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I recently bought a Concert. It's a bit of a project, but that's nothing new to me and it's fun to work on something new. This is the reproducer that was on it. Seems to be in good shape but I can't identify it. There is no tailweight and if it had the model on the bottom, it must have faded or peeled off. I would appreciate any help with the ID or any information about it.

It's a model B.

Show us some pics of your Concert please!

Thank you. The guy who sold it to me knew little about them and it sounded really bad. However, it was just the lower pulley scraping the frame and with some adjustment and lubrication, I had it running last night, albeit without a cylinder (the one I have is horrible!). I bought the Concert complete but without a case. I had an extra Triumph B case, so that is going to be home until or unless I find the front drawer version. I'll post a pic from my phone. This thing spins fast!!

Anyway, this morning I apparently had nothing pressing to do so I fully disassembled it and started cleaning it up. I'm a hobbyist with about 25 machines, including 4 Triumphs, a few Homes, Standards and Firesides and Columbias that are all in good working order. I'm always looking for something unusual (within a reasonable budget), and this fit the bill. With the cost of 5" cylinders and the fragility of them, my D-2 11-panel Cygnet Type O will remain my go to and demo machine. But this thing is pretty cool. I'll post some more when I get it back up and running.

But I will say, again, how much I appreciate this forum. That huge mandrel had what sounded like rust rolling around in it and I contemplated taking it apart (though I really did not want to do that). Searching back a decade or so, I found in this forum that this is a common issue and is small particles that have been broken loose which roll around. Wyatt pointed out that he uses heat to settle the pieces in place. Another kind user said he just puts it on his electric glass stovetop for 90 seconds and that fixed it. I still had one rattle at 90 seconds so I gave it another 30 and it is quiet as a mouse. The forum is invaluable!

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Thanks for the pics Dan. That's a great find!