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what do you think of this. got it for free off of craigslist. any info on it?

You've got a Model 50 there (introduced 1915)...

Does it have a motor? I don't see a spindle...

Bill

Lucius1958 wrote:You've got a Model 50 there (introduced 1915)...

Does it have a motor? I don't see a spindle...

Bill

yes it does. the had the spring redone in the motor and just didnt put the motor back in. i put it in and the spring just poped right off the case when i started to wind it. any idea on the value? the finish is perfect. just the normal shrinking of the shellac.

are you sure its a 50??? the pictures of the 50s that i see have 3 needle cups mine has 4 and those have a spot for the tone arm to sit when not being played and mine doesnt

i think its a favorite

I think it's a 50, though Columbia would make lots of small modifications to machines without changing the model number. The Favorite's I've seen have the older type of on-off lever and speed control, and the tone arm is on a separate mount, and the motor is screwed to the underside of the deck. This has the later drop in motor with the tone arm attached.

all of the screw holes the the spring barrels are striped out and some of the tiny screws are missing

darkwaterdevil wrote:all of the screw holes the the spring barrels are striped out and some of the tiny screws are missing

You may need a new spring barrel- should be an easy fix as Columbia machines sold in huge numbers. Contact George Vollema - [email protected]. He'll probably have a replacement tone arm as well.

Should the spring be locked on the center bushing or does it juse hook on it

it just hooks on, then when wound the tension of the spring keeps it in place

The first time I winded it after it was rebuilt it just popped off. Looks like one of the springs was backwards. Are all 3 supposed to face the same direction