a few questions

A friend sent me this picture of a Victrola that his friend has for sale.

My questions:

1. There are a few chips, as can be seen in the picture. Are these easy to fix? I know nothing about wood/furniture restoration, but I am a quick learner.

2. The price is $80 firm. Is that reasonable?

Thanks,

bald

For $80, I'd go for it.


That looks like an oak version of the VV IX. --




(ALSO SEE: http://victor-victrola.com/VV-IX%20PHOTOPAGE.htm -- bottom photo.)
Your friend should see a metal ID plate, under the lid, containing the model number followed by the serial number. With this information, you can go to this page, to see when the machine was manufactured. -- http://victor-victrola.com/IX.htm


The chips in the cabinet can probably be fixed -- either with stained wood filler, or small pieces of veneer -- and the areas blended in. I'm no woodworking expert, but I understand that this is relatively easy to do, and there is plenty of information about this on the web.

If this machine has not been serviced recently, you'll want to re-grease the motor, and replace the gaskets in the reproducer before playing very many records. There are a number of parts suppliers/repair shops listed on this web site -- http://www.proaxis.com/~settlet/record/links.html -- under the Accessories/Restoration section who could be of help.

Thanks so much for the info (and the links). It looks like am going to pick it up in a few days.

-bald

Definatly worth it. As long as the mechanics are all there and operating.

bald wrote:

A friend sent me this picture of a Victrola that his friend has for sale.

My questions:

1. There are a few chips, as can be seen in the picture. Are these easy to fix? I know nothing about wood/furniture restoration, but I am a quick learner.

2. The price is $80 firm. Is that reasonable?

Thanks,

bald

So, I checked it out yesterday, and it is a VV IX a, but I did not pick it up since it was a bit more scratched up than I wanted and it did not wind up properly. After a few turns, a loud double clanking sound came from inside the phonograph and the turntable would no longer spin. (How difficult is it to fix this?)

Since I do not have much time right now to take on another project this summer, I decided to leave the Victrola there and hope that I find another one, at a reasonable price, in the near future.

Broken mainspring.

Record-changer wrote:Broken mainspring.

How difficult is that to fix?

Got any Kevlar?