John, Wait until you have to tangle with a solid mount cygnet horn! M On Sat, Aug 6, 2011 at 9:11 AM, john robles <john9...@pacbell.net> wrote:
> New as in repro?? My crane is original... > > > > ________________________________ > From: Barry Kasindorf <ba...@barrykasindorf.com> > To: Antique Phonograph List <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > Sent: Saturday, August 6, 2011 8:57 AM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Cygnet suspension spring question > > I have a new crane here that is too tall, maybe we can trade. > -Barry > > > On 8/6/2011 11:48 AM, john robles wrote: > > Hello all > > I recently purchased an original cygnet suspension spring. All of my > Cygnet hardware was original with the exception of the spring, so it seemed > like a golden opportunity. What I didn't consider was the strength (or lack > thereof) of an original spring. It seems this one is weak enough that I > have to crank the susension bolt all the way to the bottom in order to have > the horn hang correctly, and even then it is putting a little too much > pressure on the carriage to the point that records repeat grooves. I use a > tizit to help the carriage move freely but even this doesn't help, and > shortening the rubber connector wouldn't do much. Here's my question: Would > it be blaspemy to cut a few coils off the original spring in order to > alleviate the problem? I hate to have spent the money only to have a spring > I can't use. > > The other solution is to get a different crane. I have a number 10 crane, > and I read that there were different sized cranes for different options. I > am going to be installing a top mount carriage and a model O reproducer, and > I understaned there was a Model O crane that was taller than the number 10. > Anyone seen one of these? Anyone got a longer lower portion they would > trade?? > > Thanks! > > John Robles. > > _______________________________________________ > > Phono-L mailing list > > http://phono-l.org > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
