Hi Walt,
First let me say that I have seen a number of the reproduction brass
orthophonic reproducers that you make on Ron Rosco's phonographs and they
are truly amazing. I just read the write-up on the suitcase orthophonic
reproducer that you currently have on eBay and note that you are able to
remagnitize the needle bar fulcrum and am wondering how you do this. Over
the years I have owned a number of orthophonic phonographs and have had to
replace the ball bearings several times. Years ago I tried to remagnitize
the bar with no success. I left it connected to strong magnets for months
and it wouldn't magnetize. I even bought a tool for magnetizing and
demagnetizing tools and it wouldn't work. As a last resort I tried to
magnetize the ball bearings. This doesn't work either. I assume it's
because they are round and there is no way to create poles on them like a
bar magnet. Unless it's a trade secret, what's the trick to magnetizing the
needle bar fulcrum.
RMV
----- Original Message -----
From: "Walt" <waltsommers at comcast.net>
To: "'Antique Phonograph List'" <phono-l at oldcrank.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 8:03 PM
Subject: RE: [Phono-L] Some questions about Orthophonic
reproducers--restorability, reproductions