I also have the Appollophone but from what I was told the original reproducer was potmetal and was usually replaced. I think mine has a Silvertone with it. -Barry Andrew Baron wrote: > Will do. I'll need to charge up my camera batteries and hope to email a > few photos directly to you within the next day or so. > Thanks for responding. In the short term, do you have a sense of how > common or scarce the needle set screw with the embedded stylus is? > > Best, > Andy > > On Jan 1, 2008, at 6:29 PM, George wrote: > >> Can you supply me pictures of the reproducer Andy? >> George >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Andrew Baron >> To: Antique Phonograph List >> Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 6:18 AM >> Subject: [Phono-L] Melville-Clark reproducer ring inquiry >> >> >> >>> Hello all and Happy New Year ~ >> >> On behalf of a close friend of mine, I'm searching for a diaphragm >> retaining ring for the reproducer on his Melville-Clark Apollo player >> piano/ phonograph. The reproducer is in fine condition, but is >> missing the diaphragm, gaskets and threaded retaining ring. I can >> easily help him with the diaphragm and gaskets, but couldn't find >> anything close to the retaining ring in my own parts collection. The >> ring would be slightly smaller in diameter than an Edison DD retaining >> ring, and would have a slightly coarser thread. >> >> It's an interesting reproducer with an unusual cross bar arrangement, >> and still has its original needle set screw (thumb screw) which has a >> conical jewel stylus mounted in its center, for playing Edison records >> (I assume), when the tone arm is repositioned for hill and dale >> reproduction. >> >> Any help at all with the retaining ring or letting me know whether >> this reproducer is common to other phonographs would be sincerely >> appreciated. The platter appears to be Columbia, but the reproducer >> doesn't resemble any Columbia reproducer that I've seen. The piano >> itself is quite a lovely piece, very original and well preserved, and >> with the nicely engineered spring motor in place of a conventional >> wind motor, to turn the piano rolls or the phonograph, according to >> the selector lever. The spring is silently ratchet-wound by pumping >> the foot pedals, and appears to have an adjustable clutch to prevent >> winding too tightly. >> >> Thanks in advance for any help or insight with the reproducer ring. >> Andy Baron >> Santa Fe, NM >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.13/1204 - Release Date: >> 12/31/2007 12:20 PM >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org