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Came home and found a box of junk waiting for me on my doorstep, and I'm really happy about it!
#RecordPlayer #CylinderPlayer #EdisonCylinder #Amberola -
Came home and found a box of junk waiting for me on my doorstep, and I'm really happy about it!
#RecordPlayer #CylinderPlayer #EdisonCylinder #Amberola -
Came home and found a box of junk waiting for me on my doorstep, and I'm really happy about it!
#RecordPlayer #CylinderPlayer #EdisonCylinder #Amberola -
Came home and found a box of junk waiting for me on my doorstep, and I'm really happy about it!
#RecordPlayer #CylinderPlayer #EdisonCylinder #Amberola -
Came home and found a box of junk waiting for me on my doorstep, and I'm really happy about it!
#RecordPlayer #CylinderPlayer #EdisonCylinder #Amberola -
I've been working on a nother cylinder player with an issue that had me stumped. It had a warble that was a variation in volume. Finally traced it to this screw on the hinge of the reproducer. (The reproducer has the actual stylus, and makes sound by a coupling of the stylus to a diaphragm). It was screwed on way to tight. Which meant the stylus could move up and down, but not laterally. It needs to have some slop so that it can follow the groove. So the stylus was riding up the sides of the grooves instead of the trough, "where the sound is" (cylinder groves are cut with up-and-down oscillations, instead of side-by-side like a mono disk). #CylinderPlayer #EdisonCylinder #Amberola
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I've been working on a nother cylinder player with an issue that had me stumped. It had a warble that was a variation in volume. Finally traced it to this screw on the hinge of the reproducer. (The reproducer has the actual stylus, and makes sound by a coupling of the stylus to a diaphragm). It was screwed on way to tight. Which meant the stylus could move up and down, but not laterally. It needs to have some slop so that it can follow the groove. So the stylus was riding up the sides of the grooves instead of the trough, "where the sound is" (cylinder groves are cut with up-and-down oscillations, instead of side-by-side like a mono disk). #CylinderPlayer #EdisonCylinder #Amberola
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I've been working on a nother cylinder player with an issue that had me stumped. It had a warble that was a variation in volume. Finally traced it to this screw on the hinge of the reproducer. (The reproducer has the actual stylus, and makes sound by a coupling of the stylus to a diaphragm). It was screwed on way to tight. Which meant the stylus could move up and down, but not laterally. It needs to have some slop so that it can follow the groove. So the stylus was riding up the sides of the grooves instead of the trough, "where the sound is" (cylinder groves are cut with up-and-down oscillations, instead of side-by-side like a mono disk). #CylinderPlayer #EdisonCylinder #Amberola
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I've been working on a nother cylinder player with an issue that had me stumped. It had a warble that was a variation in volume. Finally traced it to this screw on the hinge of the reproducer. (The reproducer has the actual stylus, and makes sound by a coupling of the stylus to a diaphragm). It was screwed on way to tight. Which meant the stylus could move up and down, but not laterally. It needs to have some slop so that it can follow the groove. So the stylus was riding up the sides of the grooves instead of the trough, "where the sound is" (cylinder groves are cut with up-and-down oscillations, instead of side-by-side like a mono disk). #CylinderPlayer #EdisonCylinder #Amberola
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I've been working on a nother cylinder player with an issue that had me stumped. It had a warble that was a variation in volume. Finally traced it to this screw on the hinge of the reproducer. (The reproducer has the actual stylus, and makes sound by a coupling of the stylus to a diaphragm). It was screwed on way to tight. Which meant the stylus could move up and down, but not laterally. It needs to have some slop so that it can follow the groove. So the stylus was riding up the sides of the grooves instead of the trough, "where the sound is" (cylinder groves are cut with up-and-down oscillations, instead of side-by-side like a mono disk). #CylinderPlayer #EdisonCylinder #Amberola
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Music for intermissions in our (free) program of Nickelodeon screenings this Saturday (1:00-4:00), part of our Chaplin Days festival. Full schedule here: https://nilesfilmmuseum.org/?tv=6391263150735360&to=5297718814834688
#SilenfFilm #CharlieChaplin #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer #Amberola -
Music for intermissions in our (free) program of Nickelodeon screenings this Saturday (1:00-4:00), part of our Chaplin Days festival. Full schedule here: https://nilesfilmmuseum.org/?tv=6391263150735360&to=5297718814834688
#SilenfFilm #CharlieChaplin #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer #Amberola -
Music for intermissions in our (free) program of Nickelodeon screenings this Saturday (1:00-4:00), part of our Chaplin Days festival. Full schedule here: https://nilesfilmmuseum.org/?tv=6391263150735360&to=5297718814834688
#SilenfFilm #CharlieChaplin #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer #Amberola -
Music for intermissions in our (free) program of Nickelodeon screenings this Saturday (1:00-4:00), part of our Chaplin Days festival. Full schedule here: https://nilesfilmmuseum.org/?tv=6391263150735360&to=5297718814834688
#SilenfFilm #CharlieChaplin #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer #Amberola -
You really can fix anything with duck (my mind was blown the day I learned that "duck" is actually the correct name) tape.
