Thanks to all for the wonderful help and information. Steve
> From: gbogan...@charter.net > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 22:30:29 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Early cygnet horn without the spring > > I have an early 10 panel cygnet horn and springless crane on an Edison > Fireside. As you surmise, the system doesn't work very well as the force > placed on the carriage by the horn varies with the position of the carriage. > It happens to work on my particular example because the rubber coupling from > my reproducer to the horn is old and somewhat loose. This allows the rubber > coupler to move vertically a bit as the carriage moves which results in a > more uniform carriage pressure. But this original setup was not > satisfactory, I'm sure, and that's why the later versions use the spring to > suspend the horn from the crane. > > Greg Bogantz > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steven Medved" <steve_nor...@msn.com> > To: "phonolist" <phonol...@yahoogroups.com>; "Phono-l" > <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 9:08 PM > Subject: [Phono-L] Early cygnet horn without the spring > > > > > > Hello, > > > > Does anyone have an early cygnet horn without the spring? How do these > > work without the coil spring? I have seen them but it does not look like > > a workable system to me. > > > > Steve > > _______________________________________________ > > Phono-L mailing list > > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org