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a lot of work but... HEY... IT'S A MENESTREL
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2016 6:31 pm
by Turruz
Yesterday i went in Torino (italian city) and an old man show me this incredible machine... the condictions are not too much good.. there are a lot of works to do maybe i will never finish this restoration... but it's a menestrel, and now i have it in my collection... not everyday i can see this type of machine.. i bought it for 300€ (near 350 dollars) the motor work perfect... i need a new arm (that is broken) and a reproducer...it is the green model.. what do you think about it??
best regards
Paolo
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Re: a lot of work but... HEY... IT'S A MENESTREL
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2016 7:01 pm
by gramophone78
What a great little project. I hope you show us all your progress as it comes along.
Re: a lot of work but... HEY... IT'S A MENESTREL
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2016 8:09 pm
by TinfoilPhono
I love the Menestrel. I have a green one in my own collection.
Gregg Cline sells decals for this, they would really help your restoration.
http://phonodecal.com/decals/scripts/main1.php#null
Re: a lot of work but... HEY... IT'S A MENESTREL
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 8:59 am
by Garret
A worthy project.
Re: a lot of work but... HEY... IT'S A MENESTREL
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 6:23 pm
by US PHONO
Can you please post a pic of the broken arm. Many thanks. BTW you can upload pics directly onto the forum.
Re: a lot of work but... HEY... IT'S A MENESTREL
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 6:56 pm
by Turruz
US PHONO wrote:Can you please post a pic of the broken arm. Many thanks. BTW you can upload pics directly onto the forum.
You can See the broken arm in My second image's link... under the hole for the reproducer There is a screwhole broken in half.. is this arm rare? Thank you
Re: a lot of work but... HEY... IT'S A MENESTREL
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2016 3:06 pm
by US PHONO
If I look at your second photo, the fact that the piece for the reproducer adjustor may not be the only problem. The arm seems to have deformed out of shape a bit as well.
Is the arm rare? Chances of one being found as a spare at a flea market even in France - probably unlikely. I have not seem anyone make these as a standard replacement part as I expect that the demand is very small.
Re: a lot of work but... HEY... IT'S A MENESTREL
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2016 5:21 pm
by Curt A
Pics are easier to look at on the forum... I hate all of the ads on TinyPic...
Re: a lot of work but... HEY... IT'S A MENESTREL
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 4:56 pm
by Turruz
First Step, i have Cleaned the arm And i maked it straight.. before it was deformed.. now if i turn the knob i can regolate the height of the arm
Re: a lot of work but... HEY... IT'S A MENESTREL
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 10:19 pm
by Lucius1958
What metal is the arm? If it is brass, you might be able to solder or braze a new piece in, and re-tap the hole...
Bill
