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No big deal. Just take the rubber ring off (two screws) the back of the reproducer and turn it so the little pin inside is facing upward and you are good to go.

Got it- thanks Gramophone

Would anyone like to see a close-up picture of anything.

If so...I'll get to it tomorrow. My brain is fried for the day ....but I learned a lot.


Thanks everyone.......

Wow, I love that machine!
Very nice example with a very nice patina on the cabinet.
That's a great temptation for me but I think that the shipping to Italy is always a danger.
And it can be very expensive too.
Thanks for sharing the photos!
Bye

Greenhorn wrote:

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Any suggestions. I also cleaned up the metal part of the horn near the gooseneck to show the condition of the metal. That's why it's shiny

Nice machine! Glad you're getting lots of good advice. I'd suggest not doing much more in the way of cleaning or polishing it if your goal is to sell it to someone else. Most collectors would prefer doing any further work themselves (or not) in my opinion. Good luck!
Bob

Nice work, Greenhorn - - again!

I agree - - now that you've fixed your gooseneck & sound box rubber isolator, leave it alone if you're still intent on selling it. (I was kind of hoping that with all the work you were did on it today that the needle might have slightly scratched you and spread the phonographitis that afflicts the rest of us!)

Just for fun, could you shoot the inside of your green horn with that digital camera and post it here? Looks like it fades into white.

George P.

Just wondering... did the horn for this machine ever actually come in green, or did an owner do the paint job long ago? Regardless of whether the green is original or not, I do like it.

Good morning...

I don't know if green was the original color or not....it's been green for as long as I can remember.

The color on the inside is yellow....it's way down deep inside the horn. It certainly is yellow....however, my parents and those before them were heavy smokers at one time...but it looks too yellow for it to be actually a nicotine coating.

I'll take some some picuturs of the inside and outside which will hope answer these questions. I'm not a paint, or horn, expert but it looks like a single coating to me from what I see.

Good advice about not cleaning it....it really doesn't need much cleaning...just some dust and whatever comes with age.

Is that Yankee Trader section a place where members and visitors can look and buy machines. I would imagine most advid collectors know about this site here and visit it frequently.

Stay tuned for more pictures....

Shane wrote:Just wondering... did the horn for this machine ever actually come in green, or did an owner do the paint job long ago? Regardless of whether the green is original or not, I do like it.

Looks like the original paint, since the original Tea Tray Company decals are still intact and visible. It's a known design, and amateur attempts to duplicate the delicate fading inside usually look pretty awful.

George P.

Greenhorn wrote:Oh...almost forgot.

I have 7 Victor records in the original sleeves- 2 Decca Records in Victor sleeves and Al Jolson is the artist.

And an old Edison record that is about ¼ inch thick...That Old Gang of Mine

Will take a pic of these too.

Rick ~ I didn't notice if anyone else mentioned this, but if you decide to try out your Vic, DO NOT play the Edison record on it.

Those Edison records are recorded differently (vertically vs. laterally) and made to be played with a specific type of reproducer and diamond needle, neither of which you have with your Vic III. To do so would ruin the record.

Greenhorn wrote:Hope this works....here goes

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Good job! Now you will probably be uploading pictures (of the grandkids, pets, etc) all of the time!