HMV 59 motor
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2025 1:39 pm
hello does anyone have an HMV 59 motor in working condition that is surplus by any chance ? [email protected]
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Re: HMV 59 motor
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2025 11:16 pm
I'm looking for a mainspring for one because I was able to find a US Seller that was selling a HMV-Electrola 101 on eBay and got it for a reasonable price. Great condition No. 4 soundbox I'll send to Wyatt sometime soon. Catch is the mainspring is broken or unhooked. I also need a video tutorial on how to do a teardown a no. 59 motor too. I might have to import a mainspring from the Netherlands and probably pay more than I paid for the machine in tariff fees to get to my area.
Re: HMV 59 motor
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2025 10:59 pm
Sent you a PM.AmberolaAndy wrote: Tue Sep 09, 2025 11:16 pm I'm looking for a mainspring for one because I was able to find a US Seller that was selling a HMV-Electrola 101 on eBay and got it for a reasonable price. Great condition No. 4 soundbox I'll send to Wyatt sometime soon. Catch is the mainspring is broken or unhooked. I also need a video tutorial on how to do a teardown a no. 59 motor too. I might have to import a mainspring from the Netherlands and probably pay more than I paid for the machine in tariff fees to get to my area.
OrthoFan
Re: HMV 59 motor
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2025 7:24 am
Seems a shame that the link to the HMV 59 motor teardown, posted yesterday, has been deleted.
Re: HMV 59 motor
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2025 10:17 am
I deleted it from this post and sent it, along with a video I found, to Andy via PM. I felt it was slightly off-topic to the OP's post, which requested a source for a complete replacement motor.jamiegramo wrote: Thu Sep 11, 2025 7:24 am Seems a shame that the link to the HMV 59 motor teardown, posted yesterday, has been deleted.
In any event, here it is again in case anyone needs it:
https://badonoer.blogspot.com/2014/07/g ... pring.html
Also, here's a YouTube search page with a number of videos showing the tear-down and repair of the 59 motor -- https://www.youtube.com/results?search_ ... 22motor%22
OrthoFan
Re: HMV 59 motor
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2025 10:39 am
Thanks. I understand but I think the links could be useful to anyone searching ‘HMV 59 motor’. They also show a picture in case anyone has one.
Re: HMV 59 motor
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2025 5:29 pm
Since web pages are fleeting, at best, I created a PDF version of the instructions in case anyone want's a permanent copy:
I tried reaching out to the author, who posted the instructions online back in 2014, for permission to post this, but could not find contact information. Please note the "disclaimers" at the top of the document.
OrthoFan
I tried reaching out to the author, who posted the instructions online back in 2014, for permission to post this, but could not find contact information. Please note the "disclaimers" at the top of the document.
OrthoFan
Re: HMV 59 motor
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2025 6:29 pm
I tried to buy a spring from the seller in Netherlands and he no longer ships to my area (gee…I wonder whyOrthoFan wrote: Thu Sep 11, 2025 5:29 pm Since web pages are fleeting, at best, I created a PDF version of the instructions in case anyone want's a permanent copy:
Greasing the No 59 motor mainspring by RobertG.pdf
I tried reaching out to the author, who posted the instructions online back in 2014, for permission to post this, but could not find contact information. Please note the "disclaimers" at the top of the document.
OrthoFan
) so now what am I gonna do…
Re: HMV 59 motor
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2025 7:02 pm
Well, for starters, it would be a decent thing to begin your own thread and not continue to hijack Soundgen's topic.
Next, contact Brian Parlier, https://thephonographshop.com/collections/mainspring tell him what you're looking for, and if you know the dimensions of the spring you need, it's possible that he can make one up for you.
Re: HMV 59 motor
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2025 12:20 am
I apologize for doing that, I was in a crummy mood and went back to this thread because I had asked a question about that spring earlier and wasn’t sure where to go. But looks like Brian is my best bet!JerryVan wrote: Tue Oct 21, 2025 7:02 pmWell, for starters, it would be a decent thing to begin your own thread and not continue to hijack Soundgen's topic.
Next, contact Brian Parlier, https://thephonographshop.com/collections/mainspring tell him what you're looking for, and if you know the dimensions of the spring you need, it's possible that he can make one up for you.
