Bsr ua14 record deck question - tonearm rest clip missing - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Gabe001 · 20th Oct 2025, 8:47 am

Hi folks

Just a quick question about a bsr ua 14 deck I'm about to start dealing with in a dansette monarch I'm restoring.

My deck (pictured) seems to be missing the tonarm rest clip and the associated hinge assembly. See attachment

I've found pictures online of the same deck that show a metal clip attached to a plastic hinge at the back of the tonarm rest. See attachment

Mine has neither the clip not the hinge it is supposed to be attached to.

On inspection, it doesn't appear to be broken. Did some of these decks come without a clip?

Thank you
Gabriel

slidertogrid · 20th Oct 2025, 9:02 am

Some had a wire clip that fitted into the two holes in the arm rest it is often missing.

Edward Huggins · 20th Oct 2025, 9:35 am

On some you may find if you press it down hard on to the rest, it will stay in situ. Otherwise just make one from a large paper clip.

Nickthedentist · 20th Oct 2025, 10:05 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edward Huggins

On some you may find if you press it down hard on to the rest, it will stay in situ.

Your first picture nicely shows the bulbous top to the rest. Presumably, there's a corresponding female part on the underside of the arm that it can be pushed into by pressing the arm downwards onto the rest, holding it more-or-less in place.

As you say, yours appears never to have had a clip, or be designed to accept one.

Gabe001 · 20th Oct 2025, 10:56 am

More or less, Nick
I could make a paper clip tonarm rest clip, but there is nowhere on the tonarm rest to attach this to. As you can see in the last picture, the metal clip is supposed to be attached to a circular 'hinge' at the back of the stand. Mine doesn't have one (and there is no evidence of any breakages)

The 2 holes on the sides are not correctly oriented for the clip so cannot be used, unless I'm missing something obvious

Nickthedentist · 20th Oct 2025, 11:21 am

I don't think you're missing anything, either physically or mentally! It's just a clipless design, which probably proved less than satisfactory and was improved by adding a traditional wire clip in later production.

Gabe001 · 20th Oct 2025, 2:18 pm

Thanks, certainly looks like it

20th Oct 2025, 8:47 am	#1
Gabe001 Nonode Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Stockport, Greater Manchester, UK. Posts: 2,107	Bsr ua14 record deck question - tonearm rest clip missing Hi folks Just a quick question about a bsr ua 14 deck I'm about to start dealing with in a dansette monarch I'm restoring. My deck (pictured) seems to be missing the tonarm rest clip and the associated hinge assembly. See attachment I've found pictures online of the same deck that show a metal clip attached to a plastic hinge at the back of the tonarm rest. See attachment Mine has neither the clip not the hinge it is supposed to be attached to. On inspection, it doesn't appear to be broken. Did some of these decks come without a clip? Thank you Gabriel Attached Thumbnails

20th Oct 2025, 9:02 am	#2
slidertogrid Nonode Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK. Posts: 2,283	Re: Bsr ua14 record deck question - tonearm rest clip missing Some had a wire clip that fitted into the two holes in the arm rest it is often missing. __________________ https://www.youtube.com/@RichardElmer

20th Oct 2025, 9:35 am	#3
Edward Huggins Dekatron Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Southwold, Suffolk, UK. Posts: 9,180	Re: Bsr ua14 record deck question - tonearm rest clip missing On some you may find if you press it down hard on to the rest, it will stay in situ. Otherwise just make one from a large paper clip. __________________ Edward.

20th Oct 2025, 10:56 am	#5
Gabe001 Nonode Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Stockport, Greater Manchester, UK. Posts: 2,107	Re: Bsr ua14 record deck question - tonearm rest clip missing More or less, Nick I could make a paper clip tonarm rest clip, but there is nowhere on the tonarm rest to attach this to. As you can see in the last picture, the metal clip is supposed to be attached to a circular 'hinge' at the back of the stand. Mine doesn't have one (and there is no evidence of any breakages) The 2 holes on the sides are not correctly oriented for the clip so cannot be used, unless I'm missing something obvious

20th Oct 2025, 11:21 am	#6
Nickthedentist Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oxford, UK. Posts: 19,223	Re: Bsr ua14 record deck question - tonearm rest clip missing I don't think you're missing anything, either physically or mentally! It's just a clipless design, which probably proved less than satisfactory and was improved by adding a traditional wire clip in later production.

20th Oct 2025, 2:18 pm	#7
Gabe001 Nonode Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Stockport, Greater Manchester, UK. Posts: 2,107	Re: Bsr ua14 record deck question - tonearm rest clip missing Thanks, certainly looks like it