It is most likely an after market tool. Even in the good old days, just like today, suppliers bring tools to market to satisfy a need. I seriously doubt that it was a tool manufactured by Columbia. Making bits and pieces for phonographs was just too lucrative for a tool manufacturer to pass up bruce78rpm at comcast.net wrote: > Ron is correct, I was there and saw this also. It was a tool unique in its exactness, and designed to fit every little screw and all other apects of servicing a Columbia Reproducer covered in Bobs original thread. Some of us theorized that this must have come from an original Columbia Dealer. > > Bruce > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "Ron L" <lherault at bu.edu> > >> Nope, I just looked at watch case openers. I'm the one who identified the >> multi use tool that Bob has and it does not look like a watchcase opening >> tool. >> >> Ron L >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org] On >> Behalf Of David Dazer >> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 11:22 AM >> To: Antique Phonograph List >> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Columbia Reproducer Tool >> >> This sounds like a watch case opening tool. Check out Timesavers.com You >> can send me a photo if you would like to. >> Dave >> >> Bob wrote: >> I held a meeting of our local phonograph group at my house Sunday. While >> looking at a Columbia console I'm in the process of restoring one of the >> more astute members of the group was able to identify a tool that I found in >> one of the drawers. This is a tool specifically designed to repair Columbia >> reproducers. It's about 4 1/2" long and 2 1/2" wide. It's shaped like a >> Whamo slingshot frame. It has 2 spanner wrenches to remove the metal ring >> that holds the diaphragm in place. The larger one is set for 2 3/16" and the >> smaller for >> 1 13/16. Then there are 4 different size hex wrenches for adjusting the nuts >> on the needle bar and finally, a fine screw driver for removing the screw >> that holds the needle bar to the diaphragm. When he got home one of the >> members tried to research this tool on line but could find nothing about it. >> I'm wondering if any of the people on this list are familiar with this tool >> and cam supply information about it. Email me if you would like to see a >> picture of it. >> RMV >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > >