Hi! I have this old Thomas Edison Phonograph Model No. C150, my dads cousin gave it to me and it needs some TLC. I am not as skilled or knowledgeable as you are, but your tips are very helpful and I want to know extend my gratitude to you. Thank you so very much for sharing! I wish I lived closer… Take care and have a good one. ☺️

Thank you for helping me help another person.

Great tips and instruction. Am new to phonographs and am trying to learn. Thank you

Oop's, I forgot to say, Great demonstration! Marc.

Hello, Bret - - this is a great introduction for Edison Disc phonograph owners - some of which -like me - aren't yet brave enough to completely remove our motors. Is it possible to grease the vertical spindle shaft without removing the complete motor? My C19 sounds like constant "pitter patter" once the turntable begins to revolve. I checked the governor springs for breakage, etc. but the seem to be intact and running evenly. Having watched perhaps every video re. Edison machines, I have noticed that you utilize Park Tool grease and Green Grease often for the same gears - on videos. I was wondering whether you have a preference. Also, which grease do you prefer for lubrication of mainsprings being newly installed? It looks like you use Green Grease but it's hard to tell simply by viewing.

If only your audio was better for your instruction. You're content is great. Please improve your audio so everybody can learn from your excellent content...!!

Thank you

At 6:07 you mention the engagement lever. You said it drops the horn so it will track. No. That is incorrect. Sure, the horn drops, but that's not what makes the arm and reproducer move to track the record. There is a feed comb underneath and the feed comb gear. When you pull the lever up it engages the feed comb into the feed comb gear and that's what makes the tracking work, not the horn.

I was told that the oil cup may not work because a century of sitting may have dried any oil in the tubes and oil won't go where it's supposed to. I guess the tubes could be cleaned out with a long skinny pipe cleaner? Marc.

I have a c150 that the needle arm just stopped lifting up. When you push the handle down it tries to lift up then it sounds like it slips . Any suggestions

I just picked up an Edison H19. It is cranked up, but will not operate. I can turn the governor mechanism by hand, but it is very hard to turn. I’ve oiled it as shown in your video and it has freed up some. It is still too stiff you turn on its own. Any ideas of what else I can try?

We just got a C250 from the family and our crank only turns roughly 3 turns either way and then it is stuck. Any tips on this? Also with the crank it does not rotate the discs. The family does not know what has happened so we’re blind going into this

I recently received an Edison diamond disc chippendale console. Some was just throwing it out and was the lucky one to get it. The cabinet appeared to be garbage but the parts seemed good. When I got it home I found that only like 2 parts were missing. The reproducer and and the front grill. I’m having trouble with the motor however. When I crank the handle the spindle moves but the spring will not hold tension. Any suggestions?

How can you find out when a Edison Amberola 75-50-30 was manufactured (Year)?....

What kind of grease is appropriate?

Hi Brett, please check you email. Hoping you can help. Thanks for these videos! Very helpful!

You didn't explain why you don't like the volume control. I think that most of us would agree that they are useless but removing it is just making the machine incomplete. It doesn't make any sense to take it out just because you don't like it.