Regina Music Box Question
By Jim Canavan
Posting this question for a friend who hasn't yet entered the Internet age...
At the recent Bound Brook phono/music show, my buddy bought a beautiful restored Regina Model 50, 15.5"disk music box. It's a serpentine case, double comb, & short bedplate, and is definitely the best-sounding one I've ever heard... by a longshot.
The question involves the on/off/stop lever. When you go to play the box the first time (after not playing it for a time) the motor often won't start unless the main spoked drive gear (the one that engages the holes in the edge of the disks) is jiggled back and forth a few times. Once it starts, it plays fine, and with succeeding disks this problem will (usually) not occur. The motor runs extremely quiet. When you push the start lever to the right to start the box, however, I've noticed that you really need to hold it all the way to the right (and hold it there for a second) to start the motor.
Can any of you music box specialists suggest what might be causing this? As I said, from the look & sound of it, the machine has been totally gone over, cleaned, etc. We were wondering if the problem might simply be a need for some oil on the governor or something similar... but we're hesitant to open up the bedplate to check the motor. Or, is this a problem with something worn or gummed up?
Any suggestions are appreciated... I'm a novice at music boxes... phonographs are where my knowledge generally lies!
Jim Canavan(CYBRFLASH@aol.com)
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