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Hi there! I'm brand new here as my boyfriend has inherited his grandparents Silvertone phonograph. It hasn't run in quite some time and his late uncle did some work on it, but we are not sure what he did or if he changed anything. I have been doing a lot of research, and we have partially taken it apart to try to diagnose the problem, but no dice. I am planning to fully disassemble and clean all the parts to hopefully see where it is going wrong, but I wanted to come to y'all for some advice.

Can you tell me what kind of motor this is? It seems similar to a SAAL model DD, but it's not exactly the same. The main plate is stamped with the Krasco logo.

When we turn the crank, the spring barrel tries to spin a tiny bit, but it doesn't seem that the springs are winding. Thought it was slipping and we fixed that, but it still isn't winding. Any tips or advice would be much appreciated!

Sears pretty exclusively used Saal for their motors, I don't think I've seen one with a Krasco motor before. (They're very similar but have a few small differences.)

If you don't have experience working on a phonograph motor I'd really suggest sending it off. They can be very dangerous especially if you've never taken out a spring before. There's some great professionals on the forum that do incredible work which would be a lot easier on your part.

If the reproducer hasn't been rebuilt in awhile I'd get it serviced with the motor.

+1 for what Benjamin wrote.

You can send the motor and sound box to any of the repairmen below and they will return your components all set to assemble on your Silvertone.

http://wyattsmusical.com/

http://www.victroladoctor.com/

Ron Sitko
56 Church Hill Road.
Waterford NY 12188
Telephone (518) 371-8549
(No web address. Call weeknights after 7pm Eastern.)

http://victrolarepairservice.com/

George P.