Anything good (or bad): Columbia Model C graphophone?

[jboger]

Reiss gives it three stars. I like the trap door. Is it hard to find? Pot metal issues? Thanks for any input.

[ChuckA]

Same pot metal issues as with most Columbia machines, the reproducer mount sleeve on some are pot metal others are brass. I have 3 Model C's two have brass sleeves one had potmetal. The other thing to look at is the governor drive gear to keep it quiet they used a gear with a leather center and sometimes they are missing chunks of teeth or totally destroyed. Paul baker makes a new leather insert and others have made delrin center to replace the leather center. And another is to cut a completely new gear from delrin or plastic.

Other than that it's a massive and HEAVY machine.


This is my favorite one:

Chuck

[jboger]

Chuck: Thanks. Just the sort of info I was looking for. Your response is why the Forum is such a great resource.

John B.