Wilcox gay head

[timmy1]

On the machine I might buy the person says that the head has to be magnetized because it does not play or record. Is there a coil in that type of head?

[Steve E.]

What is the model of this machine? Can you find out?

[timmy1]

the guy is away for the weekend I will try to find the model I got email back from Gib he says send head in 75.00. I wonder if I could find the parts and do it mmy self I am pretty handy doing things I am a small engine mechanic. The guy says it is a a Wilcox-Gay Recordette with radio

[EmAtChapterV]

If the head has a magnet, it has coils, but if the magnet is weak or dead, the coils aren't the problem. A head remagnetizer is a pretty big, specialized piece of equipment, iirc. I suppose you could design and build one, but for what it would cost, you might as well just send the head to Gib.

[tragwag]

the recordette is a finicky little piece.
it has a crystal cartridge.
the pickup and cutter arm are one in the same, you change out the stylus for each intended use.
do you have the manual?
it's around the forum somewhere for sure.

[timmy1]

the recordette is a finicky little piece.
it has a crystal cartridge.
the pickup and cutter arm are one in the same, you change out the stylus for each intended use.
do you have the manual?
it's around the forum somewhere for sure.

Thanks I do not have the manual yet. Gib says the head is too hard to rebuild myself and he said needles are 20.00 not sure if the cutting needle or the playback one.

[Angus McCarthy]

He probably has some steel or stellite styli at that price. He sold me a sapphire stylus for $35 last year.

[tragwag]

He probably has some steel or stellite styli at that price. He sold me a sapphire stylus for $35 last year.

sapphire for $35?!
I got one from him for $75 I think...

[Angus McCarthy]

These were some of his left-over standard stock, I think.

[Deke Dickerson]

I have a Wilcox-Gay rack mounted power supply that I'd sell, if you have any use for it. Email me at eccofonic@earthlink.net for pics if interested. I've had it in my storage for years.

Deke

[Angus McCarthy]

Deke, those pictures alone would be quite welcome in the reference section - or on the wiki!

[RecordLabelTroll]

How to repair a crystal cartridge YOURSELF for like $5

http://www.angelfire.com/electronic2/radiosean/tv/Cartridge-rebuild.htm

[biasply]

I'm considering a Recordette and I'm wondering if someone could give an indication of the fidelity the results would have? Certainly this machine is from the 1940s so I know we're talking lo-fi, but how low? Frequency range? Does a rebuilt head offer any wider range?
Thanks!

[biasply]

please ignore the previous post, I tried to delete, no success....

[timmy1]

The recordettes were made in the 50's because some of them had 45 speed also.