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WTB: Needle arm for Victrola No. 2
Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 12:13 pm
by Kryptosmaster
Found out I have a bent needle arm. Please PM me with offers if you have one to spare.
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Re: WTB: Needle arm for Victrola No. 2
Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 4:41 pm
by Phono48
Kryptosmaster wrote:Found out I have a bent needle arm.
To paraphrase Harry Belafonte "Then straighten it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry".
Sorry, couldn't resist it. Seriously, though, it's very easy to straighten these, unscrew the central screw, hold the bottom firmly,and square to the soundbox, then bend the shaft until the tip of the stylus bar just touches the diaphragm, and the holes on the diaphragm and stylus bar line up, then replace the screw. Just do it slowly to avoid snapping the shaft.
Re: WTB: Needle arm for Victrola No. 2
Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 5:50 pm
by Kryptosmaster
Phono48 wrote:Kryptosmaster wrote:Found out I have a bent needle arm.
To paraphrase Harry Belafonte "Then straighten it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry".
Sorry, couldn't resist it. Seriously, though, it's very easy to straighten these, unscrew the central screw, hold the bottom firmly,and square to the soundbox, then bend the shaft until the tip of the stylus bar just touches the diaphragm, and the holes on the diaphragm and stylus bar line up, then replace the screw. Just do it slowly to avoid snapping the shaft.
It's bent pretty good. Almost like a question mark. I'm going to try to straighten it but assuming its going to snap, I'm trying to line up a replacement.
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Re: WTB: Needle arm for Victrola No. 2
Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 10:20 pm
by Le0
Kryptosmaster wrote:Phono48 wrote:Kryptosmaster wrote:Found out I have a bent needle arm.
To paraphrase Harry Belafonte "Then straighten it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry".
Sorry, couldn't resist it. Seriously, though, it's very easy to straighten these, unscrew the central screw, hold the bottom firmly,and square to the soundbox, then bend the shaft until the tip of the stylus bar just touches the diaphragm, and the holes on the diaphragm and stylus bar line up, then replace the screw. Just do it slowly to avoid snapping the shaft.
It's bent pretty good. Almost like a question mark. I'm going to try to straighten it but assuming its going to snap, I'm trying to line up a replacement.
Click to enlarge
I think you should try to straighten it first... it could be all OK and save the trouble of finding a replacement.
if it snaps George Vollema might have a replacement.
