AmberolaAndy Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 13 hours ago, phonogfp said: Andy, offhand I don't know the thread pitch, but I can try taking one to my local hardware and have them check it. Thank you George. I also made a thread on the Yankee Trader on the other board about getting a proper speed screw and belt cover. I also need to remedy the start/stop lever because is too loose and no amount of tightening is fixing my problem there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phonogfp Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Andy, failing any result on the TMF, you might want to try: George Vollema: http://www.victroladoctor.com/ Originals are preferable to new hardware, and these parts should not be too difficult to find. George P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran604g Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 (edited) Andy, it's an obsolete (determined as measured with precision thread gauge and calipers) #10-30 x 1" long with 3/16" shoulder round head machine screw. Here's a link to a short discussion if you're interested: HERE You could try antique auto restoration sites/forums and perhaps find adequate replacements you need. Edited March 4, 2023 by Fran604g Added image Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phonogfp Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 My eyes are glazing over as I research my next article, so I decided to do something fun: talk about Eagle Graphophones... (Crowd collectively groans.) But seriously, folks... What other machine offers so much variation and mystery? Here's an example I recently acquired which revealed a couple of surprises. I bought this one because of its nickel-plated "Ilsen & Co." dealer tag, but as I disassembled it for cleaning, I noticed something very odd. The metal base plate had unusually well-defined machining (I call this "brushed metal" but there's probably a professional term). When I flipped it over I discovered that the bottom had been polished! Those who have read my article on unexpected polished nickel bits on Graphophones in the March 2018 issue of the APS magazine may remember seeing a BS coin-op made up of polished nickel parts. Over the past 5 years I've documented 7 of these oddballs, and I expect there are others out there. This, however, is the first I've seen of a Graphophone part being polished on the wrong side. But that wasn't all! Cleaning off the grime revealed a polished nickel carriage on this Eagle. So there you have it - even what appears to be a conventional Eagle may have surprises... but this isn't even a conventional Eagle. It's another example of what was originally a $10 caseless Eagle (with its serial number stamped on the belt cover) being converted to a cased example through the use of Columbia's $2 case. Note that there's no data plate in the usual location, nor 4 holes for the brads that would hold it. George P. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinfoilphono Posted March 28, 2023 Author Share Posted March 28, 2023 Wow -- a very cool find, George! More evidence that the 'nickeled and polished' Eagles didn't sell well, and they had a lot of leftover parts that they used up in ordinary machines. I'm surprised they bothered to brush the nickeled base plate. They evidently weren't concerned about having mismatched finishes given that the carriage is bright nickel. The brushing looks much more 'aggressive' than the usual Eagle. They really went to town on knocking down the shine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phonogfp Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 4 hours ago, Tinfoilphono said: I'm surprised they bothered to brush the nickeled base plate. They evidently weren't concerned about having mismatched finishes given that the carriage is bright nickel. The brushing looks much more 'aggressive' than the usual Eagle. They really went to town on knocking down the shine. Thanks Rene - I'm betting that the brushed side was never polished. Polishing the underside was clearly a mistake...or maybe an apprentice's first try, after which it was tossed into inventory. Who knows? In any event, the company didn't seem to care that some parts were very shiny! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmberolaAndy Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 (edited) I bought a second and more complete Eagle from Levi T. Recently, and all I need is the horn and proper reproducer. The one from my Q doesn’t track very well. I’ll need to add the speaking tube and recorder later. I got the listening tubes finally Edited July 11 by AmberolaAndy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nippers_lounge Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 I have a Columbia Eagle as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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