Victrola 2-55 portable... any secrets or hidden dangers ?

[De Soto Frank]

One of my souvenirs from Wayne is a nice Victor 2-55 portable, in very decent original condition.

It does need cleaning and re-lube.

Is dis-assembly self-evident? I see the little brass screws around the rim of the motor-board... and I assume it is a simple as removing those and lifting the motorboard off of the case ?

Any words to the wise so that I don't inadvertently break something ?

Also, is the Orthophonic reproducer from this model the same as the big machines, aside from the padded cover ?


Thanks !

[De Soto Frank]

Arrrrgh.


So, whose bright idea was it, at VTM, to RIVET the barrel cover to the main gear on the 2-55 ?


I guess I'll have to deal with this, as the mainspring thumps and bumps like a West Virginia clog dancer.



Has anyone reassembled one of these using small machine-screws & nuts and peening-over the ends of the screws ?

[Mr Grumpy]

Arrrrgh.


So, whose bright idea was it, at VTM, to RIVET the barrel cover to the main gear on the 2-55 ?


I guess I'll have to deal with this, as the mainspring thumps and bumps like a West Virginia clog dancer.



Has anyone reassembled one of these using small machine-screws & nuts and peening-over the ends of the screws ?

I used pop rivets on mine and it seemed to hold up very well. I would imagine the screws would work, I just don't remember how much clearance there was available.

[HisMastersVoice]

Arrrrgh.


So, whose bright idea was it, at VTM, to RIVET the barrel cover to the main gear on the 2-55 ?


I guess I'll have to deal with this, as the mainspring thumps and bumps like a West Virginia clog dancer.



Has anyone reassembled one of these using small machine-screws & nuts and peening-over the ends of the screws ?

You can always drill out the rivets and install new ones when you are ready to reassemble. A rivet gun is fairly inexpensive. A quick search found one on amazon for $12. Not sure if the rivets it comes with would be the right size, you'd have to research that a bit.

http://www.amazon.com/TEKTON-6555-Rivet ... B000NPT74C