienced.

Maybe it is just me. Maybe I am just old fashioned.

Reproducer is more akin to electronic reproduction. I would call the device that converts the mechanical groove modulation to an electrical signal a pickup, transducer or reproducer.

Acoustical reproduction without amplification, the device that converts the groove modulation to air compression and rarefaction is the Soundbox.

It would appear that, in the strictest sense, you are correct. Right or wrong however, common vernacular seems to favor "reproducer".

The term for an electrical device is a ‘pick-up’. ‘Reproducer’ is the correct general term for an acoustical/mechanical device with a diaphragm. ‘Soundbox’ is Victor’s terminology.