[Phono-L] Amberola A-VI help

[John Maeder]

I would think nylon would make a strong and quiet gear, rather than cutting replacements from metals.

> Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2010 08:51:23 -0700
> From: john9ten at pacbell.net
> To: phono-l at oldcrank.org
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Amberola A-VI help
> 
> I understand that the early brass gear was noisy and this aluminum replacement wore out. Why didn't they make it of steel? Aluminum seems a stupid choice. There must be a way to remedy this.....Maybe I need to go find an old fashioned machine shop or a clock gear maker!
> John
> 
> --- On Sat, 3/27/10, C5fan at aol.com <C5fan at aol.com> wrote:
> 
> From: C5fan at aol.com <C5fan at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Amberola A-VI help
> To: phono-l at oldcrank.org
> Date: Saturday, March 27, 2010, 7:03 AM
> 
> I have the same problem with mine. Did anybody make a reproduction? 
>  
>  
> In a message dated 3/27/2010 9:59:23 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> john9ten at pacbell.net writes:
> 
> Hello  all
> I have a beautiful Amberola A-VI with that loud aluminum gear - anyone  
> suggest any fixes or methods of quieting it? With the lid down it is ok, but I  
> am thinking of having a new gear made.
> Anyone got a junker with a gear  that's not too badly worn? This is a 
> beautiful and interesting machine, too  bad it was such a failure.
> Thanks
> John  Robles
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