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Thanks for the advice. Terry has done great work on my 6N idlers, but besides the tick in the 33 wheel, I was thinking my problem was mostly because of the motor. I'm also not sure if I want to put in much more $$$ on this one. I'll let you know what comes of it! Thanks Yeah I know exactly what you...

I had a friend look over the electronics, and test the tubes in my Phonorecorder. It is now up to good shape, thanks to a replacement (astatic?) X-26 cutting head I bought from a friend, which was supposedly rewound by Gib. My only problem now is the turntable speed. It definitely has something to ...

Hi, I doubt those will be good either. The problem is the Rochelle Salt crystals in these pickup and cutter heads have a limited life. A PZT based ceramic is the way to go. Mark I'm sure that will be the case... Do you know of any options for the cutter head. PZT based ceramic? I've tested the moto...

Hi, The replacement should be fine. You might have to adjust the weight to keep from killing the pickup since the supplied tone arm tracks at over 2X the replacement. I doubt you'll need to make any mods to the electronics. I'd try it and see. Mark Thanks Mark...yeah that tracking force weight numb...

I've been doing some research on the phono playback cartridge which is a mono Astatic L-40A crystal cartridge. The spec parameters are: Mono Output @ 1khz 0.6V/0.5mA Min. needle pressure: 1.25oz Frequency Response: 50hz-4.5khz (that's pretty bad)?! I found a ceramic cartridge here: http://www.mcmele...

Hi, I've never owned one of these, but I have a good deal of experience restoring old radios. You can probably bank on the cutter head and pickup being dead. They used Rochelle salt crystal elements. These typically don't age well. Getting the head rebuilt seems to be an issue these days. Gib at We...

Hi, I think this is just a case of your unit being a newer revision. I would just ignore the older Riders schematic other than to get a general idea of how the unit works. In reality, you really don't need the schematic to restore this unit. The general idea is to replace all paper caps with modern...

Mark....you know on that 6J7 tube which is what is listed in the schematic, that has a completely different pin layout than what's in there which are 6SJ7GT's!! The schematic diagram shows a 6J7 and wiring. When I look at the data sheets for the 6J7 the Cathode (K) is shown on Pin 8 and that G1 pin ...

Thanks for getting back to me on this Mark.... It has to be original because it's a feature and part of that main power switch. My confusion was I mis-labeled where the wiper lead went to and was trying to figure out if that was the correct location Pin 3 of the 6V6GT. That .01uf/1000V to ground is ...

Well I'm hoping someone can help me with some issues and wire replacements, restoration questions I'm doing on this unit and some schematic and tube circuit interpretation. Once I got this thing opened up and separated into it's main components (turntable, speaker, antenna, tube chassis), I started ...

markrob wrote:Hi,

If you PM me with your email address, I send you a copy of the Riders info.

Mark

Thanks Mark for the info

Hi there Mark & Tyler, I have a Meissner 9-1065 that my Dad had and was used as a recorder back in the mid 40's (as I'm sure you know). Years ago my Dad had told me about a recording shop/studio he and his friends had where people would come in off the street for voice recordings during WWII for fam...

This photo was taken in 1944 by my Dad who used a Meissner Model 9-1065 record cutter and two microphones.....

Hi there....I just purchased one of these and I may need some parts if your going to destroy it let me know if you have spare parts youd like to get rid of

Hi there: Great site I stumbled upon here.....it amazes me sometimes how important the internet has been to provide places like this to exist and flourish!! You have to wonder what people did to find other individuals interested in their hobby before the internet! Anyway I have just acquired a Meiss...

Hi there i would love to find out about that machine what it's history was and how you acquired it etc. My Dad owned a Meissner machine in the 30's and used it in a recording studio him and his freinds started in Vancouver! it was on 3095 Kingsway and i have an old photo he gave me of the building w...