The original leather belt for this #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer broke, and I fixed it (sand the ends diagonally, then stick together with thick instant glue), but it's probably going to fail again at some point. I should learn how to work with leather and make a new belt from scratch, but meanwhile it seems like a good idea to have a backup around. -
You really can fix anything with duck (my mind was blown the day I learned that "duck" is actually the correct name) tape.
The original leather belt for this #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer broke, and I fixed it (sand the ends diagonally, then stick together with thick instant glue), but it's probably going to fail again at some point. I should learn how to work with leather and make a new belt from scratch, but meanwhile it seems like a good idea to have a backup around. -
You really can fix anything with duck (my mind was blown the day I learned that "duck" is actually the correct name) tape.
The original leather belt for this #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer broke, and I fixed it (sand the ends diagonally, then stick together with thick instant glue), but it's probably going to fail again at some point. I should learn how to work with leather and make a new belt from scratch, but meanwhile it seems like a good idea to have a backup around. -
You really can fix anything with duck (my mind was blown the day I learned that "duck" is actually the correct name) tape.
The original leather belt for this #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer broke, and I fixed it (sand the ends diagonally, then stick together with thick instant glue), but it's probably going to fail again at some point. I should learn how to work with leather and make a new belt from scratch, but meanwhile it seems like a good idea to have a backup around. -
You really can fix anything with duck (my mind was blown the day I learned that "duck" is actually the correct name) tape.
The original leather belt for this #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer broke, and I fixed it (sand the ends diagonally, then stick together with thick instant glue), but it's probably going to fail again at some point. I should learn how to work with leather and make a new belt from scratch, but meanwhile it seems like a good idea to have a backup around. -
The builder's plate of #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer has been restored to something like its original appearance.
First it needed a good cleaning to get back to nice shiny brass. Then I spraypainted it black. Since the letters are raised, I could sand the paint off of them leaving the black background. A little bit of paint did come off where it wasn't supposed to; a trick I learned from model building is that you can touch up spraypaint by spraying on a piece of cardboard, and brushing from there to the thing you need to touch up. Anyway, it's back on the player now. -
The builder's plate of #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer has been restored to something like its original appearance.
First it needed a good cleaning to get back to nice shiny brass. Then I spraypainted it black. Since the letters are raised, I could sand the paint off of them leaving the black background. A little bit of paint did come off where it wasn't supposed to; a trick I learned from model building is that you can touch up spraypaint by spraying on a piece of cardboard, and brushing from there to the thing you need to touch up. Anyway, it's back on the player now. -
The builder's plate of #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer has been restored to something like its original appearance.
First it needed a good cleaning to get back to nice shiny brass. Then I spraypainted it black. Since the letters are raised, I could sand the paint off of them leaving the black background. A little bit of paint did come off where it wasn't supposed to; a trick I learned from model building is that you can touch up spraypaint by spraying on a piece of cardboard, and brushing from there to the thing you need to touch up. Anyway, it's back on the player now. -
Looks like the #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer is going to need a new drive belt. To order a replacement the right length, I need to measure the current one. That would be pretty easy if it was already broken, but it's still holding in there, barely, and I don't want to break it just to measure it. The recommended technique is to wrap masking tape around it, cut the tape to the length of just one looping, and measure the tape.
