Looking for information--Cheney Talking Machine

Hello, We have just picked up a Cheney Talking Machine Salisbury 118. It seems I can find information on every model except this one. Could anyone give some possible suggestions for what might be causing the rpms to decrease rapidly with a new needle and clean records? Any guesses on what a reasonable resale of this machine would be? Thank you ever so much!!

Is it the same as this Cheney Salisbury model -- http://www.antiquephono.org/wp-content/ ... isbury.jpg ?
(See Cheney Article -- http://www.antiquephono.org/cheney-talk ... j-wakeman/ )

A turntable that slows down when playing a good condition record with a fresh steel needle can be caused by a number of issues. Here are a few --

1 -- The record is from the wrong era. You're trying to play a circa late 1940s-1950s record on a machine designed to play shellac discs from the teens and 1920s. (Later production 78 rpm records had softer surfaces, and were meant to be played on electrically amplified phonographs with lighter weight tonearms.)

2 -- The reproducer needs an overhaul and adjustment. If the gaskets holding the diaphragm in place are hard, they should be replaced with soft rubber gaskets. A semi-frozen needle-bar pivot, or one that is improperly adjusted, can also slow a record down.

3 -- The motor needs to be cleaned and lubricated.

4 -- The mainsprings are tired and need to be replace.

5 -- The governor needs to be adjusted.

6 -- It may simply be a matter that the motor has not been wound enough. Normally, full size cabinet models need at least 20-30 turns of the crank to play a standard 10-inch 78 rpm record. You'll feel tension build up as you wind it.

As for value, it all depends on the overall condition of the phonograph, whether the finish is original, if the plating is in good condition, etc. If you can post a few photos, that would help.

Joe