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I recently bought my first Edison cylinder player, a Home Model B in good shape. I took the motor apart completely down to every screw, cleaned it all, greased it, put it back together and before playing my first cylinder I decided to do a good cleaning of the reproducer. I don't know how I missed it, but when I removed it from the carriage arm, I noticed the stylus bar was free to rock back and forth. So I am missing the piece that connects the stylus bar to the diaphragm and am wondering where/if I can find one, or if I will need to fabricate one.

Does the C Reproducer use a similar setup to the diamond disc reproducers where the connection between the two components is a thin cord?

Thanks for the help and I apologize for the "newbie" questions!

It is merely a length of bare wire of sufficient diameter to pass through the eyelets but still allow free movement. the wire has a bend on each end to form a hook long enough to keep the linkage from unhooking. Care should be taken to make the linkage the correct length so that the limit pin is centered within the loop when the stylus is resting on the record surface.

Replace the rubber gaskets if you haven't done so.

Also, check the stylus under high powered magnification for wear at the contact point.

You should be able to fabricate one from a common staple.

APSCO sells repro linkages fairly cheap. Best to buy something else to amortize the shipping