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Anyone have a Pathéphone no.12??
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 3:26 pm
by kirtley2012
Pathé machines are so hard to keep track of, for me being a large pain in the derrière.
in trying to find the correct motor for my Pathéphone 12, and as far, failing, i have found several different types that were fitted to the Pathéphone no.12, but as of yet, i am not 100% certain which mine had originally, my Pathé has had about 4 different motors in the past, the original is long gone, i need to find the original one, if you have a Pathéphone no.12, could you please post some pictures of the machine and its motor?, and if you have a spare motor, let me know!
Re: Anyone have a Pathéphone no.12??
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 4:10 pm
by Orchorsol
Mine's badged as a Pathé Diamond No. 12 - a large machine, it will take the 20" discs.
Re: Anyone have a Pathéphone no.12??
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 4:21 pm
by Orchorsol
Amazing! Thanks for prompting me to photograph the motor Alex - I've now tightened those nuts on the bottom - I've never worked on this motor and I had no idea they were working loose!
Here's a detail shot of the motor serial number.
Re: Anyone have a Pathéphone no.12??
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 4:45 pm
by kirtley2012
thanks, that machine is very different to mine, mine has the very decorative calved cabinet and it has the start/stop as a push pull lever at the front of the cabinet.
thanks for those photos!
Re: Anyone have a Pathéphone no.12??
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 4:55 pm
by Orchorsol
kirtley2012 wrote:thanks, that machine is very different to mine, mine has the very decorative calved cabinet and it has the start/stop as a push pull lever at the front of the cabinet.
thanks for those photos!
Yes, I imagine mine must be a late one.
On yours, do you mean it has one of the Pathé quick-start levers?
Re: Anyone have a Pathéphone no.12??
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 5:02 pm
by Sidewinder
Pathé 12 meaning this Pathé 12?
http://www.romfi.com/category.cfm?Category=8!A]%23X%3C8DPWH*R\%2C.%3D_P%29_QVMM0%3AO%2BL%400%0A&CFID=2332874&CFTOKEN=20757937&review=!%23%40%20%20%0A
one needs to copy the entire link into your browser
Re: Anyone have a Pathéphone no.12??
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 5:24 pm
by Orchorsol
Here's the plate under the turntable identifying it as a No. 12.
Re: Anyone have a Pathéphone no.12??
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 5:30 pm
by Orchorsol
Sidewinder wrote:Pathé 12 meaning this Pathé 12?
http://www.romfi.com/category.cfm?Category=8!A]%23X%3C8DPWH*R\%2C.%3D_P%29_QVMM0%3AO%2BL%400%0A&CFID=2332874&CFTOKEN=20757937&review=!%23%40%20%20%0A
one needs to copy the entire link into your browser
I guess so too! Pathés are pretty baffling in their variety.
Re: Anyone have a Pathéphone no.12??
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 6:09 pm
by kirtley2012
it is the same one in this thread
http://forum.talkingmachine.info/viewto ... 12&start=0
i am also missing the horn and elbow, as you can see in that thread, i was very tempted to part it out to earn some cash but, if i can find a motor cheap enough, i should be able to get a horn and elbow somewhere, i fixed the broken pot metal piece so i was going to do it, is it worth while, possibly, can i afford it... no... but its worth a shot!
i'll post some better photo's of it when my camera decides to come out of hiding....
Re: Anyone have a Pathéphone no.12??
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 6:24 pm
by Sidewinder
I'll post some pics tomorrow. Pathé 12 motor ia a rectangular model ie 4 screws to attach to top board. the Pathé 2, 4, 6 & (I think) 8 have the triangular motor with 3 screws.
Horn support is iron but the connector piece for horn & tone-arm is "*ç%&/ potmetal.
The rectangular Pathé motor is not one that is easy to find.