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Rebuilding a model K
Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 3:08 pm
by ambrola
I have rebuilt a dozen K's in my life, but I have one that I just can't get right. I broke the diaphragm and am using a repro. I can not get the length of the stylus bar right. Does anyone know the trick to this? I am about to throw it in the trash!
Re: Rebuilding a model K
Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 4:37 pm
by alang
I'd send it to Steven Medved, he has done an amazing job on several of my Edison reproducers.
Andreas
Re: Rebuilding a model K
Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 5:12 pm
by ambrola
alang wrote:I'd send it to Steven Medved, he has done an amazing job on several of my Edison reproducers.
Andreas
I hate to give up on something. I just put it away for awhile, and will try again. There's got to be a way to measure the thing.
Thanks for the lead.
Re: Rebuilding a model K
Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2013 2:50 pm
by ambrola
Well, I got it fixed. There should be an easy way to get that stylus bar the correct length the first time. I finally took another one apart, and measured it. There is not much room for error, and boy did that give me a headache. The best way to rebuild a K is to not punch a hole in the original diaphragm in the first place. Lesson learned.
Re: Rebuilding a model K
Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 5:02 pm
by Chuck
Congratulations on staying with it until
you figured it out, and got it right!
With a good share of this stuff, when one wants it really precise and correct, the
only way is to take charge and do it
yourself.
I learned that the hard way......
Chuck
Re: Rebuilding a model K
Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 10:50 am
by ambrola
Chuck wrote:Congratulations on staying with it until
you figured it out, and got it right!
With a good share of this stuff, when one wants it really precise and correct, the
only way is to take charge and do it
yourself.
I learned that the hard way......
Chuck
Thanks for the kind words. I don't pay anyone to work on my Phonographs. That's half the enjoyment for me in this hobby, fixing it yourself.
Re: Rebuilding a model K
Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 9:56 am
by JohnM
When you say "stylus bar", are you referring to the linkage? That is, the wire that connects the two stylus bars to the diaphragm via a swivel?
Re: Rebuilding a model K
Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 10:52 am
by ambrola
JohnM wrote:When you say "stylus bar", are you referring to the linkage? That is, the wire that connects the two stylus bars to the diaphragm via a swivel?
Yes. That is what I am referring to. Didn't know what to call it.