Columbia 112a Restoration

[LaoChe85]

Hello all,

I recently bought a Columbia 112a for a very cheap price of £20 along with a HMV 101 for £30. (The seller was just happy to see a younger person interested in these machines)

Both are pretty much fine and in working condition but the 112a's pot metal horn at the suspended end where the bolt or what not holds the internal horn up is broken.

I know this is a typical problem with this model and other pot metal items of considerable age (I learnt this the hard way with the HMV 5a back plate).

So I was wondering how to fix this breakage in the horn, I know about the fibre glass or carbon fibre way but I was wondering if there were other ways.

The breakage is very minimal as it is only a 2 inch long shard where the bolt attaches to the internal horn to keep it up.

Any help would be much appreciated!