Thanks Ron. Andy On Jan 1, 2008, at 5:49 AM, Ron L'Herault wrote: > Sounds like George Vollema may be your best bet. If you have a > picture and > actual dimensions it would be generally helpful. > > Happy New Year! > > Ron L > > -----Original Message----- > From: phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org > ] On > Behalf Of Andrew Baron > Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 6:19 AM > To: Antique Phonograph List > Subject: [Phono-L] Melville-Clark reproducer ring inquiry > > >> Hello all and Happy New Year ~ > > On behalf of a close friend of mine, I'm searching for a diaphragm > retaining ring for the reproducer on his Melville-Clark Apollo player > piano/ phonograph. The reproducer is in fine condition, but is > missing the diaphragm, gaskets and threaded retaining ring. I can > easily help him with the diaphragm and gaskets, but couldn't find > anything close to the retaining ring in my own parts collection. The > ring would be slightly smaller in diameter than an Edison DD retaining > ring, and would have a slightly coarser thread. > > It's an interesting reproducer with an unusual cross bar arrangement, > and still has its original needle set screw (thumb screw) which has a > conical jewel stylus mounted in its center, for playing Edison records > (I assume), when the tone arm is repositioned for hill and dale > reproduction. > > Any help at all with the retaining ring or letting me know whether > this reproducer is common to other phonographs would be sincerely > appreciated. The platter appears to be Columbia, but the reproducer > doesn't resemble any Columbia reproducer that I've seen. The piano > itself is quite a lovely piece, very original and well preserved, and > with the nicely engineered spring motor in place of a conventional > wind motor, to turn the piano rolls or the phonograph, according to > the selector lever. The spring is silently ratchet-wound by pumping > the foot pedals, and appears to have an adjustable clutch to prevent > winding too tightly. > > Thanks in advance for any help or insight with the reproducer ring. > Andy Baron > Santa Fe, NM > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org