No. 2 Reproducer Oops

RNaylor · Post by **RNaylor** » Sat Jun 27, 2020 1:13 am

So, i was rebuilding a crusty No. 2 Reproducer, and this happened

Has anyone successfully fixed something like this, or is it over for this part?

I haven't seen any on eBay, so I'm hoping its fixable.

VanEpsFan1914 · Post by **VanEpsFan1914** » Sat Jun 27, 2020 10:30 am

Oof.

Call Ron Sitko or George Vollema or Walt Sommers or Wyatt Markus or literally any good phonograph parts dealer. If you can't find a replica I am sure someone has a nice original. Long as the screws did not strip, you may be all right with a fresh bar.

Here is something to help give you an idea what's in a No. 2 reproducer. Wyatt Markus wrote this on here some time ago and he is a master of phonograph rebuilds. viewtopic.php?f=7&t=5812 This was written in 2011 so yes, replica parts have improved considerably since. Then on page 2-5 of the discussion comes quite a bit about tension springs and adjusting the No. 2 box for maximum fidelity.

You've been taking this projects nice and slow & I am sure your Victrola is going to sound, and look, incredible.

Post by **JerryVan** » Sat Jun 27, 2020 8:25 pm

Here you go. Even comes with the thumbscrew; https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Phonog ... SwndFeTBHq

Curt A · Post by **Curt A** » Sat Jun 27, 2020 10:04 pm

I would snag that needle bar that Jerry referenced, before it gets gone...

VanEpsFan1914 · Post by **VanEpsFan1914** » Mon Jun 29, 2020 12:05 pm

Yes--You can literally get this for $20 with shipping and all. Buy that & you should be in a lot better shape.

phonojim · Post by **phonojim** » Mon Jun 29, 2020 3:10 pm

+1 You can save yourself a lot of headaches with that.

Jim

RNaylor · Post by **RNaylor** » Sat Jul 11, 2020 9:57 am

So for some reason my update notification didn't work, so i missed out on that part. I ended up saying what the heck, lets give it a shot, and bought some brass rod.

Took three tries to get it right. Not perfect.

But the imperfections aren't really noticable.

I'll post the Reproducer later today after i assemble it.

RNaylor · Post by **RNaylor** » Sat Jul 11, 2020 10:49 pm

I think the final product came out nice. I can't wait to finish the cabinet so I can hear how it plays.

From crusty rusty to this lil beauty.

VanEpsFan1914 · Post by **VanEpsFan1914** » Sat Jul 11, 2020 10:52 pm

Looks pretty nice; it will be exciting to hear whether it plays as well as it displays. That was a very ambitious restoration right there to make your own part!

RNaylor · Post by **RNaylor** » Sun Jul 26, 2020 11:58 pm

Finally finished the full restoration. Only a few issues most of which are listed in my other post.

I have not identified the cause of this sound:

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But all the gears are greased and connections oiled.

The music does drown out that sound for the most part.

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