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Good Afternoon All,
It's been a while since I have been on this forum, so I apologize ahead of time if there may not be something that I do not know.
I have a sound box from a Victrola X with an Exhibition sound box that needs repair. I would do the repair myself, but since my Victrola was made in 1913, I do not want to risk damaging the sound box.
I live in Texas and am looking for someone close by who might could do the proper repair(s).

Any information is appreciated.

I would send it to Steve Medved.

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All repairs of this type may be tough as it appears that Ron Sitko was THE guy who had a source for the white tubing gasket material used to rebuild these. It's left folks scrambling to figure out who his supplier was and get production back on track...

Dischoard wrote: Wed Apr 28, 2021 5:06 pm All repairs of this type may be tough as it appears that Ron Sitko was THE guy who had a source for the white tubing gasket material used to rebuild these. It's left folks scrambling to figure out who his supplier was and get production back on track...

I'd be curious about this tubing. However, it seems pricey. Not a big deal, but Ron's was far cheaper if I recall, so it may not be the same stuff.

https://www.mcmaster.com/rubber-tubing/ ... -beverage/

I hope someone can find out who his supplier was. He had top-shelf No. 2 gaskets as well made of neoprene, and back isolators that actually worked.

If someone can pick back up in making phonograph parts that will be wonderful--the governor flyweights & springs, mainsprings, and mica diaphragms were handy. And it was nice to be able to fix an Edison reproducer for the low cost of rubber gaskets.

Best of all Mr Sitko was a genuinely nice person and that is the greatest loss which his death meant to the hobby.

Thank you all for the responses.
I will get in contact with Steve.