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Greetings. I need one of those wooden knobs that encases the metal rod that you would use to pivot, reposition, lower and raise the reproducer on any Edison Diamond Disc phonograph. Unfortunately, I don't have a picture of one just now, but if someone would be kind enough to send me a picture, I will add it here. If you have one of these wooden knobs to sell, please let me know. Thanks!

I might have one. Send me a PM.

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This may be moot, given the foregoing, but just in case: The knobs seem to have varied a bit in finish and shape over time. Here are photos of my three:

Thank you very much for posting those! As it happens, my machine is a Schubert, so that's the one I need...

drh wrote: Tue Dec 02, 2025 12:26 pm This may be moot, given the foregoing, but just in case: The knobs seem to have varied a bit in finish and shape over time. Here are photos of my three:

Can you post a picture of the Schubert without the handle. Your picture shows an odd screw to hold it on. The wood handle looks like the one on the C-250 but with a different screw to hold it on?

Phono-Phan wrote: Tue Dec 02, 2025 4:44 pm

drh wrote: Tue Dec 02, 2025 12:26 pm This may be moot, given the foregoing, but just in case: The knobs seem to have varied a bit in finish and shape over time. Here are photos of my three:

Can you post a picture of the Schubert without the handle. Your picture shows an odd screw to hold it on. The wood handle looks like the one on the C-250 but with a different screw to hold it on?

Here you go:

The wood knob on my Edisonic Beethoven is the same as the Schubert knob pictured, but the attaching screw is no different than any other Edison DD machine.

Steve

I should have the correct one for Zenger then. Thanks for the help!!!!