[Phono-L] Columbia Reproducer Tool

Rich rich-mail at octoxol.com
Thu Mar 20 13:18:14 PDT 2008


I remember when the Rolls or Bentley came with a large wood box of 
tools.  These were right from the factory but they wee not made by RR or 
Bentley.

The trick he with this tool is to figure out who made it.  And find one 
of their catalogs and see what else thy made.

john robles wrote:
> The Columbia..Grand?? The one shaped like a piano came with a little drawer with tools in it. I'll see if I can find my pics of these tools.
>   John Robles
> 
> Rich <rich-mail at octoxol.com> wrote:
>   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
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