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Vintage Audio (record players, hi-fi etc) Amplifiers, speakers, gramophones and other audio equipment. |
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12th Jan 2021, 8:24 pm | #1 |
Diode
Join Date: Dec 2020
Location: Bideford, Devon, UK
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Old Decca 22 gramophone
Hi
I have an old wind up Decca 22 gramophone that was working but the Bakelite (or Bakelite type material) Bush that holds the playing head of the gramophone has perished and has decided to disintegrate. Any suggestions? Or should I just try and find a donor machine? |
12th Jan 2021, 9:42 pm | #2 |
Dekatron
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Whittlesey, near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK.
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Re: Old decca 22 gramaphone
It may look like Bakelite, but what you actually have is hardened rubber. It's a very common problem with this model. Any donor machine or soundbox is likely to have the same problem. I solved this a few years ago with some rubber heater tubing from a car spares shop, a tube of Araldite and a bit of bodging!
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16th Jan 2021, 8:45 pm | #3 |
Pentode
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Essex, UK.
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Nonode
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Bristol, UK.
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Re: Old decca 22 gramaphone
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