Re: Odd items found inside phonographs
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 4:22 pm
I just bought a Grafonola this weekend and my husband found a pink plastic Barbie brush inside the speaker along with pencils and other small junk.
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Re: Odd items found inside phonographs
Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 3:42 pm
Found a Gillott's 170 pen nub when cleaning the motor in my VV-50. These ara worth ~$3.50, about what I spent on the grease and oil.
Re: Odd items found inside phonographs
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 5:56 pm
An unrestored talking machine arrived here today from Florida. Imagine my delight while sticking my fingers into the mechanism and finding THIS! I've included a toothbrush for scale...
George P.
George P.
Re: Odd items found inside phonographs
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 6:01 pm
Those fangs don't look too forgiving.
Re: Odd items found inside phonographs
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 6:14 pm
phonogfp wrote:An unrestored talking machine arrived here today from Florida. Imagine my delight while sticking my fingers into the mechanism and finding THIS! I've included a toothbrush for scale...
George P.
Ewww... um, thank you for sharing
Those are the kinds of surprises I prefer NOT to find in my phonographs or antiques!On a related note, judging by the flaring of those toothbrush bristles, it's time to replace your toothbrush!
Re: Odd items found inside phonographs
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 7:16 pm
The teeth on the phonograph gears haven't complained about it yet!Tinkerbell wrote:
On a related note, judging by the flaring of those toothbrush bristles, it's time to replace your toothbrush!
George P.
Re: Odd items found inside phonographs
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 7:31 pm
George,phonogfp wrote:An unrestored talking machine arrived here today from Florida. Imagine my delight while sticking my fingers into the mechanism and finding THIS! I've included a toothbrush for scale...
George P.
Oh, don't mind him. He's my local phonograph picker/security guard!
Re: Odd items found inside phonographs
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 12:18 am
Yummy!phonogfp wrote:An unrestored talking machine arrived here today from Florida. Imagine my delight while sticking my fingers into the mechanism and finding THIS! I've included a toothbrush for scale...
George P.
.....Oops, I mean Gross! 
Re: Odd items found inside phonographs
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 12:20 pm
In Florida that's a small one!
Jim
Jim
Re: Odd items found inside phonographs
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 12:33 pm
I have found a new packet of tungsten victrola needles inside a VV-VI and then I found a half full packet of astatic steel needles in a Orthophonic VV 2-55.
My worst nightmare would be roaches and thats why the phonographs go staight to the workshed for inspection, cleaning and roach spraying.
My worst nightmare would be roaches and thats why the phonographs go staight to the workshed for inspection, cleaning and roach spraying.