I removed the barrels. Looks like the springs came loose from the gears. How do I hook them up to the springs. Looks tricky.

If neither drum turns when cranked can I assuem they are both broken?

Great video, Thanks. Is that spring out of a brunswick unit. My spring looks larger.

The gears look ok so I assume you are right about the springs. Has anyone written an article on reparing the barrels? I would like to fix them but not get killed doing it.

Can someone tell me how to operate a 1918 Brunswick Ultona. I crank it but nothing seems to happen. There is no spring load. I opened it up and the 2 drums seem to be spring loaded when turned by hand.

So would it be safe to say, never play vintage records 1931-1946 on record players from that vintage. I was thinking about changing out my cartidge to a modern one but the down force(weight of arm) is too great. Any ideas.

P.S. Can you tell me roughly the model numbers of Webster players made in the early 40's that had the twin towers. I am trying to find service data in them.

I was playing around with my Webster Players and I noticed that the force control is a spring that pushes up on 2 friction plates. Remove the spring and there is no force, thats a good thing, only problem is that it also controls the arm control. That back and forth motion after the record is finish...

Pounds of force. Thats amazing. How would the arm ever track in the groove. Mine looks like it just has a shaft through a tower. I am going to open it up, clean, oil and check to see why the forces are so high. You have a great web site, probably the best in the internet. I did not see a webster lik...

I am 99% sure Zenith used Webster phonographs pre-wwII. I own 2 of them, both pre-wwII, different years and consoles, and they look almost identical. These dont use any rubber parts. All metal and metal gear drive. Not to mention that the wood console mounting holes for the tables have never been re...

Ok, I made a typo, its a Webster phonograph, not weber. They were made in Chicago.

Does anyone have serial number info and or date codes for 1930-1040's zenith (WEBER) console phonographs?