It's 16 5/8". On the long end for these things, but apparently within the expected range for an "Edison Home", which this machine is. -
Looks like the #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer is going to need a new drive belt. To order a replacement the right length, I need to measure the current one. That would be pretty easy if it was already broken, but it's still holding in there, barely, and I don't want to break it just to measure it. The recommended technique is to wrap masking tape around it, cut the tape to the length of just one looping, and measure the tape.
It's 16 5/8". On the long end for these things, but apparently within the expected range for an "Edison Home", which this machine is. -
Looks like the #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer is going to need a new drive belt. To order a replacement the right length, I need to measure the current one. That would be pretty easy if it was already broken, but it's still holding in there, barely, and I don't want to break it just to measure it. The recommended technique is to wrap masking tape around it, cut the tape to the length of just one looping, and measure the tape.
It's 16 5/8". On the long end for these things, but apparently within the expected range for an "Edison Home", which this machine is. -
To put get the belt pulley of the #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer to fit on snugly on its shaft, without the set screw that no longer holds, I needed some really thin material to use as a shim. Surplus camera film was too thick but I found some aluminum foil that fits the bill.
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To put get the belt pulley of the #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer to fit on snugly on its shaft, without the set screw that no longer holds, I needed some really thin material to use as a shim. Surplus camera film was too thick but I found some aluminum foil that fits the bill.
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To put get the belt pulley of the #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer to fit on snugly on its shaft, without the set screw that no longer holds, I needed some really thin material to use as a shim. Surplus camera film was too thick but I found some aluminum foil that fits the bill.
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To put get the belt pulley of the #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer to fit on snugly on its shaft, without the set screw that no longer holds, I needed some really thin material to use as a shim. Surplus camera film was too thick but I found some aluminum foil that fits the bill.
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To put get the belt pulley of the #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer to fit on snugly on its shaft, without the set screw that no longer holds, I needed some really thin material to use as a shim. Surplus camera film was too thick but I found some aluminum foil that fits the bill.
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Sometimes you just have to sleep on a problem.
The pulley fits pretty precisely on the shaft--just loose enough that without the set screw, it can spin.
So I decided to try shimming it on to make a good, non-slipping fit.
#EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer -
Sometimes you just have to sleep on a problem.
The pulley fits pretty precisely on the shaft--just loose enough that without the set screw, it can spin.
So I decided to try shimming it on to make a good, non-slipping fit.
#EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer -
Sometimes you just have to sleep on a problem.
The pulley fits pretty precisely on the shaft--just loose enough that without the set screw, it can spin.
So I decided to try shimming it on to make a good, non-slipping fit.
#EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer -
While I'm trying to figure out what to do about that screw-hole-threading problem on the #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer, I might as well work on the aesthetic side of the project. The "patent plate", stamped with the machine's serial number is currently bare brass, lightly shadowed around the raised lettering. A picture from the internet shows what it's supposed to be like: brass lettering with a glossy black background. The shadowing is probably the last remains of paint. I think the think to do is clean and polish it, paint it, and carefully remove the paint from the raised lettering. First step is the catsup brass polishing treatment. Might as well throw in some brass screws while I'm at it.
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While I'm trying to figure out what to do about that screw-hole-threading problem on the #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer, I might as well work on the aesthetic side of the project. The "patent plate", stamped with the machine's serial number is currently bare brass, lightly shadowed around the raised lettering. A picture from the internet shows what it's supposed to be like: brass lettering with a glossy black background. The shadowing is probably the last remains of paint. I think the think to do is clean and polish it, paint it, and carefully remove the paint from the raised lettering. First step is the catsup brass polishing treatment. Might as well throw in some brass screws while I'm at it.
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While I'm trying to figure out what to do about that screw-hole-threading problem on the #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer, I might as well work on the aesthetic side of the project. The "patent plate", stamped with the machine's serial number is currently bare brass, lightly shadowed around the raised lettering. A picture from the internet shows what it's supposed to be like: brass lettering with a glossy black background. The shadowing is probably the last remains of paint. I think the think to do is clean and polish it, paint it, and carefully remove the paint from the raised lettering. First step is the catsup brass polishing treatment. Might as well throw in some brass screws while I'm at it.
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The mechanism of this #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer is mostly working, but the belt pulley just isn't spinning.
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The mechanism of this #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer is mostly working, but the belt pulley just isn't spinning.
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The mechanism of this #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer is mostly working, but the belt pulley just isn't spinning.
