In a message dated 11/14/2007 6:01:55 AM Pacific Standard Time, esroberto at hotmail.com writes: Indeed. I have been that mechanic. I still think it's a pretty decent job this person did, even if the materials weren't ideal. I wonder if it runs anywhere near the right speed. The Edison Triton motor ran the 5" Concert cylinders at the correct speed with the larger mandrel shaft pulley so there is reason to believe it could be set to run at speed without problems. Same for the Duplex with both mandrel sizes. However, the number of records will be less as the motor has to revolve more times to play a record with the larger mandrel pulley. Also of note was the lack of a shaver. Had this mechanic wanted to use the machine for recording, he would have needed one. Al OCD Edison Collector ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com