I just purchased my 1917 Victor VV-ix this past December 2023. It worked but the spring's slipped and made a loud thump. I took it all apart both springs the hole deal ( rubuilt the motor.) I cleaned the cabinet,i used Howard's restore a finish multiple coats of Tung oil to give it a nice shine. Plays great and looks nice. Also rebuilt the sound box.
I have replaced one of the springs on my late model 210. The clip slot inside the barrel is easier to attach the spring when winding it back in. I would rather have both springs oiled and greased before putting it back together. There’s a plate in between those springs inside the spring barrel.
Thankfully these “Burton” style Victrola motors from the late 1910s and 1920s aren’t too hard to restore other than taking the springs out. I had a hard time last year trying to clean up an earlier style motor from 1913 but I ended doing everything wrong and had to send to a professional lol.
Well, normally ,If it had any damaged,we would feel it, therefore if you feel nothing, it should be ok to just clean them up like it did. But If you prefer take them apart to make sure everything is good and clean, that even better. My point of this idea is to protect people from taking a risks by taking the springs out without any experience. This idea may not 100%the best way to clean but it’s good enough and it’s safe. Hope this help. Thanks.
Hi Chris,Do you mean why I didn’t take the springs out and clean ? If so, I prefer to clean them by soaking the whole springs in kerosene, it’s much quicker ,instead take a risk taking them out without any issue or broken of springs. And the second spring inside was clean enough. Hope this help :)
@@gabideeiwhy I still wonder why the re-greasing was so perfunctory: just a bit on the outer spring, and nothing on the inner one. I understand not wanting to bother with removing them: I have struggled with mainsprings before. But for best performance, both springs have to be properly greased... Also, I wonder why. the auto-brake fork was not placed in its proper position under the tone arm, when the motor board was replaced?
@@jaysvintagerecordsandphono6184 No. You are completely incorrect. The ONLY company that manufactured Victrolas and the ONLY company that had the right to use that name was The Victor Talking Machine Co. A gramophone is a completely different machine that used an external horn. There is no such thing as a Victrola with an external horn....only internal. Of course your obvious arrogant ego won't permit correction because you're a slave to that ego. You will prove me correct because uh se you're POWERLESS to not respond and put me down. It's all you've ever known.
