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Mikiphone parts / templates
Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2025 3:27 am
by langleycello
Greetings,
Last week I was delighted to find a Mikiphone at a thrift shop which is in excellent condition except for some missing bits.
Someday, I’d like to seek out the missing parts or good reproductions but in the interim it would be fun to try it out with a replacement platter, center pin and resonator.
I’m sure the latter could be fashioned out of cardboard for demo purposes, but I do need to make up a platter.
Is anyone able to provide me with a stencilled outline so I can get one 3D printed?
Also dimensions and / or suggestions for a center pin would be helpful.
Sincere thanks,
Stephen
Re: Mikiphone parts / templates
Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2025 9:03 am
by DanP58
Which mikiphone isn’t there two types ( different spelling). I have one not sure which one you have . Can you post a picture?
Dan
Re: Mikiphone parts / templates
Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2025 10:12 am
by Sidewinder
There are 3 or 4 varieties, 4 if rumors are true that the rectangular japanese one is also being faked?
saw this on the internet
https://www.royalimperialbs.com/otherj.htm
depending on what machine you have and what you are missing, some parts are being remade: e.g on the round machine, the bakalite resonator - as these seem often to go missing!
Re: Mikiphone parts / templates
Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2025 2:17 pm
by langleycello
Sure - this is the machine in question
I notice the spindal pin is slightly tapered,
Cheers,
Stephen
Re: Mikiphone parts / templates
Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2025 2:39 pm
by langleycello
I meant to say center pin tapered
Re: Mikiphone parts / templates
Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2025 2:39 pm
by langleycello
I meant to say center pin tapered
Re: Mikiphone parts / templates
Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2025 2:42 pm
by Sidewinder
Looks good. A friend in Germany used to make the resonator. Not an easy task as they need to be specially injection moulded - you've probably seen, its a 2 part construction. And has to be exact, for the machine to all fold together. I will ask if they are still available - where in the world are you located?
Turntable - have not seen reproduced, but its essentially a flat piece of metal - and he may be able to reproduce this as well. He has a special set of skills......
Re: Mikiphone parts / templates
Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2025 5:32 pm
by langleycello
Yes indeed - I have been in touch with the source you mention with good long term prospect. I may well pursue this downstream, but I wanted to simply 3D print or make up something crudely to test it out first, hence my query. The dimensions of the platter / pin or a template would be useful. As for the resonator- I’m sure I could rig something with a glorified paper cup in the short term. I will also need to change the gaskets in the reproducer.
It is such a beautiful little machine
Cheers,
Stephen
Re: Mikiphone parts / templates
Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2025 6:26 pm
by oceanlinerfanatic
langleycello wrote: Wed Feb 05, 2025 3:27 am
Greetings,
Last week I was delighted to find a Mikiphone at a thrift shop which is in excellent condition except for some missing bits.
Someday, I’d like to seek out the missing parts or good reproductions but in the interim it would be fun to try it out with a replacement platter, center pin and resonator.
I’m sure the latter could be fashioned out of cardboard for demo purposes, but I do need to make up a platter.
Is anyone able to provide me with a stencilled outline so I can get one 3D printed?
Also dimensions and / or suggestions for a center pin would be helpful.
Sincere thanks,
Stephen
May I ask how much you got it for? Very nice find.
Re: Mikiphone parts / templates
Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2025 8:56 pm
by langleycello
Equiv to 25usd - I feel fortunate and will cherish it