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I brought the restored #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer horn (found on eBay in a sorry state, and gussied up with catsup, steel wool, elbow grease, and spraypaint) to the museum last night to try installing it on one of our machines. Whew, it fits!
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I brought the restored #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer horn (found on eBay in a sorry state, and gussied up with catsup, steel wool, elbow grease, and spraypaint) to the museum last night to try installing it on one of our machines. Whew, it fits!
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I brought the restored #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer horn (found on eBay in a sorry state, and gussied up with catsup, steel wool, elbow grease, and spraypaint) to the museum last night to try installing it on one of our machines. Whew, it fits!
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I brought the restored #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer horn (found on eBay in a sorry state, and gussied up with catsup, steel wool, elbow grease, and spraypaint) to the museum last night to try installing it on one of our machines. Whew, it fits!
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I brought the restored #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer horn (found on eBay in a sorry state, and gussied up with catsup, steel wool, elbow grease, and spraypaint) to the museum last night to try installing it on one of our machines. Whew, it fits!
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With the brass bell of the #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer cleaned up and shiny, I turned to the cone part, which is just black-painted metal. The old paint was looking pretty crummy, so I sanded it down, masked off the bell with painting tape, primered, and repainted it. Looking pretty nice now if I may say so myself.
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With the brass bell of the #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer cleaned up and shiny, I turned to the cone part, which is just black-painted metal. The old paint was looking pretty crummy, so I sanded it down, masked off the bell with painting tape, primered, and repainted it. Looking pretty nice now if I may say so myself.
Notes in the alt text. -
With the brass bell of the #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer cleaned up and shiny, I turned to the cone part, which is just black-painted metal. The old paint was looking pretty crummy, so I sanded it down, masked off the bell with painting tape, primered, and repainted it. Looking pretty nice now if I may say so myself.
Notes in the alt text. -
With the brass bell of the #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer cleaned up and shiny, I turned to the cone part, which is just black-painted metal. The old paint was looking pretty crummy, so I sanded it down, masked off the bell with painting tape, primered, and repainted it. Looking pretty nice now if I may say so myself.
Notes in the alt text. -
With the brass bell of the #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer cleaned up and shiny, I turned to the cone part, which is just black-painted metal. The old paint was looking pretty crummy, so I sanded it down, masked off the bell with painting tape, primered, and repainted it. Looking pretty nice now if I may say so myself.
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His master's voice?
(Well, cats don't have masters--I'm head butler at best).
Anyway, I finally got the #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer/#Phonograph horn bell looking pretty nice.
There were a few rounds of (1) soak in ketchup (this really works), (2) scrub, (3) repeat.
Then I tried getting the really stubborn stuff off with bamboo skewers and various #Dremel attachments.
That worked, but left wavy patterns that I wanted to get rid of.
I tried scrubbing with Brasso. Helped a little, but no big effect, and OMG that stuff smells bad--it's like concentrated cat pee.
Finally tried gently swirling scrubbing with steel wool. That did the trick. -
His master's voice?
(Well, cats don't have masters--I'm head butler at best).
Anyway, I finally got the #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer/#Phonograph horn bell looking pretty nice.
There were a few rounds of (1) soak in ketchup (this really works), (2) scrub, (3) repeat.
Then I tried getting the really stubborn stuff off with bamboo skewers and various #Dremel attachments.
That worked, but left wavy patterns that I wanted to get rid of.
I tried scrubbing with Brasso. Helped a little, but no big effect, and OMG that stuff smells bad--it's like concentrated cat pee.
Finally tried gently swirling scrubbing with steel wool. That did the trick. -
His master's voice?
(Well, cats don't have masters--I'm head butler at best).
Anyway, I finally got the #EdisonCylinder #RecordPlayer/#Phonograph horn bell looking pretty nice.
There were a few rounds of (1) soak in ketchup (this really works), (2) scrub, (3) repeat.
Then I tried getting the really stubborn stuff off with bamboo skewers and various #Dremel attachments.
That worked, but left wavy patterns that I wanted to get rid of.
I tried scrubbing with Brasso. Helped a little, but no big effect, and OMG that stuff smells bad--it's like concentrated cat pee.
Finally tried gently swirling scrubbing with steel wool. That did the trick.