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I got this beat up gramophone off eBay for 30$ how would I go about repairing it?

This what it should look like ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F445hWyHKWQ
I would keep it for parts and find a complete one.

James.

oof i didnt know it was missing that much

If the motor runs, you can try and make the missing parts like the man in the Youtube.

James.

Roaring20s wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 8:24 pm If the motor runs, you can try and make the missing parts like the man in the Youtube.

James.

sadly the motor is broken. the govenor is in peices

The governor on these machines are the weakest link and are often found broken. Because it is oriented vertically, it is very short and they used very thin springs. Quickly stopping the motor causes the weights to twist the springs and they eventually break. Otherwise it is a really interesting machine, capable of playing both horizontal and vertical cut records.