I would love to have an ultrasonic cleaner, I am sure it would do better than what I have but with a lot of scrubbing it does a pretty good job, sometimes the 100 year old grease needs extra effort , and so using a blade in each gear tooth is normal in this process, but an Ultrasonic would probably do fine.

@@thenorthamericanphonograph1039 An ultrasound is a godsend for people working on old stuff like that. We frequently worked on clocks that were over 100 years old, and some were over 200 years old.

I have done those 4 spring Victors, they certainly can take all day.

The North American Phonograph Company One thing I forgot, I cleaned the shaft from the governor after taking them apart, and then put the pieces back together to have some pressure, put them back together, and BAM! My 1923 Camp-Fone now works! I tested out a 78, and it sounds amazing.

Very interesting info. You might want to invest in a tripod to mount your camera on. Then you can much more easily point to the various screws, etc. showing what to do. Following the camera around handheld like that makes a lot of folks dizzy or nauseous, lol. I assume my own Brunswick model 207 has the same motor and next spring I'm going to attempt a restoration. I know I can do the cabinet work as I have restored several old radio cabinets. Where do you find new springs, parts, etc. if I may ask? I know for my radio work there are lots of places like Radiodaze, Antique Electronic Supply, etc. So far the only thing I can find wrong mechanically with my 207 is that the horn muffler knob behind the crank handle is missing and therefore I cannot adjust the volume. Take care, Gary

I have a brunswick with a no. 2 motor. I need some parts for the spring barrel. Is this something you could help me with?

@@SuperStealthyNinjas www.wyattsmusical.com/ Right now is about the only place selling new springs. My supplier passed away a few months ago, and the phonograph community, has been learning that Ron Sitko supplied everyone with springs who repairs machines, so a few people have already started making new parts.

Those springs run about 6 minutes., so I am sure your calculations are close enough.

On the spring arbor you should see the rivets, that go in the center pear holes, note that one side of the rivet is closed and the other open. Your spring end goes in the open side of the rivet, and catches , as it goes in the skinny part of the pear shaped hole, and this will determine the direction the spring is wound in the barrel. Not many experts give instructions on how to fix machines. The astute and stodgy collectors, usually castigate me for showing how to repair motors.

One tablespoon of graphite and two tablespoons of grease.

Ron Sitko. I have used his springs for over 25 years.

@@thenorthamericanphonograph1039 Thank you.

Yes. Vaseline and graphite (Dixon's NO. 2 flaked) was Edison's original formula, though it become a very sticky mess in about 15 years. I use graphite and synthetic Mobile 1 which should last longer.

@@thenorthamericanphonograph1039 How long you recon the synthetic will last? Do we know what happens when it ages? The one saving grace of the old stuff (not necessarily vaseline, I was just being funny) is that it doesn't turn to a solid mess and is generally fairly easily (a relative term) to clean and doesn't corrode the metal. I've noticed modern gasoline can actually corrode the crap out of some metals when allowed to sit and decompose.

@@tarstarkusz Who knows, perhaps we will find out it is a bad idea, or not any better than the petroleum jelly. It seems to work nicely for now, I have had some that had this lubricant for over 10 years with no problems.

@@thenorthamericanphonograph1039 Thanks. Really, only time will tell. People thought the ceramic disc capacitors were cheap and would fail in no time, yet they are the ones that lasted.

@@tarstarkusz That is certainlly true, those ceramics are durable, and mica moulded capacitors, while the paper and foil, and electrolytics fail.